Re: DVD-R or DVD+R
On 10/06/2010, at 9:33 AM, Lloyd White wrote: Thanks Ronni, I checked that site. The most interesting part for me was that with DVD+R you can burn a part of it and then come back later to burn more data on the unused part. That could be useful to me. My local supplier could give me no such information! Regards Lloyd Be careful with this, and take it under advisement. What this simply means is that that capability of multiple burning sessions is provided by the DVD+R protocols, but you are still dependent on the software you use to make that happen. For example, if you create a Burn Folder in the Finder, copy some items to it, and then burn that folder to a DVD+R disc, the disc WILL BE FINALISED. There is no way to tell Finder to burn in sessions. On the other hand, if you create an editable Disk Image using Disk Utility, you do have an option to leave the image re-writeable once burnt the first time, but this is not a straightforward procedure. It requires some care. Bear in mind also that an unfinalised DVD may not be useable in other devices until it has been finalised. By far the easiest way to deal with multi-sessions burns is to use software which is designed for the purpose, the best example of course being Roxio's Toast. There are other reasonable shareware titles available as well. Just be aware that just because DVD+R allows the disc to be recorded multiple times, there is no guarantee that this will be the case following a standard burn session. Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 064 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: DVD-R or DVD+R
Hi David, That may be the case. I just tried a different brand of DVD-R and it was accepted by the computer. Can anyone tell me the difference between DVD-R and DVD+R ? Lloyd Hi Lloyd -- -- It might just be that you have hit a bad patch in the Verbatim production line. I had a similar problem with a batch of Sony DVD+Rs. I even sent one which was clearly faulty back to Sony, they denied there was anything wrong with it. I now use TDK Gold DVD+R discs, they are a bit more expensive, but have had no problems since (maybe 800 discs used). Cheers -- David Noel 2010 Jun 8 On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Lloyd White lloydwh...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi everyone, In the past I have burned about 40 Verbatim DVD-R disks but suddenly my iMac (OS 10.6.3) rejects these disks. They just keep popping out again after about 30 seconds. However TDK DVD-RW disks are accepted. Is there any reason the Verbatim disks are suddenly not acceptable? Could it be the OS upgrade? -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: DVD-R or DVD+R
Hi Lloyd, I've always had more success with Verbatim discs than any other brand, so don't know why you are suddenly experiencing problems. The disks are pretty much the same, but the writing process is different. DVD+R is a bit more advanced, but the disks often cost more than the older DVD-R format. DVD+R was also intended to be compatible with more DVD players, but in all reality there's not much of a difference. DVD-R and DVD+R are two competing technologies that use different formats. No single company owns either DVD format and both technologies have their advantages. DVD+R is a write-once format intended to be more compatible with more DVD players, though at this point it seems to be about even with DVD-R, which remains the most compatible computer-burned DVD format. Another thing to consider is what format your DVD recording software works best in. A more detailed explanation of the differences can be found here: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/difference-between-dvd-r-and-dvdr.html Or do a google search 'difference between DVD-R and DVD+R Disc' Cheers, Ronni On 09/06/2010, at 3:59 PM, Lloyd White wrote: Hi David, That may be the case. I just tried a different brand of DVD-R and it was accepted by the computer. Can anyone tell me the difference between DVD-R and DVD+R ? Lloyd Hi Lloyd -- -- It might just be that you have hit a bad patch in the Verbatim production line. I had a similar problem with a batch of Sony DVD+Rs. I even sent one which was clearly faulty back to Sony, they denied there was anything wrong with it. I now use TDK Gold DVD+R discs, they are a bit more expensive, but have had no problems since (maybe 800 discs used). Cheers -- David Noel 2010 Jun 8 On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Lloyd White lloydwh...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi everyone, In the past I have burned about 40 Verbatim DVD-R disks but suddenly my iMac (OS 10.6.3) rejects these disks. They just keep popping out again after about 30 seconds. However TDK DVD-RW disks are accepted. Is there any reason the Verbatim disks are suddenly not acceptable? Could it be the OS upgrade? -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: DVD-R or DVD+R
