CS3 write speed

Greetings,
I have been using cs3 and vista64 home premium now for awhile with few to no problems. I just purchased a replacement external dvd burner (LG 20X) for my failing plextor 16x.
When using my replaced plextor, I believe it burned at the max speed but only displayed "8X" in the speed indicator box. My internal writer speed is displayed correctly at 6x (I think, I have not checked for sure.)
Now after replacing with the new LG20, there is no displayed speed at all. The internal displays as before. I believe the new external is writing at max speed,without emperical testing. The most disturbing aspect of the situation is no longer having the ability to select slower burn speeds with the external LG20. Anyone have this problem? TIA Dennis - Iowa

Neil,
Thanks for the reply. I do use 16x TY printable disks. The LG20 states it writes 20x to 16x disks. I don't recall seeing any actual 20x printable TY disks.
One other issue I have run into with CS3 is what evidently Encore considers "smurfed" files. I had never before had a file not burn and cause Encore to stop working and close. I had one during the first few CS3 sessions and just removed it from the project. Then the next session I had 2 more files rejected. Then after a few more sessions I have had one more rejected. In each case I just removed from the project and it completed. I have not seen any similar posts on message boards with this issue. I have not attempted to burn these smurfed files in different projects. What do you think? Dennis - Iowa

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I've had a few issues with the final output (skips, pauses, etc) on a few of my projects and I have a feeling a big part is the media I'm using. I'm using the cheapest generic blank DVD available. I'm going to start using either Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden from now on because of the recommendations in a few of the posts here. Would everyone agree with either of these formats?
Another thing I want to try to see if it helps my projects is reducing the write speed of the burn. When I go into Encore (CS3) I'm only offered one write speed (5x). If only one option is shown is only option available for me, or is there a preferences or something I can change to reduce the write speed to see if that will also help?
Thanks,
Ty

A big YES on the brand of discs
Have Encore make an .ISO and then use the FREE
ImgBurn
to create the DVD, to see if you have more options

What are the advantages of varying write speeds and burn speeds?

What are the advantages of varying write speeds and burn speeds?

The slower the speed, the fewer burn errors (or, in other words, you'll burn fewer "coasters"). I've always tried to burn at a slower speed, i.e. 2x - 4x. I'd rather wait a few minutes more and I've never had any burn errors.

*TERRIBLE* "Write" speeds w/2x Samsung 850 Pro Internal SSD (RAID-0).. HELP! ( pics)

