Recording Additional Data

You can record additional data on CD-R/RW and writable DVD discs as long as there is space remaining on the disc. This is called multisession for CD-R/RW and DVD+R discs and MultiBorder for DVD-R/RW discs. DVD+RW is a rewritable disc that is very similar to the multisession format.

A session or a border is the smallest recording unit when recording a CD-R/RW or writable DVD like a pressed CD/DVD. There are two types of multisession and MultiBorder: one type reads the only the last session recorded onto the disc, and the other reads both previous and last sessions.

Note
B's Recorder GOLD5 does not currently support MultiBorder recording for DVD-R/RW and DVD+R discs. An extra 10 to 20 MB is necessary to write session information with the data in each session when recording in TAO on CD-R/RW discs.




Recording Additional Data
Recording additional data on a recorded CD-R/RW or DVD+RW disc is similar to creating a data disc, except that you select whether to load the previous session information or not. If you do load the previous session, a drive will only read the last recorded session. Use one of the following two methods to record additional data.

  Load Previous Session
You can select to automatically load the last session's information or load only selected session.

Autoload sessions before recording
Select [Edit] -> [Autoload Before recording] from the menu bar. The previous session information is automatically loaded before recording begins, so you do not need to worry about setting this option every time you record. It is recommended you use this option, and it is enabled by default.

Note
You cannot select the previous session manually when using DVD+RW discs. Only [Autoload Before Recording] is valid.




 


  Last Session Only
Disable [Edit] -> [Autoload Before Recording], then record the data CD/DVD as usual.
 


  Load selected sessions
Select [Edit] -> [Load Session Information] after inserting the disc into the drive. Select the sessions on the window that appears, then click [Load]. The selected sessions appear in the Data Edit field shaded blue.
 



Tip
Select [Edit] -> [Delete Session Information] to delete the session information from the field.



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