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ImgBurn

{{Short description|Software for ripping CDs or burning CD media}}

{{primary sources|date=May 2012}}

{{Infobox software

| name = ImgBurn

| logo = File:ImgBurn logo.png

| screenshot = ImgBurn screenshot.png

| screenshot size = 250px

| developer = LIGHTNING UK!

| programming language = C++

| caption = ImgBurn screenshot

| released = {{Start date and age|2005|10|04|df=yes}}{{cite web|url=https://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=changelog|title=ImgBurn Change log}}

| latest_release_version = 2.5.8.0

| latest_release_date = {{Start date and age|2013|06|16|df=yes}}

| discontinued = no

| operating_system = Microsoft Windows
Wine officially supported{{cite web|url=http://wiki.winehq.org/AppsThatSupportWine |title=AppsThatSupportWine - the Official Wine Wiki |access-date=April 21, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603231747/http://wiki.winehq.org/AppsThatSupportWine |archive-date=June 3, 2011 }}

| genre = CD/DVD authoring

| language = Multilingual

| license = Freeware

| website = {{URL|https://www.imgburn.com}}

}}

ImgBurn is an optical disc authoring program that allows the recording of many types of CD, DVD and Blu-ray images to recordable media (.cue files are supported as of version 2.4.0.0).{{cite web|url=https://www.imgburn.com/|title=The Official ImgBurn Website|access-date=1 January 2017}} 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 DVD-Video files so the layer break occurs on a proper cell boundary (where possible).

Prior to version 2.5.1.0, the program was freeware. From version 2.5.1.0 to 2.5.7.0, Ask.com adware was included in the installer.{{cite web|url=http://www.ghacks.net/2010/03/17/dvd-burning-software-imgburn-updated-turns-adware/|title=DVD Burning Software ImgBurn Updated. Turns Adware - gHacks Tech News|date=17 March 2010|access-date=1 January 2017}} This was replaced in version 2.5.8.0 with OpenCandy adware.{{cite web |url=https://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=changelog |title=The Official ImgBurn Website: Change log |author=LIGHTNING UK! |website=www.imgburn.com |quote=Changed: No longer bundling/offering the Ask.com toolbar in the setup program, OpenCandy now handles product offerings during installation. |date=2013-06-16 |access-date=2017-10-03}} 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 checksums/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.{{cite web |url=https://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download |title=The Official ImgBurn Website: Download |author=LIGHTNING UK! |website=www.imgburn.com |date=2013-06-16 |access-date=2017-10-03}}{{cite web |url=https://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?/topic/24395-md5-doesnt-match-any-downloadable-installers/ |title=MD5 doesn't match any downloadable installers - ImgBurn General |website=forum.imgburn.com |date=2016-10-29 |access-date=2017-10-03}}{{cite web |url=http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?/topic/24265-wrong-hash/ |title=Wrong hash? - ImgBurn Support |website=forum.imgburn.com |date=2016-06-23 |access-date=2017-10-03}}{{cite web |url=http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?/topic/24503-wrong-hash-2/ |title=Wrong Hash 2 - ImgBurn Support |website=forum.imgburn.com |date=2017-01-31 |access-date=2017-10-03}}{{cite web |url=https://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/ImgBurn/1128426215/1 |title=ImgBurn |website=fileforum.betanews.com |quote=CLEAN INSTALL! No OpenCandy bundled. |date=2013-06-17 |access-date=2017-10-03}}{{cite web |url=http://www.softpedia.com/get/CD-DVD-Tools/Data-CD-DVD-Burning/ImgBurn.shtml |title=ImgBurn Download: Changelog |website=Softpedia |quote=no more 'opencandy' adware! |date=2017-03-31 |access-date=2017-10-03}}{{cite web |url=http://www.free-codecs.com/imgburn_download.htm |title=Codecs.com {{!}} Downloads for ImgBurn 2.5.8 |website=www.free-codecs.com |quote=Download ImgBurn 2.5.8 - without OpenCandy! |date=2016-06-20 |access-date=2017-10-03}}{{cite web |url=http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/imgburn.html |title=ImgBurn |website=www.majorgeeks.com |quote=This is a clean, no OpenCandy version. |date=2016-06-23 |access-date=2017-10-03}}

History

ImgBurn is an optical disc authoring software created by LIGHTNING UK, the author of DVD Decrypter, after he was forced to stop development of DVD Decrypter in response to a cease and desist order from Macrovision.{{cite web |last=Mennecke |first=Thomas |title=Macrovision Forces Removal of DVD Decrypter |publisher=Slyck |date=2005-11-24 |url=http://www.slyck.com/story1007.html |access-date=2007-05-18 |archive-date=2012-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207061027/http://www.slyck.com/story1007.html |url-status=dead }}

Features

  • Supported formats: BIN, CUE, DI (Atari Disk Image), DVD, GI, IMG, ISO, MDS, NRG, PDI and more.
  • Ability to build DVD Video discs (from a VIDEO_TS folder), HD DVD Video discs (from a HVDVD_TS folder) and Blu-ray Video discs (from a BDAV / BDMV folder).
  • Full unicode folder/file name support.
  • Supported environments: Windows 95, 98, Me, NT4, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, 7, 2008 R2, 8, 8.1, and 10 (including all the 64-bit versions). It also officially supports Wine.
  • [https://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=screenshots#isowrite_queue 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 encrypted DVDs. As of version 2.3.0.0, ImgBurn can create image files from unencrypted CDs/DVDs; however, it cannot remove Content Scramble System (CSS) encryption or any other copy protection. 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{{cite web | url = https://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=3343&st=60&p=39221&#entry39221 | title = ImgBurn v2.2.0.0 Released! | access-date =2009-08-01 | date = 2007-02-19}}
  • Does not support multi-session discs{{cite web | url = https://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=3433&view=findpost&p=39535| title = Multisession Disk Where is the option?? | access-date =2010-04-24 | date = 2007-02-22}}{{Clarify|reason=2.5.8.0 can copy and burn multi-session images (CDDA+DATA) using BIN+CUE format, therefore it does support such discs.|date=September 2014}}
  • Cannot write CD subchannel data
  • Cannot copy discs directly, without first creating an image file{{cite web | url = https://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=6380 | title = How to copy a disc using Imgburn | access-date = 2011-02-12 | date = 2008-03-20}}
  • Each session of the software can only burn to one drive at a time.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

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:

Inclusion of Adware

Version 2.5.8.0 of ImgBurn (current {{As of|2022|lc=y}}) includes OpenCandy, a potentially unwanted program/adware.

See also

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|https://www.imgburn.com}}
  • [https://www.softpedia.com/get/CD-DVD-Tools/Data-CD-DVD-Burning/ImgBurn.shtml#download Official ImgBurn Download Mirror on Softpedia ]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080405120549/http://www.filehippo.com/download_imgburn/ Archive of downloads for all versions of ImgBurn]
  • [https://www.afterdawn.com/software/cdr_software/cdr_tools/imgburn.cfm Another archive of ImgBurn all versions]

{{Optical disc image software}}

Category:Windows CD/DVD writing software

Category:Windows-only freeware

Category:Portable software

Category:Adware