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question about DVD + R DL
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JComputer
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21. April 2008 @ 17:25 |
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my question is does the disc need to be formated for use as a dual layer dvd or not? also is this compatible with most dvd recorders?
Jerry Graham
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21. April 2008 @ 17:50 |
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No format is needed. Most newer(3yrs) will read +r dl. However, I would recommend latest software/firmware. I have recently had compatibility issues with 2 liteons and a pioneer. they would complete the burn, but certain machines wouldn't recognize the disks(x360). The same media, burned properly, played fine.
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21. April 2008 @ 21:44 |
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Best compatibility when +r disc booktyped/bittyped to dvd-rom. Imgburn will allow you to do this for some burners as Liteons ,LG Samsung. Imgburn best burning engine for +r dl. Free from
www.imgburn.com
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22. April 2008 @ 08:50 |
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Genereal consensus is stick with ImgBurn for Dual Layer burns.
Stick with Verbatim blank media.
Booktype to DVD-ROM as suggested by iluvendo.
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Suba
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22. April 2008 @ 09:26 |
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Originally posted by JComputer:
my question is does the disc need to be formated for use as a dual layer dvd or not? also is this compatible with most dvd recorders?
I think you are talking about recorder not burner, in that case check the manual for the machine. It will tell you what type of disc it can work with.
If DL disc, definitely use Verbatim(reliable if made in Singapore).
Other stuff about ImgBurn is irrelevant, because recorders use their own software to burn.
If you talk about computer burner, than all what was said is relevant.
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JComputer
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22. April 2008 @ 11:27 |
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The machine is a sony dvd burner drive it is a drive on my computer. is is supposedly able to recognize a dvd + rw dl. but doesnt. not sure if there is a dvd -rw dl out there.
Jerry Graham
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JoeRyan
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22. April 2008 @ 11:34 |
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Only JVC has introduced a rewritable DL disc, and it's a DVD-RW DL that requires a special drive to write it and new firmware for any player or drive to read it. I don't see any reason for such a disc.
Your Sony drive can read and write DVD+R DL discs, not DVD+RW DL discs which don't exist. What is confusing is that the logo for DVD+R/+RW discs is "DVD+RW." There is a long story behind that, but I won't go into it.
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JComputer
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22. April 2008 @ 12:14 |
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are there any settings within a drive that would tell the drive to recognize the disk? I realize this may sound like a silly question, but I have used a verbatim dvd + r dl, i know that i said before was a rw dl. typo on my part. anyway it wont read it as a dvd but only as a cd and it is full.
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JoeRyan
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22. April 2008 @ 16:04 |
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If you mean that the disc shows up as a CD in Windows Explorer, that's a quirk of Windows. As long as you have DVD playback software on your computer and the disc plays, then everything is fine.
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23. April 2008 @ 01:53 |
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you cant format a dvdr-dl, if it sees it and thinks its used (i wont say full here!) as you could ahve had a bad burn and a slight bit of info is on disc, so its dead to use again but been written on.
Nothing here to see, move along folks.
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JoeRyan
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23. April 2008 @ 11:04 |
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The recording software automatically formats the disc depending on the type of information being put on it. When recording video, the format can be DVD-Video or DVD-VR. The latter is for home recorders, TV recordings, or camcorders because the total amount of time is not known until the disc is finalized. The DVD-Video format writes the total time at the beginning of the recording in the table of contents; the DVD-VR format writes the table at the end of the recording. There are data formats such as UDF in its various versions.
"Formatting" is often mistakenly understand as only packet-writing formatting that must be written first for rewritable media such as diskettes, CD-RW, and DVD+/-RW discs in order to arrange the files in an address system. All DVD discs, including DL discs, must have a format in order to be recognized by other players.
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23. April 2008 @ 12:45 |
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well blow me i didnt know that
you need to FORMAT a dual layer dvdr before burning...
wild...
i never use them too expensive and picky for me...
Nothing here to see, move along folks.
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23. April 2008 @ 13:19 |
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Quote:
i never use them too expensive and picky for me...
Amen to that!
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28. April 2008 @ 12:19 |
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Originally posted by JComputer:
are there any settings within a drive that would tell the drive to recognize the disk? I realize this may sound like a silly question, but I have used a verbatim dvd + r dl, i know that i said before was a rw dl. typo on my part. anyway it wont read it as a dvd but only as a cd and it is full.
Whatever program you burn with should have a setting that allows you to booktype aka bitset your recordable DVDs. Set that to DVD-ROM for all recordable DVDs including DLs to ensure most compatibility.
Or you can buy a Pioneer drive that does it all automatically for you. I have a Pioneer 111D.
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