Thanks Ronni, I checked that site. The most interesting part for me was that with DVD+R you can burn a part of it and then come back later to burn more data on the unused part. That could be useful to me. My local supplier could give me no such information! Regards Lloyd Hi Lloyd, I've always had more success with Verbatim discs than any other brand, so don't know why you are suddenly experiencing problems. The disks are pretty much the same, but the writing process is different. DVD+R is a bit more advanced, but the disks often cost more than the older DVD-R format. DVD+R was also intended to be compatible with more DVD players, but in all reality there's not much of a difference. DVD-R and DVD+R are two competing technologies that use different formats. No single company owns either DVD format and both technologies have their advantages. DVD+R is a write-once format intended to be more compatible with more DVD players, though at this point it seems to be about even with DVD-R, which remains the most compatible computer-burned DVD format. Another thing to consider is what format your DVD recording software works best in. A more detailed explanation of the differences can be found here: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/difference-between-dvd-r-and-dvdr.html Or do a google search 'difference between DVD-R and DVD+R Disc' Cheers, Ronni On 09/06/2010, at 3:59 PM, Lloyd White wrote: Hi David, That may be the case. I just tried a different brand of DVD-R and it was accepted by the computer. Can anyone tell me the difference between DVD-R and DVD+R ? Lloyd -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: DVD-R
Hi Lloyd -- -- It might just be that you have hit a bad patch in the Verbatim production line. I had a similar problem with a batch of Sony DVD+Rs. I even sent one which was clearly faulty back to Sony, they denied there was anything wrong with it. I now use TDK Gold DVD+R discs, they are a bit more expensive, but have had no problems since (maybe 800 discs used). Cheers -- David Noel 2010 Jun 8 On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Lloyd White lloydwh...@iinet.net.auwrote: Hi everyone, In the past I have burned about 40 Verbatim DVD-R disks but suddenly my iMac (OS 10.6.3) rejects these disks. They just keep popping out again after about 30 seconds. However TDK DVD-RW disks are accepted. Is there any reason the Verbatim disks are suddenly not acceptable? Could it be the OS upgrade? Lloyd -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
DVD-R
Hi everyone, In the past I have burned about 40 Verbatim DVD-R disks but suddenly my iMac (OS 10.6.3) rejects these disks. They just keep popping out again after about 30 seconds. However TDK DVD-RW disks are accepted. Is there any reason the Verbatim disks are suddenly not acceptable? Could it be the OS upgrade? Lloyd -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
DVD-R DL
Does anyone know where I can get blank DVD-R DL disks? Regards, Adrian
Re: DVD-R DL
On 7/02/2006 6:15 PM, Adrian Skehan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know where I can get blank DVD-R DL disks? Regards, Adrian Hi Adrian I've got quite a few of them in stock and am doing them at a good price. Drop me an email if you're interested and want more info. Thanks! Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: danielATmacwizardryDOTcomDOTau Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh**
Re: VHS to DVD-r (was blank ;-) ) (And now about bridging) :o)
Hi Hugh, If all you want to do is copy straight from VHS to DVD and time is an issue then consider a DVD recorder. We bought a Panasonic DVD recorder back in the early days when they cost about twice their current price. We also have an eMac that is great for video editing. When all I need is a duplication, I go for the recorder because it is less time consuming. it also gives excellent results when recording from a Digital set top box. In your case it may be a cheaper option too. We also did the DV camera bridge thing a few months back. Works a treat if you can find the right camera. Costs a little more than one of the the DV boxes though. Hope this is helpful, Good luck Paul On 21/10/2005, at 12:14 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: On 21/10/2005 11:25 AM, Rod [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 21/10/2005, at 11:15 AM, Hugh Griffiths wrote: Hi, I am looking for advice on what is the best way to burn dvd's of my many hours of VHS video (currently standing at around 200+ hours) of family stuff. I have a G5 Imac and a hi-fi stereo VHS player, just not sure what the best way to connect the two is, and what the best software would be. Hugh Either use a Canopus DV box (which will let you plug in your VHS player, then firewire into your Mac), or invest in a DV camcorder that has an analogue bridge function. The Canons are fairly cheap now, and work well (in saying that, the bridge function of my MV600i no longer works with iMovie 5 :-(, worked fine in iMovie4). iMovie and iDVD are your best bets. Easy to use, and would have come free with your iMac. Seeya Rod! Rod,..it should work (I'm pretty sure). Just make sure you're using iMovie 5.0.1 and not 5.0.2. It involves a bit of mucking around, deleting it, reinstalling it and then just not updating it all the way. I did it for another client whose machine used to do it, then when they went updated iMovie it wouldn't. So I deleted iMovie, reinstalled it from the iLife DVD and updated it to 5.0.1. And it worked again! :o) They could then use it as a bridge! :o) Hope that helps! Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: danielATmacwizardryDOTcomDOTau Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: VHS to DVD-r (was blank ;-) )
On 21/10/2005, at 11:15 AM, Hugh Griffiths wrote: Hi, I am looking for advice on what is the best way to burn dvd's of my many hours of VHS video (currently standing at around 200+ hours) of family stuff. I have a G5 Imac and a hi-fi stereo VHS player, just not sure what the best way to connect the two is, and what the best software would be. Hugh Either use a Canopus DV box (which will let you plug in your VHS player, then firewire into your Mac), or invest in a DV camcorder that has an analogue bridge function. The Canons are fairly cheap now, and work well (in saying that, the bridge function of my MV600i no longer works with iMovie 5 :-(, worked fine in iMovie4). iMovie and iDVD are your best bets. Easy to use, and would have come free with your iMac. Seeya Rod!
