[LAD] [OT] CD-R masters, block error rate and dvd-r mystery...

[hollunder at gmx.at]

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:11:42 +0200
Jörn Nettingsmeier <nettings at folkwang-hochschule.de> wrote:

> hi everyone!
> 
> 
> for the first time ever, i have to prepare a cd-r master that will go 
> into production without verification by the plant (yeah, i know, but
> my client got a *really* cheap deal ;)
> 
> so i will have to make sure the data is ok and the block error rate
> is low.
> 
> * how do i measure BLER on CD-Rs with free software tools?
> 
> * how on earth can the same content burned via cdrdao to a CD-R on a 
> cdrw drive (Plextor) and a dvdrw drive (LG) differ in several hundred 
> thousand bytes when read back in with cdparanoia?
> 
> both drives seem ok, i frequently use them to burn data cds and dvds 
> which perform ok.
> 
> any hints welcome, tia,
> 
> 
> jörn

Hi,
I know that there are some differenes with drives, and stuff like r/w
offsets and so on, but that sounds like a huge difference to me.
I don't know much about that stuff, but I know where to find
knowledgeable people.
I'd give the hydrogenaudio.org forums a shot. If the guys there can't
answer your questions, I don't know who can.
Note that the forums focus is not on free software but on audio codecs,
cd ripping and foobar2k. I hope that they can help you anyway.

Oh, and if you find something interesting, please consider sharing it
with us.

Best Regards,
	Philipp