eqagunn Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Only use PowerISO, do not use UltraISO or MagicISO. Trust me only PowerISO will do the job because it can handle install.wim file which the others can't.What is, in your opinion, the best imaging software.I use UltraISO Premium for creating and editing images,and DAEMON Tools Lite as a virtual machine for mounting.To burn them, I use Nero Express.What software do you use to handle images?Why do you think your's better then others?Please comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bashar Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 i always used PowerISo , i dont know why , Maybe easier and Make it done Plus ,i've being using Magic Iso , didnt find that much difference tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted July 30, 2009 Administrator Share Posted July 30, 2009 Always PowerISO. MagicISO is nothing but a nagware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Love PowerISO...I even use it for my Apache servers access to virtual drives...at very least at startup..To create and ISO image the last time.. I think I wound up using UltraISO...I always use Nero to burn them...seems to be one of the only non-faulting when it comes to that...I think the options seems to be write or something I don't know never really thought about it.. but yeah..To me the problem comes when you are talking about working with other types of files. Like from other peoples work. Now this problem, causes me to install these programs.. Just so you get an idea...Superspeed RAM Disk, IsoBuster, MacDrive7, Magic? ( Disc, CD,DVD Creator, ISO yes all three ), PowerISO, UltraISO, and Fireburner. Now along with that I have WinRAR, PowerArchiver, and 7Zip for some of these 'IMAGES' people create that can just be decompressed. On top of that I have had to have PGP Desktop, and TruCrypt to access archives created by those programs which are encrypted.So really I think it comes down to what the other person on the other end has access to. If you are going for general audience out there, I would use PowerISO. Always make sure you test anything that will done with it... Small things can happen that make these images un-usable in some cases.. Then you leave it up to the other person to figure it out or use another program to accomplish the task. If you doing archives.. remember that data has a life of about ten years on a hard drive before it starts to basically corrupt. Same even for USB devices...Just a note Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted July 30, 2009 Administrator Share Posted July 30, 2009 What? Just ten years of archive's life? :fear: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eqagunn Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 What? Just ten years of archive's life? :fear:After ten years, data on your hard disk will likely start to corrupt.This isn't such bad if you take into consideration that with proper care CD-Rs shouldbe readable about one thousand times and have a shelf life of only three to five years.As for DVD-R and DVD+R manufacturers claim their life spans range from 30 to 100 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted July 30, 2009 Administrator Share Posted July 30, 2009 I can laugh a bit on that but the manufacturers have a special layer of coating on their CD/DVDs. And yea you may consider it's life 3-4 years but I have some cds that are 6-7 years old and working exactly proper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 @eqagunn:Not really.My 5GB Fujitsu is still alive and kicking even after 15 years of torture :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted July 30, 2009 Administrator Share Posted July 30, 2009 :lmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eqagunn Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 My 5GB Fujitsu is still alive and kicking even after 15 years of torture :PMy 2GB Western Digital is also alive (16 years old), and it works great, but there is no data on him that is older more than ten years. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KotaXor Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Funny thing is: I use Cyberlink Power2Go for burning image file...even the Windows 7 image file.Installed without problem, do not have the install.wim problems which many ppl have face. Lucky I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeetPirate Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 You know I came in here expecting to discuss Photoshop vs CorelDRAW or something similar :D .Anyhow I use UltraISO Premium for modifying images, used it on the Win7 image too, no problems.I don't use it to burn though, I use ImgBurn for most media roasting.For superior images that contain any anti piracy measures I use BlindWrite for both image generation and burning.Of course my burner drive firmware is also modded to use a higher burn RPM for 8x and 12x burning as well as Enhanced Online HyperTuning which increases in sensitivity towards the end of the burn, to ensure even better burn quality. Never had a problem except with cheap class C and lower media.Just a tip for archiving data: If you want to back up data on discs that will last, then I suggest you only use Class A media and not the regular cheap media. I no longer trust verbatim or TDK because they have started outsourcing from various countries which has made their media quality inconsistent and untrustworthy. For 100+ years archival life you would want to stick to either Taiyo Yuden or Sony brand names, both are the highest quality DVD and CD media on the market today. Some of the Sony media is also outsourced but