Changing burn speed in Disk Copy

I am using 10.2.8 so I use Disk Copy rather than Disk Utility to burn a disk image (.dmg) to a CD. It doesn't give me an option to change the burn speed and I can tell by the quick result that it is using the full 8X speed of my burner. I want to use 4X which from my experience with this burner is more reliable. How can I change the burn speed?
If you want to suggest that I buy 10.4, hold off and let someone answer the question about 10.2.8 first. Thanks.

Is the burner original Apple equipment or a third-party unit added later? On some Macs (what kind is yours--it may be helpful to know), third-party drives do not get fully supported without a little third-party software. I installed a Lite-On 52X burner in my Beige G3 with 10.2.8. According to lots of places, that should support Finder burning but it doesn't fully; like you, I get no speed control. Even after upgrading to Panther It did not fully work.
At the suggestion of the burner's reseller, I use the freeware BurnX Free. Problem's gone for me but I haven't tried it with .dmg burning.

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No help I'm afraid, but I've been having the same problem. Will post if I find anything.
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But I would like to be able to use these features without buying software like toast.
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You could try a program like http://download.cnet.com/Burn/3000-2646_4-96476.html?tag=mncol;1 (it's free). Other than that, I don't think there are other options with Disk Utility.

Cannot Set Burn Speed in Disk Utility

Hi all,
It's been so long since I posted a question (years), I had to redo my settings and start over! Anyway I plan to make multiple DVDs from an FCE project of my daughters soccer season. I've done this in the past and make about 20 per season, but had trouble making then all work using iDVD'06. (Made alot of coasters.) I use Maxell or Verbatim DVD-R both at 16X. Then I was reading here about making it a disk image and then burning it at 4x with Disk Utility. I tried a test of an existing disk image file I made, but the speed option is 'grayed out' for some reason. Not sure why it is not selectable. I did the following:
1. Opened Disk Utility
2. Clicked on the .img or .dmg file
3. Clicked the Burn icon
4. A new window dropped down and I inserted a DVD-R
5. Clicked the 'Close' button
6. The speed selection is 'grayed out' but the 'Test Only' radio box was available
7. Hover my mouse over the 'grayed out' selection and it says 'Select a slower speed to work around burn failures', but I can't
Appreciate any help.
Thanks,
Rod

Yes, you can set the burn speed in the iDVD '08 Preferences (finally).
I just can figure out what your problem is with Disk Utility - it's probably something simple we are overlooking.
+++++++++++++++++
You are CERTAIN that the DVD you tried had not already been burned to?
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Can't change burn speed in 7.1.1 on MacBook Pro

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Has nobodyexperienced this problem???

How do you change burn/writing speed in disk utility

Ok I have some ISO files that I am trying to burn using Disk Utility. At the end of the burning process I get a error message of "Unable to burn (file name) ... code 0x00000005
I another post where error code 0x00000005 was talked about. A suggestion was made to slow down the burn speed and that worked for this person. My issue is how can I slow down the burn speed via disk utility before the process starts.
Please help with this issue

Click the blue triangle near the top-right of the burning window to show urn options.

DVD burned from a disk image won't work on different computers???

Under the directions for how to burn a DVD from an disk image, the Apple Help document (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93006) says this:
"Note: When burning a disc from a disk image, the burned disc will have the same format as the disk image. If you need a disc that will work on different computers, burn the disc in the Finder."
Does this mean that the DVDs that I am burning from the disk image won't be able to be played on a PC? a Mac other than mine? Neither? WHAT? I am planning to sell the DVDs of a workshop I present -- to people who may be playing them on PCs. Should I not be using this method (burning from a disk image) to burn my DVDs?
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Under the directions for how to burn a DVD from an
disk image, the Apple Help document
(http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93006)
says this:
"Note: When burning a disc from a disk image, the
burned disc will have the same format as the disk
image. If you need a disc that will work on different
computers, burn the disc in the Finder."
Does this mean that the DVDs that I am burning from
the disk image won't be able to be played on a PC? a
Mac other than mine? Neither? WHAT? I am planning to
sell the DVDs of a workshop I present -- to people
who may be playing them on PCs. Should I not be using
this method (burning from a disk image) to burn my
DVDs?
Video DVDs are in the UDF format. The disk image you created is in the UDF format. When you use Disk Utility to burn the disk image to writable media, the new discs will be in UDF format and all will be well.
You are doing things correctly.
BTW, unless you have an external burner with lots of cooling, if you expect to use the burner in your Mac (which DOESN'T have lots of cooling), it's a good idea to pause between discs to allow the burner to cool down. (BTW, this comment is based on the reported results of several people in the forum. If you don't allow the cool down timer, you will start to create 'bad' discs. Also it is VERY important that you reduce the burn speed in Disk Utility to 4x or lower in order to create discs with maximum compatability with players. (You should see a way to change the speed in Disk Utility afterr you have inserted a disc.)
F Shippey

How to find out maximum possible burn speed.

