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You
start by
selecting
the
drive
that is
going
to be
used for
disc
identification.
The
'Drive
selection'-box
will
only
list
DVD
writers
since
these
are the
only
devices
that are
capable
of
reliably
returning the
information
that
is required
for
identification. Each
entry in
the
'Drive
selection'-box
consists
out of
following
fields :
the
drive
letter, the
drive's
manufacturer
ID and
product
ID,
and its
firmware
revision.
At all
times
the
'Device
capability'-indicator
will
reflect
what
types of
DVDs
the
selected drive
is
capable
of writing
(and
thus
indentifying).
This
will
most
likely
be one
of combinations
below.
Note
that the
suffix
DL
inidcates
double-layer
writing
capabilities.
| After a drive has been selected simply insert a DVD (a DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R or DVD-RW, depending on the capabilities of the selected drive) and press the 'Identify'-button. This will instruct 'DVD Identifier' to retrieve the pre-recorded information from the disc and analyze it. |
DVD
medium
information
is
reported
in the
'Medium'-tabs. The
first tab
is for
reporting
DVD+R/+RW
info
while
the
other one
is used
for
displaying
DVD-R/-RW
information.
'DVD
Identifier'
will
automatically
switch to
the
correct
tab when
you
click on
the
'Identify'-button.
Both
tabs
contain identical fields
with the
only
exception that
in the
case of DVD+R/+RW two
extra
fields
are
available
: Media
Type ID
and
Product
Revision.
The
'Unique
disc
identifier' defines
the disc
by
combining
all
relevant
parameters
for disc
identification
to form
a single
parameter
that
uniquely
identifies
the
disc. It
is
easier
and more
efficient
to refer
to a
specific
disc by
using
this
'Unique
disc
identifier'.
Note
that the
reported
write
speeds
are
always
related
to the
disc's
capabilities
and not
to the
drive's
capabilities.
This is
because
these
write
speeds
are
determined
by
interpreting
the
write
strategy
parameters
that are
present
on the
disc.
Whether
or not
you will
be able
to write
a
particular
disc at
the
reported
speeds
depends
on the
drive's
capabilities
(which depends
on the
type of
drive
and
its firmware).
If you
require
to know
at which
speeds the
drive is
capable
of
writing
on this
disc you
should
take a
look at
the
'Drive
capabilities'-tab.
This tab
will be
explained
in more
detail
later
on.
Also
note
that the
reported
blank
disc
capacity
is not
related
to the
disc's
content.
This
field always
shows
the
total
amount
of
sectors
present
on the
disc
regardless
of
anything
that
might
have
already
been
written on
the
disc.
First
the
capacity
is shown
as
binary
GB (1GB
= 1024
MB, ...)
and is
then followed
by
the decimal
GB (1GB
= 1000
MB, ...)
that is
shown
between
brackets.
All
fields
are
retrieved
from the
disc
except
for the
'Manufacturer
name'.
On
start-up
a
database
is
loaded
that
contains a
list
of manufacturer
IDs
together
with the
manufacturer's
full
name.
This
information
is used
to clarify
the
sometimes
cryptic
manufacturer
IDs :
e.g. the
manufacturer
ID 'MKM'
wil also
be shown
as
'Mitsubishi
Kagaku
Media'.
This
database
is kept
up-to-date
every
time an
internet
version
check is
performed.
You can
either
allow
'DVD
Identifier'
to
automatically
initiate
a
version
check
each
time on
start-up
or you
can
manually
perform
one
whenever
you
like.
Refer to
the
'On-line'-menu
for more
information
regarding
this
feature.
| Finally, pressing the 'More info'-button will launch your web browser and you will be redirected to an on-line resource that contains additional information. |
| When a disc has been identified you can easily copy the disc's information to any application you like. Simply press the 'Clipboard'-button and the information is copied to the clipboard. Once it's on the clipboard you can paste it in any application you like such as Word, Outlook, etc. |
Below an
example
of disc
information that
has
been copied
to the
clipboard :
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD+R:MCC-003-000]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disc Type : [DVD+R]
Manufacturer ID : [MCC]
Manufacturer Name : [Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.]
Media Type ID : [003]
Product Revision : [Not Specified]
Disc Application Code : [General Purpose]
Recording Speeds : [1x , 2.4x , 4x , 6x-8x]
Blank Disc Capacity : [2,295,104 Sectors = 4,482.6 MB = 4.38 GB]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
[DVD Identifier - http://DVD.Identifier.CDfreaks.com]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
The
amount
of
information
that is
copied
to the
clipboard
can
be selected
in the
'Settings'-Menu.
By
default
only the
standard
medium
information
as shown
above is
copied
to the
clipboard.
If
desired,
you can
also
copy
additional
information
regarding
the disc
and
drive to
the
clipboard.
Another
section
of this
Help
will
cover
the tabs
that
report
the
'Media
code'-block
and the
'Drive
capabilities'
information.
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