Posted by mike on 11/16/06 22:46

VideoReDo Sucks wrote:
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>>Rick Matthews wrote:
>>
>>>I'm new to DVD-RW and I need some direction, please.
>>>
>>>The DVD-R media that I purchased (details below) don't appear to be
>>>blank. If I <right><click> on the drive in My Computer and select
>>>properties, the <General> tab shows this information:
>>>
>>>DVD-R Blank Disc
>>>--------------------------------------------------
>>>Type CD Drive
>>>File System UDF2.00
>>>--------------------------------------------------
>>>Used Space 328,925,184 bytes 313 MB
>>>Free Space 4,376,821,760 bytes 4.07 GB
>>>--------------------------------------------------
>>>Capacity 4,705,746,944 bytes 4.38 GB
>>>
>>>When you open the dvd in explorer there are no files listed (hidden and
>>>system files are not hidden).
>>>
>>>Every one that I've tested out of the two packs gives me the same
>>>results.
>>>
>>>It apparently confuses Nero, because after taking a long time to recode
>
> a
>
>>>video to fit on a 4.38 GB DVD, it starts burning and burns until it runs
>>>out of room, and ends in a failure.
>>>
>>>Windows XP Home SP2
>>>Mad Dog MegaSTOR 18X Triple Format Internal DVD-RW MD-18XTFI
>>>Sony DVD-R 16X 25DMR47LS4
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance!
>>
>>
>>contact sony at the link below .
>>
>>http://b2b.sony.com/Solutions/page.do?page=/RecordableMedia/support.html
>>
>
>
> No need to contact Sony, they'll just pass the story around their support
> group and laugh.
> The OP has somehow formatted his DVD for packet writing. Probably done
> automatically upon inserion.
> He/she has Sonic DLA, Nero InCD or Roxio DirectCD installed and it did the
> formatting behind his/her back.
> The used space is simply reserved for the UDF file system to keep track of
> files on the disc.
> The OP needs to use his/her DVD writing softwares "Erase Disc" function in
> order to make the disc usable for his/her intended purpose.

Please explain process for erasing a DVD-R disk? That could come in handy.
Thanks, mike

> They might also want to remove (it can be an aggravating task) their packet
> writing software.
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