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This article is a comparision of [[Optical disc authoring software]].

This '''comparison of disc authoring software''' compares different [[optical disc authoring software]].

== General information ==

==Application==

===General information===

Basic general information about the application.

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: 100%;"

! Application

! Name

! Creator

! Cost ([[United States dollar|USD]])

! [[open source]]

! [[Software license]]

|-

! Ashampoo Burning Studio

| Ashampoo Software

| {{Partial|[[Freemium]]}}

|-

! [[Alcohol 120%]]

| Alcohol Soft

| {{nonfree|[[Shareware]]}}

| $38.00

| {{no}}

| [[Shareware]] (30-day trial)

|-

! [[CDBurnerXP Pro]]

| Stefan Haglund, Fredrik Haglund

| {{partial|[[Freeware]]}} [http://www.cdburnerxp.se/help/Intro/license]

| {{free}}

| {{no}}

| [[Freeware]] [http://www.cdburnerxp.se/help/license]

|-

! [[cdrtools]]

| JoergJörg Schilling

| {{free|[[Open-source license|Open-source]]}} ([[CDDL]] parts are [[GPL]])

| {{free}}

| {{yes}}

| [[GPL]], [[CDDL]]

|-

! [[GravemanDeepBurner]]

| Astonsoft

| Sylvain Crest

| {{freepartial|[[Freemium]]}}

|-

| {{yes}}

|! [[GPLImgBurn]]

| LIGHTNING UK!

| {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} [http://www.imgburn.com/#license]

|-

! [[InfraRecorder]]

| Christian Kindahl

| {{free|[[Open-source license|Open-source]]}} ([[GPL]])

| {{free}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

|-

! [[K3b]]

| Sebastian Trüg, Christian Kvasny

| {{free|[[Open-source license|Open-source]]}} ([[GPL]])

| {{free}}

| {{yes}}

| [[GPL]]

|-

! [[PowerISOLibburnia]]

| Libburnia team

| PowerISO Computing, Inc.

| {{free|[[Open-source license|Open-source]]}} ([[GPL]])

| {{free}}, $29.95 to unlock features{{ref|general-information-poweriso}}

|-

| {{no}}

! [[Nero Burning ROM]]

| ?

| Ahead Software

| {{Nonfree|[[Shareware]]}}

|-

! [[UltraISO]]

| EZB Systems

| {{Nonfree|[[Shareware]]}}

|-

! [[X-CD-Roast]]

| T. Niederreiter

| {{free|[[Open-source license|Open-source]]}} ([[GPL]])

| {{free}}

|- class="sortbottom"

| {{yes}}

! Application

| [[GPL]]

|-

! Name

! Creator

! Cost ([[United States dollar|USD]])

! [[open source]]

! [[Software license]]

|}

=== Operating system support ===

===Notes===

The list is not exhaustive, but rather reflects the most common [[operating system]]s.

#{{note|general-information-poweriso}}Free version displays a nag screen and limits disk image files to 300MB

== Operating system support ==

The [[operating system]]s on which the application can run natively (without [[emulation]]), there are seven possibilities:

* ''No'' indicates that it does not exist or was never released.

* ''Partial'' indicates that while the application works, it lacks important functionality or is extremely unstable compared to versions for other OSs (that is to say it has roughly [[Development stage#Alpha|alpha]] or [[Development stage#Pre-alpha|pre-alpha]] quality). It is still being developed however.

* ''Beta'' indicates that while a version of the application is fully functional and has been released, it is still in development (e.g. for stability).

* ''Yes'' indicates that the application has been officially released in a fully functional, stable version.

* ''Dropped'' indicates that the latest stable version of the application does not work on the operating system, although an older version is available that does. The number in parentheses is the last known stable version which was officially released for that OS.

* ''Terminated'' indicates that while the application works, development has ceased and no new versions will be released; the number in parentheses is the last known stable version.

* ''Included'' indicates that the application comes pre-packaged as part of or has been integrated into the operating system.

