作为技术爱好者(technology enthusiast)，我经常被问到如何免费快速刻录或复制 CD、DVD(DVDs)或蓝光光盘(Blu-ray discs)。大多数人都听说过Roxio、Sonic或Nero之类的软件，但它们都不是免费的，而且它们通常非常臃肿，以至于在安装它们之后，您的计算机实际上开始运行速度变慢了！幸运的是，我花了很多时间试图找到做同样事情的免费工具和实用程序，但没有所有的废话。
我用来刻录 CD 和DVD(DVDs)的一个非常易于使用、功能齐全且非资源密集型的程序是ImgBurn。ImgBurn 有几种“模式”，使其非常用户友好：读取、构建(Build)、写入(Write)、验证(Verify)和发现(Discovery)。使用ImgBurn(ImgBurn)唯一需要注意的是在安装它时，您会看到两个地方会要求您安装捆绑软件。您必须单击自定义安装(Custom Installation)，然后确保取消选中用于安装软件的框。
在读取(Read)模式下，您可以将光盘放入CD/DVD drive，然后将光盘复制到计算机上的映像文件(image file)中。这是备份您可能放置的任何软件 CD 的好方法，例如Windows 操作系统 CD(Windows Operating System CD)、Microsoft Office CD(Microsoft Office CDs)或其他重要软件。如果您丢失了这些光盘，这没什么大不了的，因为您可以简单地在写入模式下使用(Write)ImgBurn将映像刻录回新的CD/DVD。ImgBurn的伟大之处在于它甚至支持蓝光！
较新版本的ImgBurn有一个简单的开始屏幕(start screen)，通过几个按钮列出了所有主要功能。如果您熟悉该软件并且只想进入特定模式，请单击顶部的模式，然后选择所需的模式。(Mode)
从下图中可以看出，我目前处于阅读(Read)模式。我将DVD 电影(DVD movie)放入我的驱动器中，ImgBurn(drive and ImgBurn)会根据哪个驱动器具有最多可用硬盘空间(drive space)和文件类型(file type)（在本例中为ISO ）自动选择目标位置。要开始复制，请单击底部带有green/blue arrow
将图像文件(image file)保存在计算机上后，您可以通过进入写入(Write)模式来刻录任意数量的副本。这里选择镜像文件(image file)，烧录后是否要验证，份数。一些高级功能是ImgBurn支持Unicode 文件和文件夹名称(Unicode file and folder names)，因此您不会遇到国际字符集或长文件名的问题。如下所示，源现在是ISO 映像(ISO image)，目标是CD/DVD drive。
ImgBurn还支持除ISO之外的许多可以刻录的图像格式，包括BIN、DI、DVD、GI、IMG、MDS、NRG和PDI。 ImgBurn还支持双层DVD作业。
所以您现在可能想知道“我可以将我的 CD 和DVD(DVDs) 转换为映像以进行备份，我可以将映像刻录到CD/DVD，但是如果我只是想从我的计算机上刻录一些文件怎么办？” 那时您将进入构建(Build)模式。构建(Build)模式让您只需从计算机中选择要写入光盘的文件和文件夹。+ sign下方的小按钮。默认情况下，它会将文件刻录到ISO 映像(ISO image)，但您可以通过单击 左下角的小开关输出按钮(switch output button)将输出更改为DVD 驱动器。(DVD drive)
添加一些文件和文件夹后，您必须单击右下角的小计算器(bottom right)按钮(calculator button)来计算CD/DVD上将使用的空间量。ImgBurn还为那些希望超越基础知识的人提供了许多高级选项，但除此之外它开箱即用。它几乎可以在从Windows 95到Windows 8的所有(Windows 8)Windows版本上运行 （包括所有 64 位版本）。
ImgBurn方便、轻巧且易于使用，如果您厌倦了Roxio、Sonic 和 Nero(Sonic and Nero)总是崩溃或消耗资源，请检查一下。除了上面提到的烦人的捆绑软件外，该程序运行良好。享受！
How to Burn, Copy, and Backup a CD or DVD
Aѕ a technology enthυsiast, I often get asked how to quickly burn or copy CDs, DVDs, or Blu-rау discs fоr free. Mоst people have heard of software like Roxio, Sonic, or Nero, but none of them are free and they are usually ѕo bloated with extras that your computer actually starts to run a lot slower after you install them! Luckily, I spend lots of time trying to fіnd free tools and utilitiеs that do the same thing, but withoυt all the crap.
One really easy to use, full-featured, and non-resource intensive program that I use to burn CDs and DVDs is ImgBurn. ImgBurn has several “modes” that makes it very user-friendly: Read, Build, Write, Verify, and Discovery. The only thing you have to watch out for with ImgBurn is when installing it, you’ll see two places where it will ask you to install bundled software. You have to click Custom Installation and then make sure to uncheck the box for installing the software.
In Read mode, you can put a disc into your CD/DVD drive and copy the disk to an image file on your computer. This is a great way to backup any software CDs that you might have laying around, like your Windows Operating System CD, Microsoft Office CDs, or other important software. If you ever lose those discs, it’s not a big deal because you can simply use ImgBurn in Write mode to burn the image back to a new CD/DVD. The great thing about ImgBurn is that it even supports Blu-ray!
The newer version of ImgBurn has a simple start screen that lists out all the major functions with a couple of buttons. If you are familiar with the software and just want to get into a specific mode, click on Mode at the top and then choose the desired mode.
As you can see from the graphic below, I’m currently in Read mode. I placed a DVD movie into my drive and ImgBurn automatically chooses the destination based on which drive has the most free hard drive space and the file type, in this case ISO. To begin copying, click on the image of the CD with the green/blue arrow at the bottom.
Once you have the image file saved on your computer, you can burn as many copies of it as you like by going to Write mode. Here you choose the image file, whether you want to verify after burning, and the number of copies. Some of the advanced features are the fact that ImgBurn supports Unicode file and folder names, so you will have no problems with international character sets or long file names. As you can see below, the source is now the ISO image and the destination is the CD/DVD drive.
ImgBurn also supports a number of image formats other than ISO that it can burn including BIN, DI, DVD, GI, IMG, MDS, NRG, and PDI. ImgBurn also supports dual layer DVD jobs.
So you might be wondering now “Well I can convert my CDs and DVDs into images for backup and I can burn images to CD/DVD, but what if I simply want to burn some files off my computer?” That’s when you would go to Build mode. Build mode lets you simply choose files and folders off your computer to be written to disc. In order to add files or folders, use the little buttons below the green + sign. By default, it will burn the files to an ISO image, but you can change the output to the DVD drive by clicking on the little switch output button at the bottom left.
Once you add some files and folders, you have to click the little calculator button at the bottom right to calculate the amount of space that will be used on the CD/DVD. ImgBurn also has a lot of advanced options for those who wish to more than the basics, but otherwise it’s ready to use right out of the box. It runs on pretty much every version of Windows from Windows 95 to Windows 8 (including all the 64-bit versions).
ImgBurn is convenient, light-weight and easy to use, so check it out if you’re sick of Roxio, Sonic and Nero always crashing or eating up resources. Other than the annoying bundled software mentioned above, the program works great. Enjoy!
