CDVergelijking

CD	Nero	cdrtfe	BwgBurn
CD-R	yes	yes	yes
CD-RW	yes	yes	yes
CD-ROM XA (=XCDs ?)	yes	yes
Audio CD	yes	yes	yes (CD-RW, CD-R, WAV, MP3)
Mixed-Mode CD	yes	no
Video CD	yes	yes	yes
Write video to DVD discs		no	no
Write video to VCD discs			no
Super Video CD	yes	yes	no
mini DVD	yes	yes, if authoring is done
CD Extra	yes	yes, in 2 steps
Bootable CD	yes	yes
HFS	yes	no
ISO/HFS Hybrid	yes	no
UDF	yes	yes
UDF/ISO Bridge	yes	?
InCD discs	yes	no, not yet

DVD	Nero	cdrtfe	BwgBurn
DVD ISO	yes	yes	yes
DVD UDF	yes	yes	yes
DVD ISO/UDF (bridge)	yes	?
bootable DVD	yes	yes
DVD copy on-the-fly	yes	no
DVD via image	yes	no?
DVD Images	yes	no
Video DVD's	?	yes
DVD-R		yes, needs cdrecord-proDVD version*	not yet
DVD-RW		yes, needs cdrecord-proDVD version	not yet
DVD+R		yes, needs cdrecord-proDVD version
DVD+RW		yes, needs cdrecord-proDVD version	no
DVD-R/DL		yes, needs cdrecord-proDVD version
DVE +R/DL		yes, needs cdrecord-proDVD version
Multisession/Multiborder DVDs		no

Backup options	Nero	cdrtfe	BwgBurn
DATA CD	yes	yes	yes
DATA DVD	yes	yes	yes
Burn an ISO image to recordable CD or DVD		yes	yes
Burn a CUE image to recordable CD or DVD		yes
Burn an BIN image to recordable CD or DVD		yes
Burn a UDF image to recordable CD or DVD		yes	yes (except -RW, -R)
Create and burn ISO formatted data disks to CD or DVD from files on the local machine		?	yes (except -RW, -R)
Create and burn UDF formatted data disks to CD or DVD from files on the local machine		?	yes (CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+RW)
Extract ISO images from data tracks on CD-R and CD-RW		?	no
ISO Level 1 + 2	yes	yes	yes
ISO Level 3 + 4		yes
Joliet with 2-byte characters	yes	yes
ISO Mode 1 and XA Mode 2	yes	yes
ISO, ASCII and DOS character sets	yes	yes, for ISO level 4
User-selectable ISO/Joliet-requirement relaxation	yes	yes
Dynamic ISO filename conversion	yes	yes, automatically
Single-track "on-the-fly" recording (up to 12X)	yes	yes
Small-file caching from disk and network	yes	no
User-selectable file filters	yes	no
Multimounter	yes	no
Complex read-error handling	yes	?
Editable file structure and file names	yes	yes (data CD/DVD, limited for XCD
Multisession with track linking	yes	yes (for CD), no (for DVD)
Full OFAS support (optimal file-access speed)	yes	no
Bootable CD creation (from floppy disk or hard drive partition)	yes	no, boot image or sector must exist already

Audio options	Nero	cdrtfe	BwgBurn
Create audio "MP3" disks	yes	yes?	not yet
Rip audio from Audio disks and store the music in MP3 format		no, only wave (may be in future)	yes, no CD-Text
Retrieve title/artist info from free Internet CD database (http://freedb.freedb.org)	yes	no
CD-Text manual user input	yes	yes
Local database creation supported	yes	no
Compatible with user programs and CD databases	yes	?
Read and write M3U title play lists	yes	no
Add CD Text to CD backups	yes	?
Expanded file names for stored audio tracks (e.g., "The Beatles-Help.wav" instead of "Track01.wav")	yes	no
Audio index dialog with innovative "oscilloscope" display	yes	no
Track-at-Once	yes	yes
Disc-at-Once	yes	yes
Session-at-Once recording	yes	yes
Extract multiple audio tracks	yes	yes
Fast digital audio extraction	yes	yes
User selectable audio extraction speed	yes	yes
Digital and analogue playback	yes	no
"On-the-fly" format conversion	yes	no
Variable pause length	yes	yes
ISRC (song ID code) support	yes	no
Graphical audio file display	yes
Audio index (CD track index) support	yes	yes
Optional jitter/CRC correction	yes	paranoia mode which can extract damaged audio CD's
Click / hiss filters	yes	no
Wide stereo / normalize / crossfade* / karaoke filters	yes	no
Multiple filters for each audio track	yes	no
Test and apply most audio filters in real time (as you play the file)	yes	no
Drag and drop files directly from other CD drives	yes	no
New HE-AAC encoder: It provides greatly increased quality for stereo bit rates of 48 kbps and below by using HE-AAC v2 standard with Parametric Stereo	yes	no

CD Copy	Nero	cdrtfe	BwgBurn
Track-at-Once	yes	yes
Disc-at-Once	yes	yes	no
Session-at-Once recording	yes	yes
Disc Image creation/burning	yes	yes
"On-the-fly" (drive-to-drive) copying	yes	no
Complex read-error handling	yes	no
Optional jitter/CRC correction	yes	no
CD Extra / Multisession CD copying	yes	no

Disc Image options	Nero	cdrtfe	BwgBurn
Track-at-Once	yes	yes
Disc-at-Once	yes	yes
Session-at-Once recording	yes	yes
Import HFS images	yes	no
Write images from other platforms (*.ISO)	yes	Yes, additional CUE/BIN support

Burn options	Nero	cdrtfe	BwgBurn
Updated burning engine with lower CPU load, more robust burn process	yes	?
Track-at-Once, Disc-at-Once, and Session-at-Once recording	yes	yes
CD recorder buffer display	yes	yes
Disc-at-Once CDs (need to be finalised)	yes	?
User-settable record-buffer size	yes	yes
Multiple copies of same disc / image	yes	no
Automated performance testing	yes	limited, with too high speed it won't start writing process
Automatic maximum-speed selection, burn simulation, and burning	yes	no, simulations can be done
Dynamically disable auto-insert notification	yes	no
80- and 90-minute CD-R support	yes	yes
Overburning	yes	yes
BURN-Proof	yes	yes
Extra-long joliet filename support	yes	yes, up to 103 characters

Multi-function user interface	Nero	cdrtfe	BwgBurn
Drag and drop files from Windows Explorer, File Manager, and between internal windows	yes	yes
Built-in file browser	yes	no
CD content, information, and summary windows	yes	?
Toolbar, status bar, multiple compilation windows, tips	yes	limited
Context-sensitive help and detailed help topics	yes	no
Detailed manual available	yes	no
Can be used with command line options		yes
Tabs user interface		yes
Multi language support		Yes, not Dutch (volunteers are invited)
Remote drive support via RSCSI	?	Yes

* = cdrecord-proDVD is freeware voor niet-commercieel gebruik (te downloaden van ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/ProDVD/ )