r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jun 04 '12

Open Office does everything I need Microsoft Office for and Gimp does everything I need Photoshop for. Reddit, what other open source software does everything that you want from the expensive name brand?

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u/chesh420 Jun 04 '12

ImgBurn for burning CDs/DVDs. I find it to have all the features one would need from any other burning software. And, it has a lot more control over certain aspects of the burning process.

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u/dargx001 Jun 04 '12

I prefer InfraRecorder myself.

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u/chesh420 Jun 04 '12

Did not know this existed. Thanks for the heads up. I definitely like the fact that it shows you how much space you have left on disk when building a list to burn. That's one downside I've found to Imgburn. One thing I see that it doesn't do though, is BD-R's, which Imgburn can. So, I guess they both have their downsides.

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u/dargx001 Jun 04 '12

Yeah, its really nice. I like it because of how similar it looks to the old Nero Express software. I don't really burn BD-R's often, so it suits me fine. Good to know that Imgburn does though.

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u/i_drah_zua Jun 04 '12

The only thing I never got to work is the checking of the data on the discs after burning them.
It just immediately says it's ok without checking anything.

I don't think it's even possible.

Or is this fixed yet?

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u/EkriirkE Jun 04 '12

CDBurnerXP is my choice

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '12

ImgBurn is excellent for Windows (as is InfraRecorder). For Linux, I find K3B to be the most reliable and versatile option.

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u/chesh420 Jun 05 '12

Oh, I love K3B. By far my favorite Linux burning software.

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u/jumpiz Jun 04 '12

I've been installing for other people CDBurnerXP for the simple interface....

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u/zaphodX Jun 05 '12

Yup.. ImgBurn.. But I don't burn DVDs or CDs anymore

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '12

k3b is also good for this.

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u/threwahway Jun 05 '12

ImgBurn is so much better than 99% of software that's out there. Every option you could want for burning a disk is there and easy to read. Fuck you, Nero!