[wplug] [OT] burning WORM media

Diana A. Clarion dclarion at fnordnet.net
Tue Nov 22 20:39:48 EST 2005


Is this the place where the lead-in/lead-out tracks are laid down?

DAC

On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 07:43:14PM -0500, Bill Moran wrote:
> 
> I've been burning CDs & DVDs left and right, and have started wondering.
> 
> Does any one know what actually _happens_ during the "fixate" stage?
> I'm sure that many of you, like me, have noticed that fixating often
> takes longer than actually burning (when the .iso is small).  I'm
> curious about the actual mechanics - what is the drive actually doing
> to the media during this phase?
> 
> Anyone know?
> 
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