Posted by Gary on 01/04/07 00:29

"Brian W" <brian.NOSPAMwescombe@PLEASEntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> "musicman" <stradlinizzy@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> Brian W wrote:
>>> "musicman" <stradlinizzy@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>> >
>>> > Gary wrote:
>>> >> There is no real need to change the audio spec for the different
>>> >> length
>>> >> as
>>> >> in the scheme of things the audio is such a small part of the data on
>>> >> a
>>> >> Video DVD
>>> >>
>>> >> just a thought.
>>> >>
>>> >> Gary
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > there is a difference, because I can record much more music on a DVD
>>> > if
>>> > I reduce the resolution settings on the record specs menu- i.e. if I
>>> > extend the quality setting from "best" to "normal", I can fit more
>>> > music on the disk.
>>>
>>> Not necessarily, as the DVD recorder is still recording a video stream,
>>> even
>>> if it's blank. So using the longer-length record setting, the audio
>>> qualityprobably isn't being affected.
>>> In other words, recording 4 hours of just music will use exactly the
>>> same
>>> amount of disc space as recording 4 hours of video and audio.
>>
>>
>> that's not how this machine works- changing the time resolution settngs
>> allows you to put more or less music on one DVD+R disk
>>
>> so the faster settings also improve quality
>>
>> do you have a DVDR ? If you did, you'd see what I mean
>
> Yes, I have a Panasonic DVD recorder. It records all audio at 256kbps in
> Dolby Digital whatever quality setting I use. Four hour setting allows
> four hours of music (with or without video), two hour setting allows two
> hours of music (with or without video). But the audio quality does not
> change.
>

That was my point. the time is for how much recording time ( normally with
pictures)

What a waste of disk space to record only the audio on a 4 gig disk.

Just think how many cd uncompressed tracks you could get on that. or how
much MP3 in superb quality. Hours and hours and hours
...................................................

Gary

or rip the audio from the DVD and just record the audio on it as tracks.

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