ok, i figured out how to burn the shrunk files one way....it offered me a burn at once option where it burns while it is recording....should i do that or does that not give good results
The burn disc at once option in Nero is more risky as it is not making an image or copy of the files, but gets its info from disc. It reads from one drive and burns to the other at the same time. Anything goes wrong with the reading, and you wind up with a coaster. I have had more failed burns using this method than any other. Now i always let it make an image on the HD (or copy to the HD), and burn from there, i never do disc at once anymore. If disc at once works for you, fine, but like i said, it causes coasters for me many times.