[url]http://imgur.com/a/5p05u[/url]
Hello.. I was really hoping somebody could help me out with this, as I'm pretty much starting to lose hope..
I've attached as many relative screenshots as possible, to make it easier to quickly see what's going on.
I've got [b]2x brand-new, Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD's[/b] installed inside my MacBook Pro.. [b]One inside the hard-drive bay, and one inside the Optical Bay[/b] (SuperDrive Bay), using an OWC Data-Doubler..
I've got these drives configured using Disk Utility, into a RAID-0 striped configuration..
[u]The drives are rated @:[/u]
[b]Sequential Read:[/b] 550MB/s
[b]Sequential Write:[/b] 520MB/s
[img]http://i.imgur.com/sY83PX0.png[/img]
So "theoretically", I should be achieving approximately close to double these speeds (since that's the basis behind RAID-0 configurations)
[u]Both SSD's are connected internally via SATA-III (6Gigabit Link + 6Gigabit Negotiated Link Speed)[/u].. Both in the hard-drive bay, as well as in the Optical Bay (confirmed in pictures)..
I'm getting [b]*EXCELLENT* "Read" Speeds[/b], yet [b]*HORRIBLE* "Write Speeds[/b].. to the point that the RAID-0 software configuration is not even achieving *near* the "Write" Speed of even one of these drives.. let alone 2 of these drives in RAID-0..
[img]http://i.imgur.com/0jw9Z7l.png[/img]
I've tried contacting Samsung directly regarding this issue, but since they don't exactly get along with Apple, and even more-so, dislike anything that has to do with "RAID" configurations, I was left with practically no help on that end..
I've tried contacting Apple, who said that I'm pretty much on my own, in terms of support, since [i]they[/i] don't exactly get along with Samsung either.. and don't provide much of any support whatsoever, when it comes to third-party, hardware components that are not upgraded directly through Apple themselves.. (aka no support for user-end personal upgrades)
Both of these drives are [b]*Brand New*[/b] directly out-of-the-box, shipped from Amazon, as "new, un-opened" items..
[b][u]About This Mac:[/b][/u]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/Q8GfnO7.png[/img][img]http://i.imgur.com/jFFyKak.png[/img][im g]http://i.imgur.com/0eEflcN.png[/img][img]http://i.imgur.com/XL2pNLf.png[/img]
[b][u]System Report (Detailed):[/b][/u]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/MfPEVZ5.png[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/ffZxYeN.png[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/VdUaOX8.png[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/5fBHsfv.png[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/1t4zW0e.png[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/jdRSksN.png[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/wBY4q8H.png[/img]
The rest I will go on w/bullet-points, for easier reading purposes:
[b][u]Freshly installed, OSX Mavericks 10.9.5[/b][/u]
-Both SSD's individually formatted GUID
-then created into RAID-0, striped configuration
-16K block size .. the minimum selection available (I work with many small files)
-all done using OSX Recovery Assistant + OSX Mavericks full installer, loaded onto externally connected hard-drive
-both showing up as "Online" in Disk Utility
-"Repair Disk" and "Repair Permissions" ran on every single thing possible within OSX Recovery Assistant's "Disk Utility".. everything showing as perfect
-install of OSX Mavericks 10.9.5 completed without any issues whatsoever
[img]http://i.imgur.com/MRbYGCE.png[/img][img]http://i.imgur.com/KBqJvEU.png[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/qtCrXyO.png[/img]
[b][u]Cindori TRIM Enabler 3.3[/b][/u]
-*Purchased*, fully-upgraded, installed properly
-TRIM Enabler showing 100% clear, working "status"
-TRIM Enabler settings all set via direct, specific instructions provided by Samsung support
[img]http://i.imgur.com/rJ8N73P.png[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/lZspk1e.png[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/y5TzLrq.png[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/U1gUZVd.png[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/slL8QoZ.png[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/OsjOH3J.png[/img]
[b]OSX Hardware Tests:[/b]
-Basic Hardware Test (quick) = No Problems Found
-Extended Hardware Test (long) = No Problems Found
[b]OSX Disk Utility (after bootup):[/b]
-"Repair Disk" and "Repair Permissions" ran on every single thing possible .. everything showing as perfect
-both RAID slices showing as "green" and "Online"
[b]PRAM:[/b]
-Manually reset
[b]SMC:[/b]
-Manually reset
[b]Physical file-copy tests (aside from benchmarks):[/b]
-Proving terribly slow performance (not anywhere near the copy+paste speed of even 1 of the SSD's, let alone 2 of them, exact same model and size, configured RAID-0)
I apologize in advance if there's a lot of pictures to go through, however, I know how much of a pain in the *** it can be to troubleshoot these sort of problems, let alone, try to help somebody else troubleshoot these problems while not physically being there in person.. I tried to provide the [b]most comprehensive[/b] troubleshooting steps I've taken thus far, as to hopefully make this thread as fruitful as possible, and eliminate any unnecessary steps that have already been taken..
I've tried re-formatting and re-installing OSX Mavericks 10.9.5 several times now, hoping that maybe one of them would allow the RAID formation to work as it should, yet none so far have proven successful..
If you have any time to look through and read this thread, I can't tell you how appreciative I'd be for your help and any advice possible that you can give me.. I do large amounts of audio processing, producing, along with many other taxing system processes, so I'd really like to get this RAID-0 configuration working as it should be..
Please do not waste your time by bashing RAID-0 or writing an unhelpful, opinionated comment that does not move this process forward.. I understand the risks of RAID-0, I run [b]daily backups[/b], as well as having an Apple Time Capsule running in full-force, all day long.. My data is well backed-up, and I understand the risks.
If anybody has dealt with this sort of issue before, please, give me any advice that you can.. I tried to put in the most effort possible with uploading and embedding all of these photos, as to not waste your time and to hopefully make this troubleshooting process as smooth as possible
Thank you all so much in advance! :apple:

Mac Pro slow write speed on Samsung SSD drive

Hi,
I am wondering why I get very slow write speeds on my Samsung SSD 840 Series 250 GB system startup drive in my Mac Pro (early 2008).
I get an average write speed of approx. 35 MB/s and not much more for top speed. I tested it by transfering a large file (8GB, .m4v) from my Mac Pro internal Raid 0 (4x 2TB Stripe Set) delivering up to 550 MB/s. The read speed of the SSD is around 270 MB/s which I consider to be OK for that I have just the 3 Gb/s internal SATA interfaces in my pretty outdated Mac Pro.
I don't see any Memory or CPU overruns or consuming system tasks while doing the tests and no other user programs except Activity Monitor is running. The following screen shots from the Activity Monitor should proove my findings:
Setup:
Samsung SSD 840 Series 250 GB (SATA 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s compatible) system startup drive. Free Space left on SSD is around 100GB of 250GB.
Mac Pro (early 2008, Model 3,1), 2 x 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB.
OS X Mavericks 10.9.1
Samsung sais there should be 540 MB/s for Seq. Read and 250 MB/s for Seq. Write for their SSD drive.
Any hints what could be done to increase especially that low write speed of around 35 MB/s (average) on the SSD in my Mac Pro?

