can someone tell me what are DVD-9 i try to put like 3 movies on a DVD+R and Nero always says it dosen't fit but will fit on a DVD-9 so what are these discs and where do i get them from. and also what are the best DVD+R media? can someone please help.
you can get them anywhere (best buy, office max, office depot walmart etc), i would use a good brand such as verbatim though. Oh and check to see if they're on sale anywhere before you get em though.
edit: and good brands of DVD+R would be verbatim and taiyo yuden
DVD-9 stands for dual layer dvd(same side).That means it can contain twice the capacity that a normal dvd(DVD-5) can contain.
You will never be able to put three movies together on the same DVD+R without compressing them.For that you'll need to use special softwares allowing you to compress and even burn these backups on any normal DVD(+R or -R).You can use DVD Shrink or CloneDVD2 to do the compression and the burn.But one thing you should know is that while compressing THREE movies to make them fit on a single DVD will greatly deteriorate the quality of the movies.I myself never put more than one movie(after compression)on one DVD.I use separate DVD as i want to keep the quality same as the original one.
But if you want to get the DVD-9,which is also called dual layer DVD,you can almost find them anywhere,places where you used to buy blank medias.I would recommend you to use the verbatim DL(dual layer)one.But don't forget that of course these discs will cost more than the normal DVD±R.Why don't you use the same DVD+R you always use,they are so cheap nowadays?But it's up to you,i'm just giving you some ideas here.
If there's still something that you don't understand,let me know.
Edit:Mord has been quicker than me in replying but he's right.And right also about the Taiyo and Verbs for the best DVD+R.I use the Taiyo verb DVD+R and they are perfect!!!
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Quote:DVD-9 stands for dual layer dvd(same side).That means it can contain twice the capacity that a normal dvd(DVD-5) can contain.
Just for your information a minor correction. A DL dvd does not hold twice the capacity of a SL dvd. A single layor (DVD5) dvd will hold aprox. 4.38 gb and a dual layor (DVD9) dvd will hold aprox. 7.96 gb. As you can see a DL dvd will not quite hold two complete SL dvd's. 4.38 gb x 2 = 8.76 gb. DL dvd = 7.96 gb.
No biggie my friend. Just wanted to point this out.
Hey!Good you corrected me on that.That's what i used to say,please correct me whenever i'm wrong about something.I learn from my mistakes and from good people like you :)
