As defined by
Wikipedia:
Optical disc authoring software is computer software for authoring optical discs including CD-ROMs and DVDs. They are also known by synonyms such as CD burning application or DVD authoring software. Such software is required to use a optical disc recorder.
Creating an optical disc usually involves first creating a disk image with a full file system designed for the optical disc, and then actually burning the image to the disc. Disk file systems include ISO-9660 (often known simply as "ISO") and Universal
The results from this years
poll indicated that members use both free and paid versions from a variety of providers.
This years [POLL] was multiple choice, where users could select the programs they use.
The clear winner with half the votes,and 146/289 votes was
Ahead Nero Burning Rom / Express.Nero Burning ROM / Express are distributed both at retail, and with various CD / DVD Burners.
In a distant second, with nearly 11%,and 31/289 votes was
Alcohol 120%.
Following in third, with 10%, and 30/289 votes was
Roxio Easy CD Creator.
The rest of the software included in the poll,by rank: •
CD Burner XP Pro • Other: Not on list, see "Additional Software" section below.
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SlySoft: Clone CD/DVD•
Sonic Record Now•
UltraISO•
Burn At Once•
NTI CD & DVD-Maker•
AVS Disc Creator FREEAdditional software mentioned by users, but not included in the poll:
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B's Recorder Gold•
BurnCDCC•
CDRWIN•
DeepBurner•
Drag'n Drop•
ImgBurn•
K3b A front end for *nix based CD-r tools.
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MagicISO•
Padus Discjuggler•
Plexar Tools•
Roxio Easy Media Creator•
Roxio Toast Macintosh equivalent of Easy CD Creator.
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XP Built-in CD recording•
Sonic DigitalMedia LE• Sony Click to DVD
Links verified as of 6/30/06
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