Hello,
How do you choose the best burn speed in Disk Burner?
I am using OS 10.1.5 and I found the Disk Burner settings in the "Disk Copy" Utility. I clicked on the preferences (of the "Disk Copy" Utility) and then set the burn speed to "maximum possible". When I burned the DVD however it gave me an error. And so I thought maybe I would choose a slower speed. However I do not know what speed it was actually using when I had selected "maximum possible".
Is there a way, when you select "maximum possible", that you can identify exactly what speed Disk Burner is using?
So I am going to guess that the maximum speed for my burner is 4x (due to the fact that it takes about 30 minutes to burn a 4 GIG DVD)
So then I chose 2 x to see if that would work.
2 x also caused the same error (error code - 7932)
Maybe I will try 1x next.
I have the feeling the error may not have been because of the speed at all and may be because of the size of the DVD I am trying to write. I have had success writing DVDs that are under 4.1 GIGs. Anything larger than 4.1 generates that error. If this is so, it is most likely because I was forced to make my startup partition for OSX 7.99 GIGS. Thats a little small for burning DVDs but I didn't have much choice because of this limit on beige G3 models and OSX.
Well back to my original question:
Is there a way, when you select "maximum possible", that you can identify exactly what speed Disk Burner is using?
Thanks

Not sure if it is different in your version of OS X, but in 10.3, you can go to Applications -> Utilities then run the Terminal application. At the prompt type in drutil info and hit return. This should give you all the info on your optical drive including who is the manufacturer and model number. With those two last bits of info, you can simply do an internet search and find info on your drive including maximum burn speed.
As to in your system, the maximum burn speed will be whatever is ranked lower, the drive speed or the media (blank speed). So if your drive is 8x and your media is rated 4x, then theoretical max speed is four times. Of course it could end up even lower if, for example, your drive does not understand the speed rating on the media you bought, it which case it would likely then default to 1x speed.
I think if you pull up, again speaking in terms of Panther here, the activity console one of the logs will tell you what speed was used. I am not at home right now, so I can not actually dig through my computer to tell you exactly where to look.
Patrick

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I posted a similar question before, but didnt get a definative answer... I'll ask it in a more concise way. Is there a way to change the burn speed in DVD SP2? I didn't see any settings relating to that.
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I'm not sure it can be done in iDVD but I use the workaround which allows you to burn the DVD to hard disc and create the disc afterwards, known as Easter Egg or "Hurz and Pfurz" on
http://homepage.mac.com/geerlingguy/macsupport/mac_help/pages/15-burn_idvdother.html
Once you get this installed you can make DVD images which you can play using the DVD player in the applications folder and burn using Disc Utility.
You make your DVD by copying the image using Disc Utility, full instructions on
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42724
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Chris, thanks. Yes, I realize that something outside of Photoshop is modifying the file but how do I find out what is causing it or how do I stop it? I had not added any new software or upgraded anything when this started and I have never had this problem before. I don't use any font managers. I do have a virus barrier but, as I've said, I have had this software for awhile and can't imagine why all of a sudden it would be interfering with my file. I spoke with Apple to see if the problem might be on their side but they seem to think my Mac is running fine. My biggest concern is will this cause my file to become corrupt? Before closing out yesterday, I created a new document and copied everything from this file over into the new document and renamed it in the hopes that it may help... Maybe something was wrong with that original document. Not sure that will work but will find out today. Also, I haven't worked on any other files since this started. So, I'm not sure yet if this is happening to this file only or if it may happen to future files. -Thanks

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I've created a DVD disc image from DVDSP3 and want to burn it to a new DVD-R at less than 8x speed, but Disk Utility has greyed out the speed setting.
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Yes, you can set the burn speed in the iDVD '08 Preferences (finally).
I just can figure out what your problem is with Disk Utility - it's probably something simple we are overlooking.
+++++++++++++++++
You are CERTAIN that the DVD you tried had not already been burned to?
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I am occasionally getting a message that "the disk copy of image was changed since the file was last opened or saved". The OS is 10.6.6 and I am using CS5. It happens on no specific file. All of my files are pretty big. The current one that this is happening on is a psb that is 3.26 G unflattened. I have from ignorance always ignored the message and saved anyway. I have never detected any damage or discernible changes to the files after ignoring the warning, but after searching Adobe forum and reading a thread about this happening in CS4, I guess I should be more cautious and do a save as and change the file name. I started this thread because no one has reported the issue happening in CS5.
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Really, damn
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