CD Burning Why So Difficult?

[Collins Richey]

On 3/12/07, C M Reinehr <cmr at amsent.com> wrote:

> K3B is just a gui, front-end for cdrecord, growisofs and a number of other
> multimedia programs.

True enough; no one would claim otherwise.

> If you're having problems writing dvd's, either k3b or the other software
> is not set up properly, or you have hardware problems.

Also true, but when I'm ready to burn something, the last thing I want
to do is screw around with less-than-obvious settings hidden in
various-not-so-obvious places, so I reach for the simple command-line
tools I know. I found, for example, that the DVD writing options
ignore my request for a specific speed. And before you ask, no I don't
know which version of K3B.

Maybe I'll tinker with k3b again when the new-as-in-Tide version is
ready. I'm like a typical [l]user in this respect. If something shiny
and new doesn't work out of the box, frequently I grab what does work
and move on.

-- 
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.