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ok, the questions i am receiving from people is about whether or not to use double layered DVD-R's.
double layer discs will hold double the amount of data which a standard DVD-R/DVD+R will hold. (8.5 gigs versus 4.7 gigs).
what does this mean? this means you can make an exact copy of a dvd without having to take any of the content out, which you otherwise would with a standard DVD-R, so you could conserve space. it also means you dont have to compress any of your images.
it sounds great, right? well, that depends. a standard single-layer DVD will cost you 30 cents compared to $2.50 per disc. so what happens when your burn fucks up? you are going to spend atleast $5 on backing up that one DVD ($2.50 for the trashed disc, and $2.50 for the one that worked).
ok, so money isnt an issue with you? well, i have read plenty of people (who are much more involved in this 'scene' and are much more in 'the know' than i am) complaining about how their double-layer burns eventually crap out and go to shit because the double layer technology for homeburns and recordable dvd's arent exactly perfected yet.
me? personally, i like single layer burns. why? i have treated some of these discs like shit, and they still play. the same thing could not be said about all of my double layer burns.
it's up to you whatever you choose to do.
if you go with double-layer burns, post up, and let us all know how it turns out.
double layer discs will hold double the amount of data which a standard DVD-R/DVD+R will hold. (8.5 gigs versus 4.7 gigs).
what does this mean? this means you can make an exact copy of a dvd without having to take any of the content out, which you otherwise would with a standard DVD-R, so you could conserve space. it also means you dont have to compress any of your images.
it sounds great, right? well, that depends. a standard single-layer DVD will cost you 30 cents compared to $2.50 per disc. so what happens when your burn fucks up? you are going to spend atleast $5 on backing up that one DVD ($2.50 for the trashed disc, and $2.50 for the one that worked).
ok, so money isnt an issue with you? well, i have read plenty of people (who are much more involved in this 'scene' and are much more in 'the know' than i am) complaining about how their double-layer burns eventually crap out and go to shit because the double layer technology for homeburns and recordable dvd's arent exactly perfected yet.
me? personally, i like single layer burns. why? i have treated some of these discs like shit, and they still play. the same thing could not be said about all of my double layer burns.
it's up to you whatever you choose to do.
if you go with double-layer burns, post up, and let us all know how it turns out.
