Topic: Difference between DVD -R and DVD +R

[Clive]

I stepped on a small mirror and broke it..... so that's how many years bad luck..

Only if you are walking under ladder at the same time and the date is Friday 13th.  You are quite safe.   

[daveeb]

 hi MB the things that spring to mind are

  did he select "no multisession" in the multisession tab menu.  If not the disc will be left open ie not finalised.
  Also he should select "finalise disc"
  Finally a dvd disc should be burned as dvd video.  If it was burned as dvd rom it won't work.

Personally i never use +R, i find -R to be more compatible with a range of dvd players.   

[Sandra]

I think you have that the wrong way round Dave.

The "Allow files to be added later" is the option for multisession and that doesnt close, or finalise the disc.
The "No Multisession" option does finalise it.

Now wheres that slapped bum smiley gone 

[mistybear]

You can slap Corey. He came to media attention when he held a party when his parents were away, not sure how many people turned up, but it became a media circus and he became the clown.

http://www.slapcorey.com/

Michael informs me that he didn't use Nero or WMP. He used windows folder ??. I have no idea what he's talking about, but he put the movies which are files (duh!) into a folder and burned the folder (files) to disc.   

I think the easiest thing, is for me to throw the disc into the bin and go and rent the movies I want to see. Or if I wait long enough they will be on TV.

[Simon]

Well, it sounds like he's just transferred the folder to a disc, and not actually made a playable DVD out of it.

[gmax]

Thats too long for me to wait, i just finished watching "Iron Man" & "Get Smart", i don't bother with dvd format.
Divx/Xvid , a ripped DVD is 4.3 GB but converted to Divx/Xvid  its only about 700mb with the same picture quality.

[mistybear]

Well, it sounds like he's just transferred the folder to a disc, and not actually made a playable DVD out of it.

I have no idea Simon, doesn't make sense to me. He put a whole season of Weeds on one DVD. And I can't find that either, the case is empty.      

Thats too long for me to wait, i just finished watching "Iron Man" & "Get Smart", i don't bother with dvd format.
Divx/Xvid , a ripped DVD is 4.3 GB but converted to Divx/Xvid  its only about 700mb with the same picture quality.

What sort of converter do you need gmax.

[gmax]

I use DVDfab to rip the DVD then i use AutoGK to convert the ripped DVD to Xvid format.

http://www.pc-pals.com/smf/index.php?topic=26380.msg169557;topicseen#msg169557
http://www.dvdfab.com/docs/
Of course you will need a home DVD player that can play Mpeg4/ Divx, but a lot of them are now.
Even cheap $50 Conia DVD players play Xvid movies.

[Simon]

Of course, we have to point out that duplicating copyrighted material, by any method, is illegal.

You're talking about copying home videos, yes?   

[mistybear]

Of course Simon, all the movies I've made of my pussies. 

[Simon]

[Rik]

Felinecitations. 

[gmax]

Of course Simon, all the movies I've made of my pussies. 

You have more than one pussy..? 

[mistybear]

You have more than one pussy..? 

Haven't you seen the photos. 

    You got a problem with my pussies.  ':|    

Felinecitations. 

Gesundheit.  

[Sandra]

Michael informs me that he didn't use Nero or WMP. He used windows folder ??. I have no idea what he's talking about, but he put the movies which are files (duh!) into a folder and burned the folder (files) to disc.   

I think hes used the built in burner in XP, you drag the files to a folder and then tell it to burn from there. I have used it a couple of times on a pc that didnt have nero installed but I dont think that its XPs best feature by a long way