Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 - KDE 21-06-2006 Manual page 269

The Writing tab has various settings for the burning device, the speed, and the burning
options. The following options are offered here:
Burning Device
The detected writer is displayed under this pop-up menu. You can select the speed
here too.
WARNING: Select the Writing Speed with Care
Normally, you should select Auto, which chooses the maximum writing
speed possible. However, if you increase this value but your system is not
able to send the data fast enough, the likelihood of buffer underruns in-
creases.
Writing Mode
This option determines how the laser writes a CD. In DAO (disk at once) mode,
the laser is not deactivated while the CD is written. This mode is recommended for
the creation of audio CDs. However, it is not supported by all CD writers. In the
TAO mode (track at once), a separate write process is used for each individual
track. The RAW mode is not used very often, because the writer does not perform
any data corrections. The best setting is Auto, because it allows K3b to use the most
suitable settings.
Simulate
This function can be used to check if your system supports the selected writing
speed. The writing is performed with the laser deactivated to test the system.
On the Fly
Burns the desired data without first creating an image file (do not use this feature
on low-performance machines). An image file—also known as an ISO image—is
a file containing the entire CD content that is subsequently written to the CD exactly
as it is.
Only Create Image
This option creates an image file. Set the path for this file under Temporary File.
The image file can be written to CD at a later time. To do this, use Tools → CD
→ Burn CD Image. If this option is used, all other options in this section are deac-
tivated.
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