Please note that the list is not exhaustive, but rather reflects the most common OSs.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: 100%;"

|-

! style="width: 12em" | Application

! [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

! [[Mac OS X]]

! [[GNU/Linux]]

! [[BSD]]

! [[Unix]]

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| {{no}}

|-

! [[CDBurnerXP Pro]]

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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|-

! [[cdrtools]]

| {{noyes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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| {{yes}}

|-

! [[GravemanDeepBurner]]

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{?no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[ImgBurn]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yesno}}

| {{?no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[InfraRecorder]]

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| {{no}}

|-

! [[PowerISOLibburnia]]

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Partial|Solaris}}

|-

! [[Nero Burning ROM]]

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{partialyes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[UltraISO]]

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|- class="sortbottom"

|-

! style="width: 12em" | Application

! [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

! [[Mac OS X]]

! [[GNU/Linux]]

! [[BSD]]

! [[Unix]]

|} <!--}}}-->

|}

=== Optical media support ===

Which [[Optical media]] types the application supports.

Which single-sided [[optical media]] types the application supports. The list is not exhaustive, but rather reflects the most common types in use (i.e. not the now defunct [[HD DVD-R]] & [[Ultra Density Optical|UDO]])

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: 100%;"

|-

! style="width: 12em" | Application

! [[CD-R]][[CD-RW|/W]]

! [[CDDVD-R]][[DVD-RW|/RW]][[DVD-RAM|/RAM]]

! [[DVD-+R]][[DVD+RW|/RW]]

! [[DVD+R DL|DVD+R]][[DVD+RW DL|/RW DL]]

! [[DVD-R DL|DVD-R]][[DVD-RW DL|/RW DL]]

! [[Blu-ray Disc recordable|BD-R/RE]]

! [[DVD+RW]]

! [[DVD+Blu-ray Disc recordable|BD-R/RE DL]]

|-

! [[Alcohol 120%]]

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yesno}}

| {{yesno}}

|-

! [[CDBurnerXP Pro]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[cdrtools]]

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| {{yes}}

|-

! [[GravemanDeepBurner]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[ImgBurn]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yesno}}

| {{yesno}}

|-

! [[K3b]]

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{noyes}}

|-

! [[PowerISOLibburnia]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

|-

! [[X-CD-RoastNero Burning ROM]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

|-

! Application

! [[CD-R]]

! [[CD-RW]]

! [[DVD-R]]

! [[DVD+R]]

! [[DVD-RW]]

! [[DVD+RW]]

! [[DVD+R DL]]

|}

== Optical media support (cont.) ==

Which [[Optical media]] types the application supports.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: 100%;"

|-

! style="width: 12em" | Application

! [[DVD+RW DL]]

! [[DVD-R DL]]

! [[DVD-RW DL]]

! [[Blu-ray Disc recordable|BD-R]]

! [[Blu-ray Disc recordable|BD-RE]]

! [[HD DVD-R]]

! [[Ultra Density Optical|UDO]]

|-

! [[Alcohol 120%]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[CDBurnerXP ProUltraISO]]

| {{noyes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[cdrtools]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

|-

! [[Graveman]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[InfraRecorderX-CD-Roast]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|- class="sortbottom"

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[K3b]]

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[PowerISO]]

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[X-CD-Roast]]

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! Application

! [[DVD+CD-R]][[CD-RW|/W DL737MB=702MiB]]

! [[DVD-R]][[DVD-RW|/RW]][[DVD-RAM|/RAM DL4.707GB=4.384GiB]]

! [[DVD-+R]][[DVD+RW|/RW DL4.700GB=4.378GiB]]

! [[DVD+R DL|DVD+R]][[DVD+RW DL|/RW DL 8.548GB=7.961GiB]]

! [[Blu-ray Disc recordable|BD-R]]

! [[DVD-R DL|DVD-R]][[DVD-RW DL|/RW DL 8.544GB=7.957GiB]]

! [[Blu-ray Disc recordable|BD-RE]]

! [[Blu-ray Disc recordable|BD-R/RE 25GB=23.31GiB]]

! [[HD DVD-R]]

! [[Blu-ray Disc recordable|BD-R/RE DL 50GB=46.61GiB]]

! [[Ultra Density Optical|UDO]]

|}

=== Filesystem support ===

Which [[filesystem]]s the application supports.

