[Gllug] DVD writers

[Stephen Harker]

On Thursday 12 September 2002 2:23 pm, Tim Gray wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gllug-admin at linux.co.uk
> > [mailto:gllug-admin at linux.co.uk] On Behalf Of Dylan
> > Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 1:43 PM
> > To: gllug at linux.co.uk
> > Subject: [Gllug] DVD writers
> >
> >
> > Hello peeps
> >
> > I've almost finished transcribing my vinyl LP's on to CD, and
> > figure the next
> > thing is to get VHS videos on to DVD. To that end, a few
> > questions are in the
> > air for comments...
> >
> > - What is the difference between DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW? I've
> > googled through
> > several reviews etc. but they haven't really told me which is
> > 'best' for my
> > purpose (replay on a standard DVD player.)
> >
> > - I'm assuming the process is *basically* the same as writing
> > a CD (from a
> > user perspective.) But are there any pitfalls I should look out for?
> >
> > Cheers for comments
> > Dylan
> >
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> In a nut shell DVD+RW is technically a better format (on disk data
> structures are more organised and cope better with delivering constant
> data rates required for DVD play back) and are more compatible with
> existing DVD players. DVD-RW is cheaper.
>
> I haven't tried running my DVD+RW on Linux. But all DVDs use UDF as a
> file system so the only sticking point should be if $burning_software
> supports your drive.

I have a DVD+RW drive here at work for backing up. Apparently, there were a 
large group of manufacturers sorting out a DVD RW standard. Then Pioneer 
broke off and put out DVD-RW to market first but it isn't (supposedly) as 
compatible with DVD players as the newer DVD+RW format from Sony, Phillips et 
al. However, DVD-RW has been out a lot longer and is more "out there" in the 
market and the media is cheaper.

Sony have announced that there will be a drive available soon that will read 
and write BOTH formats which would be handy.

I haven't tried making Video DVD's with it yet but it certainly works fine for 
data. I use the growisofs tools from 
http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/
which writes iso9660 images to the disc (and can add more data to the disc 
later non-destructively with RW media). I have had no problems reading them 
in Windows or Linux but the Mac didn't like it. It was expecting a DVD to 
have HFS or UFS only.

BTW, How many LP's do you have and how long has it taken you to transfer it 
all?!

Steve


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