Re: VHS to DVD-r (was blank ;-) ) (And now about bridging) :o)
On 21/10/2005 11:25 AM, Rod [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 21/10/2005, at 11:15 AM, Hugh Griffiths wrote: Hi, I am looking for advice on what is the best way to burn dvd's of my many hours of VHS video (currently standing at around 200+ hours) of family stuff. I have a G5 Imac and a hi-fi stereo VHS player, just not sure what the best way to connect the two is, and what the best software would be. Hugh Either use a Canopus DV box (which will let you plug in your VHS player, then firewire into your Mac), or invest in a DV camcorder that has an analogue bridge function. The Canons are fairly cheap now, and work well (in saying that, the bridge function of my MV600i no longer works with iMovie 5 :-(, worked fine in iMovie4). iMovie and iDVD are your best bets. Easy to use, and would have come free with your iMac. Seeya Rod! Rod,..it should work (I'm pretty sure). Just make sure you're using iMovie 5.0.1 and not 5.0.2. It involves a bit of mucking around, deleting it, reinstalling it and then just not updating it all the way. I did it for another client whose machine used to do it, then when they went updated iMovie it wouldn't. So I deleted iMovie, reinstalled it from the iLife DVD and updated it to 5.0.1. And it worked again! :o) They could then use it as a bridge! :o) Hope that helps! Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: danielATmacwizardryDOTcomDOTau Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh**
Burning VCD format onto DVD-R question
Hi All! Does anyone know if it is possible to burn a VCD format onto a DVD-R? The reason I ask is that I have to compile a heap of footy games for a friend who works in Africa for 3 month stretches. At the moment I have to split one game over 2 DVD-Rs if I use iMovie and iDVD. The qulaity of MPEG1 is fine for his purposes, so it should mean that I can jam two whole games on to one DVD-R. Feasible? Seeya Rod!
Blank DVD R Disks
Please does anyone know where a dope can buy blank DVDR disks on a public holiday? Ta Rod -- Rod BLITVICH Head of Learning Technologies Balcatta Senior High School Apple Educator of Excellence 2002 - 2003 Amy and Sam's Dad [EMAIL PROTECTED]0409 681 256 http://www.apple.com.au/education/k12/aee/bios/homepage.html http://www.apple.com.au/education/hed/products/ibook/balcatta.html --- Refuse Novocain... Transcend Dental Medication.
Re: Blank DVD R Disks
Somewhere in Fremantle or Rockingham (ie official tourist areas)? If so, then somewhere like Target or Myer in Freo would probably have them. Possibly Coles Fremantle. Regards, Phil Please does anyone know where a dope can buy blank DVDR disks on a public holiday? Ta Rod -- -- Sent from the Apple PowerBook G4 of: Phillip McGree Web: http://www.phil.net.au Perth, Western Australiahttp://www.perthcomedy.com Mobile Phone: 0418 922 500 Macs for sale - new and secondhand http://www.themacshack.com.au
Re: SuperDrive vs DVD-R 4x media...
Note that DVD's spin MUCH MUCH faster than CD's even at one speed they are spinning - um (off the top of my head - tech check please!) 4 to 6 times faster than a CD so 2x DVDR burn the disk is actually spinning at about the same speed as 8 or 12 x CDR burn. the drive it's self will only burn at it's manufactured burn speed (unless apple throtles them back which I don't think has been mentioned in any forum) much like using high speed CD's (52x) in an old 4x speed CD burner you will never burn faster than the the cd burners 4 speed maximum. you buy high speed media to burn safely in a higher speed drive rather than to up your burn speed in a slower drive. the main issue with the higher speed drives is that once a disk starts spinning at the high speeds the media can start to flutter if it's not designed to spin at the higher speeds slot loading drives tend to be more prone to this than tray loading drives. putting older/cheaper/lower quality disks in to a high speed burner will risk damaging the media and possibly the drive - imagine a child's toy spinning top that has lost equilibrium or using an ice cream container lid as a frissbie (sp?) the disk actually warps and distorts inside the drive unit. I used some old 4 speed CD disks in an external 52 speed burner and while I told it to burn it at only 4 speed the drive its self span the disk up to near full speed before throttling back and in each and every case the disk produced an awful clattering noise and the disk was spat out after a few seconds of burn time with media errors and massive scratches around the surfaces (both sides) -- ~ Mark Secker Computer Support Officer ph#6488 1855 (ECEL) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Western Australia - CRICOS Provider No. 00126G ~ Only he who attempts the absurd is capable of achieving the impossible. - Miguel de Unamuno It takes an idiot to do cool things that's why it's cool FLCL http://ecel-mark.ecel.uwa.edu.au/~marksecker/index.htm (sometimes works)
SuperDrive vs DVD-R 4x media...
