Powerful alternative to Nero needed.

[pottas]

I had tried Cd burner xp , totally free burner and burn aware but am not satisfied with these . Is there any good alternative to nero ? Either freeware or shareware .

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I want these features -

Create MP3

Create DVD

Create ISO Image and Burn ISO ( if possible bin also)

Create VCD .

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Nero is good but its really a bloatware !

[prashanthpai]

Roxio may be an option. Even Roxio is bloatware. Instead many DVD rippers have the feature to burn DVDs. You can use MagicISO or ImgBurn for ISOs.

[robisin]

Try Ashampoo Burning Studio. Its better than Nero and really fast. To download and get a free licensed key goto

http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/...-500-for-free/ .

The link given for obtaing the key is still working.

[blackrose]

Most of the burning software usages high memory. You can install the limited features from these programs.

For me Nero is fine and I only use Nero Express. for most of my burning and creating CD/DVDS. None of the other products provide features as good as Nero.

[Raymond]

Or just Nero 6.
http://www.nero.com/ena/downloads-nero6-update.php

[Lenogris]

for the best burner ever visit this topic http://www.raymond.cc/forum/t3390-CDBurnerXP-4.2.1.html

[pottas]

Now-a-days new versions of some softwares are becoming too bloatware :(

Like AVG , Vista , PS , Nero etc..

[Solaris]

Few more alternatives to nero:

InfraRecorder:



Some highlights from this Nero alternative include:
* Support for Multi-Session
* Very Light on Resources
* Support for not just ISO, but also BIN and CUE images
* Burning on Dual Layer DVDs is supported

DeepBurner (Free Edition):



Another good alternative. Available both as a regular and portable app. So if you want something you can carry around on your USB Flash Drive then check this one out.
* Supports both internal and external CD/DVD writers.
* Burn any data, copy any disc.
* Create multiple disk copies.
* Make ISO CDs.
* Print CD labels.


Ultimate CD/DVD Burner:

This simple solution can serve all your basic CD burning needs. Similar to above Deepburner, there is a portable version. The only thing I don’t like about this one is interface, it reminds of Windows 95.
* CD Photo Albums creation
* Easy Backup CD creation
* Disk copying
* ISO Creation and Burning


Burn At Once:



Burn At Once is another good CD/DVD Burning Application. It can copy discs on the fly and has the following unique features:
* Tagging of media by importing data from FreeDB
* Multi Language Support
* Drag and Drop Interface


Burn Aware Free Edition:



This relatively new software is creating waves, and it’s intuitive interface is attracting users. It’s very light on resources, and supports every other format that you can imagine (including Blu Ray). Burning is fast because this software burns data directly on to the medium, instead of waiting for ‘hard disk staging’


ImgBurn:



Another software that’s worth mentioning here is ImgBurn. It’s a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application that can be installed both on Windows and Linux PCs. It’s probably the most extensive out of all. If you’re looking for something advanced and with lots of features ImgBurn seems like a good candidate.