------------------------------------------- Opti Drive Control version history http://www.optidrivecontrol.com ------------------------------------------- 9/07/2012: version 1.70 ----------------------- - added seperate start button for partial test (for all read and scan functions) - test results can be exported to CSV or HTML automatically - Disc quality test: added jitter measurement for BD discs - FE/TE: added support for CD and BD discs (for LiteOn Mediatek drives) - Transfer rate test: added support for multisession CDs - disc label can be read and shown automatically or manually - added load/eject button - small bug fixes and user interface improvements 13/01/2011: version 1.51 ------------------------ - Improved detection of layer break of Blu-ray discs 14/09/2010: version 1.50 ------------------------ - Application is resizable - Disc quality test: POFs are shown with supported BenQ and Plextor drives - Disc quality test: Added support for Plextor PX-8xx series - Disc quality test: test continues when a read error occurs with Plextor drives - FE/TE: Added support for Plextor PX-8xx series - FE/TE: Test can now be run with CDs with Plextor drives - FE/TE: Added support for double layer DVDs - Transfer rate test: layer change position is shown - Transfer rate test: fixed rotation speed display for PTP DVDs - Transfer rate test: improved access times measurement - Create test disc: improved support for BD and DVD-RAM - Disc info: track path is shown - Increased command time out value 17/06/2010: version 1.49 ------------------------ - Transfer rate: Added support for DVD-R DL LJR discs - Transfer rate: layer break is shown on graph - Create disc: improved detection of disc capacity - Verify disc: improved sequential verify - Bug fix: under some conditions read speed was set to the lowest value 17/02/2010: version 1.47 ------------------------ - Create test disc: CD-RW and DVD-RW data discs will be erased when direct overwrite option is enabled - Disc Quality/CD Bler: added support for PX-755 and PX-760 with unlocked firmware versions 3/11/2009: version 1.44 ----------------------- - Bug fixes: Create test disc: unable to write unformatted DVD+RW discs Create test disc: unable to write discs with streaming enabled 30/10/2009: version 1.43 ------------------------ - Load test: message is shown if disc cannot be loaded automatically - Bug fix: graph could only show 4.5 GB when empty DVD-R DL was loaded 29/10/2009: version 1.42 ------------------------ - Bug fix: Windows cannot recognize disc when it's loaded while Opti Drive Control is active 13/09/2009: version 1.41 ------------------------ - Bug fix: Disc Quality: jitter was not reported with certain LiteOn drives 9/09/2009: version 1.40 ----------------------- - Added Extra Tests: Funnel seek, random seek, random transfer / seek, transfer inner, middle and outer, layer change time Spinup, spindown, eject, load and recognition time 28/07/2009: version 1.30 ------------------------ - Added Focus Error (FE), Tracking Error (TE) test for BenQ, Plextor and LiteOn drives - Added function to load and display Opti Drive Control and ImgBurn performance information files - Added function to show temperature and laser current with Pioneer drives - Disc Quality: added support for Pioneer drives - Transfer Rate: speed is set before running the test - Create Disc: added option to change buffer level update frequency - Bug fixes: Read speed could not be changed with OptiArc 724x series Create test disc: unable to burn unformatted DVD-RW discs Create test disc: test results file was burned incorrectly Create test disc: incorrect ISO file size Disc Quality: PIE/PIF/Jitter could not be scanned with older LiteOn drives and double layer DVDs CD Bler: erratic graph was shown when certain display options were set 12/06/2009: version 1.22 ------------------------ - Disc quality: added option to set the jitter scan speed for LiteOn drives - Bug fixes; Disc information was not always detected correctly for DVD+R disc types Create test disc: buffer level was not correctly shown Transfer rate: testing CDs may not be possible with external drives 9/06/2009: version 1.21 ----------------------- - Disc quality: added jitter reporting for Plextor drives - Bug fixes: Capacity of blank DVD-R DL discs not recognized correctly MID was not shown with HLDS drives for +R media Fixed buffer overflow when checking write speeds Current read speed was not the active selection 6/06/2009: version 1.20 ----------------------- - Disc quality: added support for BD scanning with LiteOn BD-ROM drives - Disc quality: added option to skip jitter scanning with LiteOn drives - Drive info: improved detection of BD features - Drive info: improved detection of DVD region control - Improved read speed detection - Bug fixes: Transfer rate: RPM display for BDs was incorrect Disc quality: Average C1 and C2 errors calculated incorrectly Disc quality: scanning audio CDs could start at the wrong position 29/05/2009: version 1.10 ------------------------ - Added themes and customizable graph colors - Disc Quality, CD Bler: added option to set Y-scale to a fixed value - Bug fixes: Screenshot was not correctly saved when the autosave option was enabled Transfer Rate: RPM was incorrectly displayed for double layer DVDs Create test disc: write speed selection was ignored with some drives Create test disc: an error in the ISO96600 structure caused errors with the verification (CD only) Disc quality: fixed problem with excessive CPU usage when scanning DVDs Disc quality: under certain conditions scanning with Mediatek based drives could not start Disc quality: BenQ drives could not scan past the first layer Disc quality: Error occured at the end of the test when scanning DVDs with Plextor drives 19/05/2009: version 1.00 ------------------------ First release!