Why doesn't Impression lock in access to the CD/DVD burner while it runs?
Mac OS X provides a true multi-application environment in which your single computer can handle multiple tasks easily. Unlike OS 9, it behaves well when applications run in parallel with other peers. Due to this fact, I considered it better behavior that Impression only access the optical drive during portions of backup/restore/erase operations when an optical disc is being modified. The rest of the time Impression is running, it releases the drive to the Finder, Toast, iTunes or whatever other applications might need it. It's what I consider a 'feature', and not a bug.
To alleviate the effects of this issue, Impression now offers the ability to 'Auto-burn' when the burn dialog is presented if valid media is present in the drive. To enable this feature, select the 'Auto-burn if valid media is present...' checkbox in Preferences.
ImpsAnswer 120, last modified: 2006.02.06
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