Changelog

DcmBurner changelog

Release notes for DcmBurner, including new features, improvements, and fixes in each version.

Release notes are currently published in English.

v5.3.0.9

Latest release

September 1, 2026

New workflow

Standard PC CD/DVD burning

Create patient discs on demand with a compatible internal or external PC CD/DVD writer.

  • Added detection and selection for compatible PC CD/DVD writers.
  • Added multi-disc output for studies that exceed a single disc.
  • Improved application startup performance.

v5.3.0.8

August 28, 2026

Reliability

Safer job and file handling

Hardened the parts of the workflow where delayed PACS delivery could create duplicate jobs or allow incomplete files to move forward.

  • Added safeguards that reduce known duplicate-job scenarios during delayed PACS C-MOVE delivery.
  • Stopped known incomplete-copy and failed-download paths before media creation.
  • Added single-instance protection and clearer task status after an abnormal shutdown.
  • Added application version and concise DICOM receive summaries to logs for faster support diagnosis.

v5.3.0.7

August 16, 2026

Stability

More resilient first-burn handling

Improved behavior when a PACS reports success before every image file has finished arriving.

  • Waits for received files to stabilize before building the patient media package.
  • Retries DICOMDIR creation after a detected incomplete-transfer condition.
  • Corrected Presentation State filtering when SR/PR removal is enabled.

v5.3.0.3

February 2, 2025

Stability

More reliable burn job submission

This maintenance update improved application stability when a new burn job was submitted.

  • Fixed an issue that could cause DcmBurner to exit unexpectedly when submitting a burn job.
  • Improved stability when starting and processing burn tasks.

v5.3.0.2

January 24, 2025

Workflow update

Web encryption, filtering, and label tools

Expanded web-based burning and added practical controls for reviewing and managing media tasks.

  • Added encryption options for web-based burning.
  • Made SR filtering available for both CD and USB workflows.
  • Added label reprinting for USB tasks without reburning the media.
  • Added an image count field to the task list.

v5.3.0.1

December 3, 2024

Media experience

More flexible patient media

Expanded the content and presentation options available on patient CD/DVD and USB media.

  • Added support for including custom manuals and supplementary files on generated CD/DVD and USB media.
  • Added a customizable startup image for the bundled media viewer.
  • Improved bundled media viewer startup support on Windows and macOS.
  • Corrected the Referring Physician and Study Description field mapping in PACS query results.