Posted by AnthonyR on 10/06/05 18:38

"Terry Pinnell" <terrypin@dial.pipex.com> wrote in message
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> "AnthonyR" <nomail@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Terry Pinnell" <terrypin@dial.pipex.com> wrote in message
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>>>>>>I'm also, based upon his latest posts, wondering whether he's burning
>>>>>>his DVD-RW discs in DVD-ROM (data) format or DVD-Video format.
>>>>>
>>>>>This is a murky area for me, so please bear with me! I've been doing
>>>>>*both*, and perhaps that's causing or at least contributing to my
>>>>>problems? Basically, I've been repeating operations from a very
>>>>>limited repertoire:
>>>>>
>>
>>
>>Terry,
>>I quickly just wanted to say that multi-session recording is when you
>>record
>>something, put data, onto a disc
>>and then end the session, without finalizing or closing the disc.
>>Then later on, you record onto the disc again, it adds it in a seperate
>>session.
>>
>>When you read the disc, some software allows you to see the seperate
>>sessions.
>>
>>And if you record as a DVD-Video disc, you have to close or finalize the
>>disc for the files to be read correctly by dvd players other than the one
>>you used to make the session.
>>With a DVD-ROM format it mainly for data and would be read by a computer
>>not
>>a dvd player so finalizing the disc is less important.
>>That's how i basically understand the difference, maybe others can
>>elaborate
>>better.
>>
>>Also their is a difference on how the -RW and +RW behave in this respect
>>with dvd players, I believe the +RW doesn't need finalizing
>>to be read by another +RW machine where the -RW disc does no matter what,
>>this is why some people found the +RW discs easier to use the the -RW. I
>>might not be exact in technical reason but just wanted to get the idea out
>>there.
>>
> Thanks, Anthony, appreciate the explanations. I'm slowly getting to
> grips with some of this. But I must say that the more I read, the more
> there seems I have yet to learn!
>
> Have included a batch of Verbatim DVD+RW 4X in the new discs that
> arrived a few minute ago (and more DVD-RW, and some DVD-R).
>
> So many permutations now to remember: Drive, Medium, Program being
> used, Last program used, Phase of the moon... <g>
>
> --
> Terry, West Sussex, UK

Hi Terry,
I know what you mean... the more you look into stuff the more layers of
complexity you find.
But the bright spot to this is you have both the talent and the energy to
keep going. In the end that's all that is needed
to figure stuff out, so eventually you'll be an expert on dvd rw burning. :)
AnthonyR.

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