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As digital pirates head to prison, here are the ins and outs of CD and DVD burning - what's technically possible is not always legal.Hanover - Ten years ago, a computer with a built-in CD burner was a big deal. Owners could be sure to broaden their circle of friends and music collections.
A few technological leaps later meant it only took half an hour to burn a CD. Another few leaps have brought us to where we are now: an age where it only takes minutes to burn a CD. Multiformat disc burners for CDs and DVDs are standard issue, even in laptops, with the required software usually bundled in.
"A burner and the necessary software are included with nearly every computer," says Jaroslav Smycek of the Lower Saxony Consumer's Central in Hanover.
"Most people don't need to buy extra programs. The average person planning to burn some discs should be fine with the pre-packed material."
OEM versions of the software can copy CDs, burn music, archive photos and save personal data onto CD easily. But video storage can sometimes lead to problems.
However, a lot of burning programs available for between 10 and 100 euros (14 to 140 dollars) can handle that kind of work. "These are all-around programs that usually fall into a completely different category than basic burning programs," says Martin Gollwitzer of the Munich-based Chip magazine.
There are drawbacks so commercial software shouldn't necessarily be a customer's first choice. "The customer gets huge disc burning packages and never uses many of the functions."
It makes more sense for most people to stick with the basic burning software and buy a special program, if needed. Anyone who wants to edit video is better off with a video editing program, not with the accessories of some disc burning software."
Even then, consumers don't necessarily need to buy expensive software. "There's amazing freeware. It"s astounding what it can do."
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