Superdrive vs. DVD-R 4x media Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-Path: : [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a eMac (running 10.3.2) with a Superdrive. This is a factory DVR-104 listing the device revision as A227. Using Apple DVD-R 4x media, I can only seem to have the option to burn at 1x which seems a little strange. There is no firmware update available unlike some early flat panel iMacs and others with the same drive (see below). Anyone else have this issue or know what I can do to fix it ? I know it isn't a critical problem but I could save some time waiting ! Regards Mark PS. There is a Tech Note (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86130) that includes the following info that states that the eMac should be able to burn 4x media and that my device is up to date ! (here is a bit of the note...) How can I tell if I need this update? If you have an iMac (17-inch Flat Panel), eMac with SuperDrive, Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) with SuperDrive, or PowerBook G4 (1GHz/867MHz) with SuperDrive you do not need this update. Your computer's SuperDrive is already compatible with high-speed media. Computers that do not have a SuperDrive do not need this update. Follow these steps to determine if your computer's SuperDrive needs to be updated: 1. Choose Apple System Profiler from the Apple menu (Mac OS 9), or open it from the Utilities folder (Applications/Utilities) in Mac OS X. 2. Click the Devices and Volumes tab. Locate the CD-RW/DVD-R device listing. 3. Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the device listing to get more information. * If the Vendor Identification field names a manufacturer other than Pioneer, you don't need this update. * If the Vendor Identification field names Pioneer as the manufacturer, your drive may need the update. o For drives with the Product Identification DVR-104, no update is required if the Device Revision number is A227 or higher. o For drives with the Product Identification DVR-103, no update is required if the Device Revision number is 1.90 or higher.
PowerBook DVD-R now a DVD-RW
Success... as mentioned on Wednesday I have run the unofficial drive flash and have restored the so DVD-R Superdrive in my 1Ghz PowerBook into a DVD-RW Superdrive. testing shows that the drive now burns at: CD tested using iTunes and Toast Ti. Audio and data CD-R 16x vs old 8x CD-RW at 8x vs old 4x speed DVD more interestingly with the dvd drive tested with data and movie (Lain - Serial Experiment DVD#1) DVD-R now at 2x v's single speed 100 minute DVD burnt in 50 minutes + aprox 2 minutes lead in lead out time DVD-RW now burns only single speed but importantly it does burn DVD-RW's -- ~ Mark Secker [EMAIL PROTECTED] ph#9380 1855 (ECEL) ECEL Computer Support Officer, University of Western Australia. CRICOS Provider No. 00126G ~ 'We are all children of $root' or so says a wise old programer... Anon. There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence. -- Jeremy S. Anderson
For Sale or Exchange DVD + R for DVD -R
My son has just purchased 6 (2 packs of 3) SONY DVD+R, which he now advises me are no good for his G4 Ighz Super drive. Would anyone be able to exchange these for 6 DVD -R? Have a good day Mike Anderson
Re: For Sale or Exchange DVD + R for DVD -R
Hello All Further to the problem Mike has highlighted below you may like to read a thread at Macintouch about this subject http://www.macintouch.com/dvdstandards.html With DVD's there is NO UNIVERSAL STANDARD SO BEWARE what you buy. Cheers Bob Actually, the problem is that there are too many standards. The good thing about standards is that there's so many to choose from! Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper, race the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2003 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord http://sungroper.asn.au/
Pioneer DVD-R firmware bug
Hi... Basically if you use 4X disks without the appropriate firmware patch you can destroy the laser. http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/hs/pioneer.html http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns2815 Thanks, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2003 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord http://sungroper.asn.au/
Re: Pioneer DVD-R firmware bug
on 19/09/02 09:54, Shay Telfer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi... Basically if you use 4X disks without the appropriate firmware patch you can destroy the laser. http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/hs/pioneer.html http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns2815 Thanks, Shay Does anyone know if the superdrive in the 800Hz 15 Flat panel iMacs is one of these Pioneer drives affected? The model is one of the drives affected. I doubt Apple will have patched the firmware yet either. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer It must be bunnies! Opinions for hire [POQ] [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord
