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Newb question- yes im embarrassed.
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29. May 2006 @ 14:07 |
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Dont worry, its quick:
single layer disc 4.7gb so i should burn only 4.3gb...
What is the target filesize for a DL disc?
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29. May 2006 @ 14:24 |
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By using DVDShrink you can fit more than the 4.7g for a DL it's around 9g., but once again using Shrink you can exceed that.
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29. May 2006 @ 15:24 |
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A single layer (dvd-5) holds up to 4.38 gig - a dual layer (dvd-9) will hold 7.95 gig.
You can lower your target size in Shrink so that you don't burn to the edge of the disc.
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29. May 2006 @ 15:27 |
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@binkie7, well I learn things every day, I thought DL held 9g, hence calling it DVD9
@limelight, sorry for the wrong info, now I feel embarrased.
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29. May 2006 @ 15:41 |
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No need to feel embarrassed - it's deceiving. They calculate w/ 1000 mbs to a gig when for computers it's really 1024 mb per gig.
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29. May 2006 @ 15:53 |
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But for a couple of your concerns, there is one thing I would like to point out.
The DVD size is based on a 1000 based system rather then 1024 (which is the true size system) I do not agree personally that DVDs should be labeled 4.7GB, as they only truely hole 4.36GB. Let me do some math for you to explain a little better.
1000 based system
1000bytes/1Kb
1000Kb/1Mb
1000Mb/1Gb
so according to this system the DVD should have 4.7 Billion bytes of information.
Now lets take that number and put it into the true size specifications
1024bytes/1Kb
1024Kb/1MB
1024MB/1GB
so 1024³x4.7
this is equal to 5046586572.8 bytes
but a dvd only holds 4.7 billion bytes, so we work out
4,700,000,000
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1024³
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4.37.........ect
now count in lead in/out and minus about .01GB for that, So by true size specifications, the accual amount of data that can be held onto a DVD is 4.36GB with lead in and out (for compatibility).
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29. May 2006 @ 16:13 |
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@ireland, thats exactly what I thought. You could have shown some pics on how you worked it out though, Cheers
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31. May 2006 @ 08:08 |
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So to confirm, the target filesize for DL discs so that there wont be any audio/video sync errors is 7.9gb correct?
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31. May 2006 @ 15:13 |
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Give or take a meg to compensate for the lead in/lead out as ireland pointed out.
The the program you are using will know the target size & the max amount that can written. Just pick which you will be using DVD-5 or DVD-9.
The audio/video sync sounds like another problem. Are you converting like .avi's etc or making backups of original dvd's?
edit: spelling
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 31. May 2006 @ 15:14
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31. May 2006 @ 15:32 |
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backups of dvds. im trying to do tv shows on 2 dl discs.
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31. May 2006 @ 16:31 |
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The audio sync problem can be media and/or burn speed. Which media gave you this problem? What program did you use?
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1. June 2006 @ 15:07 |
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No issues, but simply put:
single sided dvd+r: 4.7gb(advertised), actual burning capacity->4.3gb.
Double sided DVD+DL: 8.5gb(advertised), actual burning capacity->?????
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1. June 2006 @ 15:56 |
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7.9 gigs for DVD-9(Dual Layer).
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1. June 2006 @ 16:00 |
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Great. Thank you very much!
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1. June 2006 @ 16:13 |
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You are very welcome...
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