Really great 'The hatter' !!!
Thanks a lot for your exceptional support.
Next to my 4x discs in the 4 SATA II drive bays I have installed a additional OWC drive kit that allows me to have another 2 disks sitting in the empty bay below the CD/DVD drive and those are connected to the motherboard. So there is a lot to handle for that controller you mentionned ;-)
I will follow your guidance and boot from my 'maintenance' system on direct attached external drive, install the TRIM Enabler there as well and do the DU repair run. I always have a separate system available that gives me the chance to boot my Mac from there. And in addition I regularly use ONYX to keep my OS X clean and do the maintenance.
Anyway, you're the man of the day!
PS; I am looking forward to finally receive my new Mac Pro (late 2013) ordered on the 18th of December one of these days and then I hope that I can fly ;-)

Time Machine backup to Drobo seems slow. What is normal write speed?

I just got a Drobo with Firewire 800. I'm using it exclusively for Time Machine backups. The write speed to the Drobo appears to be about 3 to 4 mb/s. Is that normal? Anyone getting the same or similar speed? I used to backup to a LaCie drive (which, of course, died) and it was way faster.
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Chr!x wrote:
* iMac hard drive size occuped : 160 Go (658.000 files)
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* First Time Machine backup still in progress (actually, 90 Go in 9hours...)
That's much too slow. Try the things in #D2 of the Time Machine - Troubleshooting *User Tip,* also at the top of this forum.
I don't understand with CCC is so fast comparing Time Machine initial backup. I hope incremental TM backup faster...
Some of the difference is that CCC is most likely doing a "block copy;" whatever's in each block on the internal is copied to the external; no checking, no indexing, etc. It assumes everything is in order.
Time Machine is making all the directory entries, hard links, etc., file by file, and indexing each file. Overall, it shouldn't take much longer than CCC (I use both), so one or more of the things in #D2 should greatly reduce the TM backup time.

DVD dual layer write speed?

Anybody know what the maximum write speed of the Superdrive is, for dual-layer DVDs?
I have a late 2011 MacBook Pro 15" and I want to buy some blank DL DVDs. I'm looking at Verabtim DVD+R DL blank media. They offer both 2.4X and 8X speeds. I've read that the 8X disks - which are more expensive, roughly 15 for the price of 20 of the slower disks - can be a problem for older drives that don't support that speed.
I already know that my Superdrive will write at 8X or more for a single-layer disk.

"Be sure to take full advantage of:
About this Mac > ( More Info ) > Disk Burning ..."
Yup, this showed me that my 8X (single layer) disk could in fact be burned at 8X, but without any DL disks for testing, ATM doesn't tell you anything about burning speeds.
Thanks for the confirmation that I do NOT want to buy the 8X disks. I've gone ahead and ordered the 2.4X Verbatim disks. I also saw some labeled as 2.4-6X, and I suppose those would work with my 4X drive.

All of a sudden only 4x and 8 x write speeds are available when building DVD

I have been using Encore successfully for several months to burn my indie film onto DVD for grant proposals . I found if I used a 1x write speed my DVDs played on most DVD players and computers.
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I called adobe Technical support and they said that I would need to pay for support to fix the problem...does any one know how I can fix this without having to pay adobe lots of money for tech support
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a) The drive's lifecycle counter has kicked in. If so, it would prevent non-optimal software-controlled modes and only allow burning at its native speeds to extend life expectancy.
b) Some other tool that accessed the disc drive and reset its config data.
c) Windows itself has for some reason initiated a new hardware detection and reset driver config.
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Mylenium

Why is the write speed so slow to my NAS

Hi, I am trying to improve the write speed from my MBP to the NAS. I am using the Thunderbolt ethernet adapter connected to an Airport Extreme 7.6.1 using a wired connection. I have a Synology DS213 with a wired connection to the Airport Extreme as well. I am using CAT6 cables.
In testing my performance, I noticed writing files from my MBP to the NAS was very slow; whereas my read performance was much better. Please see the tests below to explain this further.
Using the Blackmagicdesign Disk Speed Test Utility using a 5Gb test file written to the NAS, I see the following:
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Not in Premiere Elements.
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Drives keep evolving.
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Newer 10K VR drives maybe, boot drive is important.
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hi Daew,
Welcome to the Lenovo Forums.
The results that you got while running CrystalDiskMark is normal. The SATA 2 (3Gb/s) that you mentioned is actually the SATA interface support, not the actual read/write performance.
If you have a Seagate HDD (eg. ST10000LM024), check these specs
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AFAIK, if this is the specs that is design for this drive, there's no way to speed it up.
If you're planning to upgrade in the future though, you can get an SSD for faster read/write.
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