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! style="width: 12em" | Application

! [[ISO 9660]]

! [[Joliet (file system)|Joliet]]

! [[Joilet]]

! [[RockridgeRock Ridge]]

! [[Rock Ridge#Amiga Extensions on Rock Ridge|Amiga rockridgerock ridge]]

! [[El Torito (CD-ROM standard)|El Torito]]

! [[Apple ISO9660 Extensions|Apple ISO9660]]

! [[Universal Disk Format|UDF]]

! [[Mount Rainier (packet writing)|MRW]]

|-

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| {{no}}

|-

! [[CDBurnerXP Pro]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{noyes}}

| {{no}}

|-

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| {{no}}

|-

! [[GravemanImgBurn]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{noyes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[InfraRecorder]]

| {{yes}}

| {{?yes}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?yes}}

| {{?dunno}}

|-

! [[K3b]]

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{noyes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[PowerISOLibburnia]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[Nero Burning ROM]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! [[UltraISO]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

|-

! [[X-CD-Roast]]

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| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|- class="sortbottom"

| {{no}}

|-

! Application

! [[ISO 9660]]

! [[Joliet (file system)|Joliet]]

! [[Joilet]]

! [[RockridgeRock Ridge]]

! [[Rock Ridge#Amiga Extensions on Rock Ridge|Amiga rockridge]]

! [[El Torito (CD-ROM standard)|El Torito]]

! [[Apple ISO9660 Extensions|Apple ISO9660]]

! [[Universal Disk Format|UDF]]

! [[Mount Rainier (packet writing)|MRW]]

|}

=== Disk image format support ===

Information which [[Disk image]] formats an application supports.

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|-

! style="width: 12em" | Application

! [[Disk_image#.BIN.2F.CUECue sheet (computing)|bin/cue]]

! [[.dmg|Apple disk image]]

! [[Disk_imageDisk image#.IMG|img]]

! [[ISO image]]

! [[NRG (file format)|Nero CD image]]

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| {{no}}

|-

! [[CDBurnerXP Pro]]

| {{partial}}{{<ref label|name="disk-image-format-support-convert|1|">Unsupported format can be converted to a}} supported one.</ref>

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}{{<ref label|name="disk-image-format-support-convert|1|b}}" />

| {{noyes}}

|-

! [[cdrtools]]

| {{yes}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?no}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! [[GravemanDeepBurner]]

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

|-

! [[ImgBurn]]

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

|-

! [[InfraRecorder]]

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{noyes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{?dunno}}

|-

! [[K3b]]

| {{yes}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! [[PowerISOLibburnia]]

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

|-

! [[X-CD-RoastNero Burning ROM]]

| {{?yes}}

| {{?no}}

| {{?partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

|-

! [[UltraISO]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! [[X-CD-Roast]]

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

|- class="sortbottom"

! Application

! [[Disk_imageDisk image#.BIN.2F.CUE|bin/cue]]

! [[.dmg|Apple disk image]]

! [[Disk_imageDisk image#.IMG|img]]

! [[ISO image]]

! [[NRG (file format)|Nero CD image]]

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===Notes Standards support ===

Support for [[Rainbow Books|Rainbow book]] standards:

#{{note label|disk-image-format-support-convert|1|a}}{{note label|disk-image-format-support-convert|1|b}}Unsupported format can be converted to a supported one.

* Red book: [[Compact Disc Digital Audio|CD-DA]]

* Yellow book: [[CD-ROM]]

== Standards support ==

* Orange book: [[CD-R]] and [[CD-RW]]

Support for [[Rainbow Books]].

