Patent ID: 7136336

Claim:
An optical record carrier recording method for forming pits and lands by directing a radiation beam onto a recording surface of an optical record carrier, said recording method comprising the steps of: setting the radiation beam for each pit to be recorded to at least one write power level (P w ) capable of forming a pit during a write power irradiation period and setting the radiation beam for each land between the pits to at least one bottom power level (P 0 ) incapable of forming a pit during a bottom power irradiation period, characterized in that said recording method further comprises the steps of: temporarily raising the bottom power level (P 0 ) to an LML land power level (P l1 ) during an LML land irradiation period for forming an LML land, the LML land power level (P l1 ) being close to the write power level (P w ); and temporarily lowering the write power level (P w ) to an LML pit power level (P p1 ) during an LML pit irradiation period for forming an LML pit, the LML pit power level (P p1 ) being close to the bottom power level (P 0 ).