ImgBurn is an

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program that allows the

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of many types of CD,

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and

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images to recordable media ( .cue files are supported as of version 2.4.0.0). Starting with version 2.0.0.0, ImgBurn can also burn files and data directly to CD or DVD. It is written in C++. It supports padding

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files so the layer break occurs on a proper cell boundary (where possible). Prior to version 2.5.1.0, the program was

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. From version 2.5.1.0 to 2.5.7.0, Ask.com adware was included in the installer. This was replaced in version 2.5.8.0 with

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adware. Only the version of the installer distributed directly from imgburn.com contains OpenCandy; the version distributed via the official mirror sites is adware-free. No notice is present on www.imgburn.com that the

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s/ hashes provided now only match the OpenCandy version of the installer; however, the author of the program has provided the expected hash values for the adware-free version on the support forum.

History

ImgBurn is an

software created by LIGHTNING UK, the author of

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, after he was forced to stop development of DVD Decrypter in response to a

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order from

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Features

*Supported formats: BIN, CUE, DI (

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), DVD, GI, IMG,

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, MDS, NRG, PDI and more. *Ability to build DVD Video discs (from a

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folder),

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Video discs (from a HVDVD_TS folder) and Blu-ray Video discs (from a BDAV / BDMV folder). *Full

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folder/file name support. *Supported environments:

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, 98, Me, NT4,

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, XP,

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, 7, 2008 R2, 8, 8.1, and 10 (including all the

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versions). It also officially supports

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.
Image queue
provides support for burning several images with minimum interaction. *ImgBurn is relatively lightweight (compared to similar programs); under 1.8MB for all installed features. *ImgBurn is based on the optical disc burning engine of DVD Decrypter; however, it does not have the ability to circumvent copy protections of

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DVDs. As of version 2.3.0.0, ImgBurn can create image files from unencrypted CDs/DVDs; however, it cannot remove

Content Scramble System The Content Scramble System (CSS) is a digital rights management (DRM) and encryption system employed on many commercially produced DVD-Video discs. CSS utilizes a proprietary 40-bit stream cipher algorithm. The system was introduced around ...

(CSS) encryption or any other

copy protection Copy protection, also known as content protection, copy prevention and copy restriction, is any measure to enforce copyright by preventing the reproduction of software, films, music, and other media. Copy protection is most commonly found on vid ...

. It is possible to use third-party software such as DVD43, an intermediate driver that operates between the hardware and software, for such purpose.

Limits

*Does not support RAW disc ripping or burning *Does not support multi-session discs *Cannot write CD subchannel data *Cannot copy discs directly, without first creating an image file *Each session of the software can only burn to one drive at a time.

Hardware interface support

ImgBurn supports many low-level drive access interfaces. This allows it to operate on almost all Windows platforms. ImgBurn can use any of the following interfaces: * Advanced SCSI Programming Interface (ASPI) – WNASPI32.DLL (

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) *ASAPI – ASAPI.DLL (VOB Computersysteme/

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) *SCSI Pass Through Interface (SPTI) –

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*ElbyCDIO – Elaborate Bytes *Patin-Couffin – VSO Software

Inclusion of Adware

Version 2.5.8.0 of ImgBurn (current ) includes

, a

potentially unwanted program A potentially unwanted program (PUP) or potentially unwanted application (PUA) is software that a user may perceive as unwanted or unnecessary. It is used as a subjective tagging criterion by security and parental control products. Such software ma ...

adware Adware, often called advertising-supported software by its developers, is software that generates revenue by automatically displaying Online advertising, online advertisements in the user interface or on a screen presented during the installatio ...

References

External links

*
Official ImgBurn Download Mirror on Softpedia Archive of downloads for all versions of ImgBurnAnother archive of ImgBurn all versions
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