Pioneer A09 & DVD Decryptor

[kriot]

Hi all,

I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced the same problem i am.

I have a pioneer dvr a09xl (its the dual layer burner) I can rip with dvd shrink and dvd decryptor just fine, but when i drop a dvd to burn DVD Decryptor says i only have half of the total space available.

what gives?

So, can i successfully burn the iso's i create w/dvd decryptor using nero?

Thanks!

KC

[LIGHTNING UK!]

You have to shrink most dvds you get because they're DVD9 and your blanks are probably DVD5.

Your drive being a 'double layer' burner means nothing if you're not using double layer media.

[kriot]

the blank media i'm using is dvd9. but it doesnt matter if its dvd 9 or dvd5 because dvd decryptor always displays the media as only having half the capacity. Sooooooooooo, placing a dvd9 in the burner will display as dvd9 but only having 4.5 gb available and placing 2vd5 will will show up correctly as a dvd5 but only having 2.x available.

So i'm wondering if anyone else has seeing this or if i can use nero to burn the isos generated by dvd decryptor.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

I don't doubt you, but do you have proof of this?

A copy + paste of the info text on the right in ISO Write mode when you've got a DL disc in the drive would be nice.

If I put a DL disc in my 109, it finds the full capacity just fine.

Are you sure you're not looking at the 'sectors' value? DVD5 has ~2.2 million sectors, DVD9 would therefore have almost double that.

Here is mine:

PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109 1.40 (ATA)
Current Profile: DVD+R DL

Disc Information:
Status: Empty
Erasable: No
Free Sectors: 4,173,824
Free Space: 8,547,991,552 bytes
Free Time: 927:32:74 (MM:SS:FF)
Supported Write Speeds: 2.4x, 4x, 6x

DVD+R DL Boundary Information:
L0 Data Zone Capacity: 2,086,912
Changeable: Yes

Physical Format Information (ADIP):
Disc ID: MKM-001-00
Book Type: DVD+R DL
Part Version: 1
Disc Size: 120mm
Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified
Number of Layers: 2
Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP)
Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit
Track Density: 0.74 um/track
First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608
Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,580,607
Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,283,519

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):
Disc ID: MKM-001-00
Book Type: DVD+R DL
Part Version: 1
Disc Size: 120mm
Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified
Number of Layers: 2
Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP)
Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit
Track Density: 0.74 um/track
First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608
Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,580,607
Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,283,519

[kriot]

HA!

Just after i replied i realized i should've tried to burn a dvd first and sure enough it worked out fine.

Thanks for letting me know about the sectors, that;s what was tripping me up.

Take it easy!

Ken