Filehippo ImgBurn is a lightweight CD, DVD, HD-DVD, or Blu-ray burning application. It has several modes, each for performing different tasks such as read a disc to an image file, creates an image file from files on your computer or network, write an image file to a disc, ensure that a disc is 100% readable and discovery used in combination with DVDInfoPro, you can check the quality of the burns your drive is producing.
It has several modes, each for performing different tasks such as read a disc to an image file, creates an image file from files on your computer or network, write an image file to a disc, ensure that a disc is 100% readable and discovery used in combination with DVDInfoPro, you can check the quality of the burns your drive is producing.
Filehippo ImgBurn Different Modes (Functions)
- Read – Read a disc to an image file
- Build – Create an image file from files on your computer or network – or you can write the files directly to a disc
- Write – Write an image file to a disc
- Verify – Check a disc is 100% readable. Optionally, you can also have ImgBurn compare it against a given image file to ensure the actual data is correct
- Discovery – Put your drive/media to the test! Used in combination with DVDInfoPro, you can check the quality of the burns your drive is producing.
Filehippo ImgBurn supports a wide range of image file formats – including BIN, CCD, CDI, CUE, DI, DVD, GI, IMG, ISO, MDS, NRG, and PDI. It can burn Audio CDs from any file type supported via DirectShow / ACM – including AAC, APE, FLAC, M4A, MP3, MP4, MPC, OGG, PCM, WAV, WMA, and WV.
You can use it to build DVD Video discs (from a VIDEOTS folder), HD DVD Video discs (from an HVDVDTS folder) and Blu-ray Video discs (from a BDAV / BDMV folder) with ease. It supports Unicode folder/file names, so you shouldn’t run into any problems if you’re using an international character set.
It’s a very flexible application with several advanced features that are often lacking in other tools, especially when it comes to burning DVD Video discs. It supports all the latest drives without the need for updates (including booktype / bitsetting / advanced settings on many of the major ones – i.e. BenQ, LiteOn, LG, NEC, Plextor, Samsung, Sony).
You can run simulations to check the burning operations for any errors instead of potentially damaging the discs, set a drop zone on the desktop to be able to quickly add files to burning projects by dragging and dropping them, or use “EZ Mode Picker” to follow one wizard step at a time for completing a task if ImgBurn seems overwhelming.
There is an image queue system for when you’re burning several images (which you can automatically share between multiple drives if you have more than one) and an easy-to-use layer break selection screen for double layer DVD Video jobs. The Automatic Write Speed feature allows you to store your favorite burn speed settings on a per ‘Media ID’ basis, right down to a drive-by drive level. Data captured during the burn (write speed, buffer levels etc) can be displayed/analyzed using DVDInfoPro.
ImgBurn supports all the Windows OS’s – Windows 95, 98, Me, NT4, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008 and 7 (including all the 64-bit versions). If you use Wine, it should also run on Linux and other x86-based Unixes.
Conclusion: ImgBurn turns out to be a DVD burning best software. As a bonus, Whilst ImgBurn is designed to work perfectly straight out of the box, advanced users will appreciate just how configurable it is. It shows random, funny messages in the status bar, which are too good to skip reading.
