Features

Overview

BD-R and BD-R Dual Layer (25GB and 50GB)
BD-RE and BD-RE Dual Layer (25GB and 50GB)
DVD+R DL Dual Layer
DVD-R DL Dual Layer
UNICODE ready
64-Bit (Windows / Mac / Linux)
.NET Framework 4.0, 3.5, 3.0 and 2.0 supported

Media Types

BD-R and BD-R DL Dual Layer
BD-RE and BD-RE DL Dual Layer
DVD+R DL Dual Layer
DVD-R DL Dual Layer
DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-RAM
CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW.

Device Interfaces

EIDE
SCSI
USB
FireWire (IEEE-1394)
SATA
e-SATA
NO ASPI SHELL OR ADDITIONAL DRIVERS REQUIRED

Recording Modes

BD-R Sequential Recording (BD-R - POW)
BD-R with Pseudo-Overwrite (BD-R + POW)
BD-RE Random Recording
DVD Disc-At-Once
DVD Incremental
CD Track-At-Once (TAO)
CD Session-At-Once (SAO)
CD Disc-At-Once (DAO)
CD RAW Session-At-Once (RAW SAO)
CD RAW Session-At-Once + SUB channels (Complete RAW SAO)
CD RAW Disc-At-Once + SUB channels (Complete RAW DAO with full PQ/R-W sub-channels and B0 pointer for multi session)
CD Packet Mode Burning
CD-EXTRA (CD-PLUS) - Audio and Data on one CD

Video

DVD Video
Blu-ray Video

Audio

Compact Disc Digital Audio Recording
CD-TEXT with ISRC, UPC/EAN and Genre Information
CUE Sheet Burning with support for PRE-GAPS, POST-GAPS and INDEXES
CUE Sheet Burning with support for ISRC and UPC/MCN
RAW Audio burning in DAO to support oldest MMC burners
RAW Audio + SUB Ripping / Burning and special disc copy
Audio Ripping

Data

ISO9660 Level1, Level2 and unrestricted mode
Joliet CDFS
UDF, UDF/ISO9660 and UDF/Joliet Bridge CDFS
RAW Data burning in SAO with support of MODE1, MODE FORM1 and MODE2 FORM2 sector types
RAW Data + SUB Ripping / Burning and special disc copy
Data image ripping

Buffer-Under-Run Protection

Supported technologies: BURN-Proof™, JustLink™, Power-Burn™, SafeBurn™, SmartBurn™, SeamlessLink™.

Device Control

Device Capabilities
Media Information
Device Enumeration
Speed Control
Device Cache Information
Device Tray Lock/Unlock function
Fine tuned and optimized engine handles up to 4 devices simultaneously *

Application Programming Interface (C++)

C++ Headers and Dynamic Link Libraries.
Compatible with Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2010.
Compatible with XCode 2.X, XCode 3.X and XCode 4.X.
Compatible with GCC 4.X.

Application Programming Interface (.NET)

Packaged as a single managed assembly dll.
Compatible with Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2010 editions.
Compatible with .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0 (32-Bit and 64-Bit).
Use from any .NET language including C#, VB.NET, J#, F#, IronPython or IronRuby.

Supported Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows 7 32Bit/64Bit
Microsoft Windows Vista 32Bit/64Bit
Microsoft Windows XP/2003/2003 R2/2008/2008 R2 32Bit/64Bit
Microsoft Windows XP Embedded

Apple Mac OS X 10.4 Panther (Intel Architecture)
Apple Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard 32Bit/64Bit (Intel Architecture)
Apple Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard 32Bit/64Bit

Ubuntu 10.04 32Bit/64Bit (Intel Architecture)
Ubuntu 9.10 32Bit/64Bit (Intel Architecture)

Additional System Requirements

None
* Actual performance depends on the computer system configuration