their worst quality discs are only Class B so those are still good compared the crap discs. Taiyo Yuden however comes from Japan and Japan only, they make the highest quality CD's and DVD's period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 You know I came in here expecting to discuss Photoshop vs CorelDRAW or something similar :D . You know I did too, I was debating on what to recommend..LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocobito Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Same here, I was for recommend PhotoFiltre Studio X ^_^ About disc image I use the old but tiny install Daemon Tools 3.47 for image mounting and ImgBurn for other jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted July 31, 2009 Administrator Share Posted July 31, 2009 @LeetPirate. I didn't understood the meaning C class and A class. How to determine it's class here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeetPirate Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 @LeetPirate. I didn't understood the meaning C class and A class. How to determine it's class here?To determine the class (quality) of a disc you have to use a program that can read the media ID like DVD Identifier etc.For a more comprehensive explanation about dvd media quality read this guide by the pros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted July 31, 2009 Administrator Share Posted July 31, 2009 OK. Saw it but I'm still on CD world as I don't have a DVD writer just DVD reader. So do you have this sort of guide for CDs?And does DVD Identifier work for CDs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeetPirate Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 OK. Saw it but I'm still on CD world as I don't have a DVD writer just DVD reader. So do you have this sort of guide for CDs?And does DVD Identifier work for CDs?Not sure, you will have to try it. I would still recommend the same brands I suggested above, Taiyo Yuden, Sony, and TDK CD-R.CD quality has more to do with the dye used, there should be an old guide somewhere around so you can check around google for it. I believe the ones with the goldish reflections were the best, but this was from reading a very long time ago so check around google to see what you can find on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonon Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 You know I came in here expecting to discuss Photoshop vs CorelDRAW or something similar :D .Anyhow I use UltraISO Premium for modifying images, used it on the Win7 image too, no problems.I don't use it to burn though, I use ImgBurn for most media roasting.For superior images that contain any anti piracy measures I use BlindWrite for both image generation and burning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donizme Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 @ eqagunnI see you quoted me when you started this thread!The reason programs like UltraISO and MagicISO struggle with install.wim is that this file is a installer with size above 2GB. This is very unusual for a 32-bit program like UltraISO to handle. I think some people are not having problems with UltraISO because they are using 64-bit Windows which addresses these issues.The developers at PowerISO were very quick to react and they updated PowerISO to version: 4.5 with a workaround to fix this issue. So now PowerISO can handle install.wim with no problems. I hope the developers at UltraISO and MagicISO also release an update to fix this. I also think that PowerISO's UI is more simple than the others. This makes it much easier to use, a lesson I learnt the hard way...As for features, PowerISO can do just about anything the others can, using the similar amounts of RAM/CPU. I have also noticed that it is updated more regularly than the others, I gave an example above. ^_^ donizme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted July 31, 2009 Administrator Share Posted July 31, 2009 And the serials and keygens are easily found for it ;) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janus Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Big fan of PowerISO here too. Been using it for years. Lots of people swear by UltraISO but as far as I noticed when I tried it out, except for the UI it is no different in its features than PowerISO. In fact, PowerISO does more in that it has its own internal virtual drive and burner whereas UltraISO doesn't , only allowing for those capabilities via integration with Daemon Tools, ImgBurn, etc.Now the internal burner feature is somewhat forgettable since I usually use ImgBurn anyway, ImgBurn being awesome, but the internal virtual drive is really really convenient. I mean Daemon Tools is a nice app and I have that installed too but its latest versions are a lil bloated and unless I need the copy protection features, which i rarely do, its not worth using for its drive emulation when PowerIso has a great, light and fast virtual drive emulator built in.So put me down in the PowerISO column. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted July 31, 2009 Administrator Share Posted July 31, 2009 I have tested many game Images made by many, all the format are supported by every client but poweriso was the only one that could open/mount it perfectly. One of that image I want to include here is of a game named NFSU2 on mininova. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KotaXor Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 So....ImgBurn is the much preferred burner?Need to try it out....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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