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gwhzz35
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_ 		9. October 2006 @ 21:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
After decrypting, then 'shrink'ing a DVD, what does finalizing mean?
What else needs to be done?
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cougar_ii
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_ 		10. October 2006 @ 05:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi there,

Let's see if I get this right :)

When you are burning data to a media, you are making 1 session on the disk. After you are done burning your data, you need to:

Close thie session, to be able to read it on PC drives, DVD players etc...

You can close a session, but leave the disk open.
This means you can add an other session later.

With DVD players, you can only have 1 session, and the disk must be closed. Meaning you cannot write to the disk anymore, even if it's not full.
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gwhzz35
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_ 		10. October 2006 @ 17:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Understood..thank you, so what else do I need to do to 'close' the disk? After Shrink/Nero is done, I'm not really given an option to close or leave open a session. Please advise.

thank you
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cougar_ii
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_ 		10. October 2006 @ 17:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi,

Unless you create a MultiSession (CD-R) it should/will CLOSE THE DISK automaticly.

Roxio let's you choose
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Close Session, Leave Disk Open
Close Session, Close Disk

Nero I think will close the disk unless you create a multisession, it's been a while :)

VSO CopyToDVD same thing, unless you make a MultiSession, it will close the disk.
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