* [[White Book (CD standard)|White book]]: [[Video CD|VCD]] and [[Super Video CD|SVCD]]

<!-- Editor note:

* [[Blue Book (CD standard)|Blue book]]: [[Enhanced CD|E-CD]]

Is it usefull to have all of the different rainbow books here? Some are seldom used, while

* Beige book: [[Photo CD|PCD]]

others are not writeable(?) I'm not an expert, and the documentation is a bit fuzzy) -->

* [[Green Book (CD standard)|Green book]]: [[Philips CD-i|CD-i]] discs

* Purple book: [[Double-density compact disc|DDCD]]

* Scarlet book: [[Super Audio CD|SACD]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: 100%;"

|-

! style="width: 12em" | Application

! Red ([[Compact Disc Digital Audio|CD-DA]])

! [[Red Book (audio CD standard)|Red]] ([[CDDA]])

! [[Yellow Book (CD standard)|Yellow]] ([[CD-ROM]])

! [[Orange Book|Orange]] ([[CD-R]]/[[CD-RW]])

! White ([[WhiteVideo BookCD|WhiteVCD]] (/[[VCDSuper Video CD|SVCD]])

! [[Blue Book specification|Blue]] ([[ECDEnhanced CD|E-CD]])

! [[Beige Book|Beige]] ([[Photo CD|PCD]])

! Green ([[GreenPhilips Book (CD-interactive standard)i|Green]] ([[CD-I]])

! [[Purple Book|Purple]] ([[Double-density compact disc|DDCD]])

! [[Scarlet Book|Scarlet]] ([[Super Audio CD|SACD]])

|-

! [[Alcohol 120%]]

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| {{no}}

|-

! [[CDBurnerXP Pro]]

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?yes}}

| {{?yes}}

| {{?yes}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

|-

! [[GravemanDeepBurner]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! [[ImgBurn]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=3010|title = Creating SVCD or VCD}}</ref>

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{nodunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[InfraRecorder]]

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{?dunno}}

|-

! [[K3b]]

| {{yes}}

| {{?dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{?dunno}}

|-

! [[PowerISOLibburnia]]

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?yes}}

| {{?yes}}

| {{?no}}

| {{?no}}

| {{?no}}

| {{?no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[Nero Burning ROM]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[UltraISO]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

|-

! [[X-CD-Roast]]

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| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|- class="sortbottom"

|-

! Application

! Red ([[Compact Disc Digital Audio|CD-DA]])

! [[Red Book (audio CD standard)|Red]] ([[CDDA]])

! [[Yellow Book (CD standard)|Yellow]] ([[CD-ROM]])

! [[Orange Book|Orange]] ([[CD-R]]/[[CD-RW]])

! White ([[WhiteVideo BookCD|WhiteVCD]] (/[[VCDSuper Video CD|SVCD]])

! [[Blue Book specification|Blue]] ([[ECDEnhanced CD|E-CD]])

! [[Beige Book|Beige]] ([[Photo CD|PCD]])

! Green ([[GreenPhilips Book (CD-interactive standard)i|Green]] ([[CD-I]])

! [[Purple Book|Purple]] ([[Double-density compact disc|DDCD]])

! [[Scarlet Book|Scarlet]] ([[Super Audio CD|SACD]])

|} <!--}}}-->

|}

=== User interface ===

== User interface ==

Information which [[User interface]]s an application supports.

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| {{no}}

|-

! [[CDBurnerXP Pro]]

| {{noyes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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| {{no}}

|-

! [[GravemanDeepBurner]]

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[ImgBurn]]

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

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| {{no}}

|-

! [[PowerISOLibburnia]]

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[Nero Burning ROM]]

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! [[UltraISO]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|- class="sortbottom"

|-

! Application

! [[Command line interface]]

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|}

== See also ==

<!--

== Misc. features ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: 100%;"

|-

! style="width: 12em" | Application

! [[Optical disc recording technologies#Overburning|Overburning]]

! [[Optical disc recording technologies#Buffer underrun protection|Buffer underrun protection]]

|-

|-

|}

-->

== See Also ==

*[[Optical disc authoring software]]

*[[List of optical disc authoring software]]

*[[Comparison of disc image software]]

== Notes ==

{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Comparison Of Disc Authoring Software}}

[[Category:Optical disc authoring software]]

[[Category:Optical disc authoring software| ]]

[[Category:Software comparisons|Disc authoring]]