[Hidden-tech] What to do with DVD-R

[Robert Heller]

Wondering: are these double layer?  Or BluRay disks?

Note: "DVD-R" is somewhat ambigious: there are a number of *different* disk
formats: DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-ROM. plus some additional options. Not all are the
same and not all devices handle all formats. ALSO: there are *region* codes,
including region 0 (no/any region) for *video* content. Devices are *supposed*
to handle Region 0, but some Region 1 (US) players won't play Region 0 [this
is a bug]. *Linux* DVD players ignore the region code (Linux's Open Source
players generally just "give the finger" to the Motion Picture Suits and get
away with that since the suits lost the court battle involved).


At Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:53:54 -0400 rich at tnrglobal.com wrote:

> 
> guess I wasn't clear enough
> 
> The DVD-R came from a local TV station who tapped the venue - they 
> appear to be quality media and burned
> I might be able to dig into station staff to find out who and how they 
> burned them.
> 
> The drives I tried them on (tried a number) all say either 'Wrong type' 
> (TV with built in drive) or show no content (computers > 1)
> Which I thought was the issue, however it happened on too many of them.
> 
> ??? R
> 
> On 3/20/2024 1:44 PM, all pinehurstpictures.com wrote:
> >
> > Rich,
> >
> > This has been a problem since the  inception of DVD-R. It all comes 
> > down to 1. Quality media, 2. Quality authoring. Since you already have 
> > the DVD-R and it is from a quality source, then how you author the 
> > disc is your biggest concern. If you create it with one of the 
> > low-cost software factories, you may have problems.
> >
> > Rikk Desgres
> >
> > Pinehurst Pictures & Sound
> >
> > *From: *Hidden-discuss <hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net> 
> > on behalf of Rich at tnr via Hidden-discuss 
> > <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net>
> > *Date: *Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM
> > *To: *HT-discuss <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net>
> > *Subject: *[Hidden-tech] What to do with DVD-R
> >
> > I have a sizeable (40) batch of DVD-R from a local venue we'd like to
> > pass to attendees.
> >
> > I've found many are DVD-R that will not read in more recent players.
> > Anyone have experience with various versions of DVDs ?
> >
> > Is this just an issue with computer drives ?
> >
> > Any suggestions who can convert to a more recent format ?
> > Or to a digital drive ?
> >
> > Any ideas would be helpful.
> >
> > R.
> >
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