Can I record KODAK CD-R Ultima 80 at 24X?
The manufacturing plants began producing 24X-compatible KODAK Ultima 80 media during the latter part of 2001. Because there was a significant quantity of 1X-12X packaging materials in inventory, the new 24X media was shipped out labeled as 12X. Eventually, the old packaging materials were used up and new, 24X-marked packaging was used. If you own some KODAK Ultima 80 media in 12X packaging, you can run a program like CDR Identifier to read the ATIP code molded into each blank CD-R. The distinguishing feature between Kodak’s 12X and 24X-compatible media is the ATIP start-of-lead-in. Kodak’s 1X-12X media had a start-of-lead-in code of 97m27s45f. Kodak’s 1X-24X media has a start-of-lead-in code of 97m27s46f. The final and most recent version of CDR Identifier can be downloaded as freeware from: http://www.gum.de/it/download * Kodak makes no representation with respect to the freedom to use this product with inkjet printers in the U.S.A.
