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On this page
Media-Packs.com
intend to
provide
customer
with detail
information
on the
Frequently
Ask Question
on DVD
Burning
Industry
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Q: |
Why did I
have a big
failure rate
when I burn
the DVD?
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A: |
- Your
burner
may not
support
the
media
format.
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Media
might
not be
compatible
with
your
burner.
- You
don't
have a
proper
software,
hardware,
and
firmware
combination.
- You
might
have a
problem
with
your
recorder.
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Q: |
What
speed would
different
types of
media burn
in my drive? |
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Usually the
burning
speed of the
media is
regulated by
the actual
DVD burner
and the
certified
speed of the
media. For
instance if
you have a
burner that
are capable
of burning
at 4X but
you actually
purchase a
disc that
could only
runs at 1X.
The chances
are your
burning
speed of the
media would
only be able
to reach 1X
speed. |
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Q: |
What
is the
difference
between
DVD-R and
DVD+R? Which
DVD burner
should I
buy?
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A: |
DVD-R was
developed by
Pioneer. It
is designed
to be a
recordable
format
compatible
with DVD
Video
players and
DVD ROM
drives. This
standard was
approved by
the DVD
Forum and
has been
adopted by
many DVD
equipment
manufacturers.
Due to the
fact that
such
standards
are based on
numerous
patents,
where the
licensing of
these
patents
costs
manufacturers
who do not
own the
patents
substantial
royalties in
order to
produce
compatible
equipment or
media, a
separate
consortium
of
manufacturers
decided that
their
financial
interests
would be
best served
by
developing a
competing
recordable
format. This
format is
known as
DVD+R. The
consortium
is known as
the DVD+RW
alliance.
It is hard
to say that
one format
is better
than the
other.
Neither have
significant
advantages
over the
other. Both
are good but
not perfect
in terms of
their
ability to
create discs
that are
playable in
most
standalone
DVD players.
The bottom
line is that
you should
pick a
burner that
suits your
requirements,
and buy
media
designed for
your burner.
The good
news is that
there are
new burners
such as
Pioneer106
or Pioneer
107 that now
support both
-R and +R.
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Q: |
What
is Media ID
and what is
Write
Strategy?
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A: |
The Media ID
is the
location of
information
about the
disc. The
Write
Strategy is
the maximum
speed the
disc was
manufactured
to use.
Burning
faster will
often cause
errors. Most
DVD burners
read the
Media ID for
determining
write speed
allowed by
the burning
software.
You should
always check
the Write
Strategy to
ensure the
Media ID is
not forged
for and
incorrect
speed. Be
aware that
never burn
faster than
the write
strategy. |
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Q: |
How
do I know
what is the
Media ID and
Write
Strategy of
my discs?
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A: |
DVD burners
are required
to read the
information.
Several
programs
exist for
checking the
Media ID and
Write
Strategy of
the disc.
Most of
these
utilities
are free.
You can
download
DVDINFOPRO
from
www.dvdinfopro.com.
I am using
the free
release of
DVDInfo.
This test
shows that
my disc is
made by
Ritek and
the Media ID
RITEKG04
approve
that. Write
Strategy
speed is 4X
that matches
Media ID
speed.
You should
always check
the Write
Strategy to
ensure the
Media ID is
not forged
for an
incorrect
speed. |
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Q: |
Why
my DVD media
cannot reach
stated Write
Strategy
burning
speed? |
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A: |
In order to
get the
fastest
burning
speed, you
should
always keep
the firmware
of your DVD
burners
upgraded to
the latest
version.
Most DVD
burners read
the Media ID
for
determining
write speed
allowed by
the burning
software. If
Media IDs of
new released
DVD media
are not
listed in
DVD burners'
firmware,
burning
speed might
downgrade.
That is why
you should
keep
upgrading
firmware to
solve
compatibility
issues.
There are a
lot of tips
for burning
DVD, |
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Q: |
Why
discs are
"bad"? |
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A: |
DVD media is
still new,
and methods
for creating
faster and
better discs
are always
being
perfected.
User
error
A
common
"error" with
"bad media"
is actually
user error.
Do not try
to use your
computer
extensively
while
burning,
especially
at 2x and 4x
speeds.
Close
resource-consuming
programs
while
burning at
high speed.
Please read
our tips for
burning DVD
to avoid
some common
errors.
Fake
Media.
Fake media
is often
bad. If you
ever
purchase
good media
like Ritek,
TDK, or
Maxell, and
the results
are bad,
check to see
if the media
is
authentic.
You can
download
some free
software
such as DVD
Decrypter or
DVDInfoPro
to check the
media ID of
those discs.
only sell
authentic
brand DVD
media.
Gradual data
loss. Keep
your discs
dust-free.
Store them
in DVD Cases
or Paper
Sleeves.
Prevent the
discs from
scratches
and damages
etc. |
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Q: |
Why
there are
only 4.38GB
at maximum
capacity
instead of
4.7 GB DVD
stated? |
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A: |
There is a
industry
inconsistence.
The "4.7 GB"
is actually
4.7 billion
bytes. But
on a
computer, it
takes
1,048,576
bytes or
1024 Kbytes,
not merely
1000 KB, to
make up a
full MB |
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Q: |
Guide to
blank DVD
type |
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A: |
There is
wide variety
of DVD
recordable
media
currently
available
throughout
the
industry.
Often all
these
different
type of
media are
enough to
confuse even
a computer
expert?
There are
actually 6
major
categories
that we may
use to
categorize
each type.
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Q: |
How
come the
price varies
from media
to media |
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A: |
Often the
price
different on
the disc are
usually
varies by
different
manufacture.
Different
manufacture
uses
different
materials to
manufacturer
their disc.
All disc
offers by
Supermediastore.com
usually are
pre-tested
before we
offer to our
customer.
Although
some media
are sometime
offer at an
extreme low
price but it
is a
promotional
deal we do
to offer the
customer
great
product at
great price.
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Q: |
How
come the
price varies
from media
to media |
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A: |
Often the
price
different on
the disc are
usually
varies by
different
manufacture.
Different
manufacture
uses
different
materials to
manufacturer
their disc.
All disc
offers by
Supermediastore.com
usually are
pre-tested
before we
offer to our
customer.
Although
some media
are sometime
offer at an
extreme low
price but it
is a
promotional
deal we do
to offer the
customer
great
product at
great price. |
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Q: |
How
can I
determine
whether the
DVD-R will
be
compatible
with my
burner? |
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A: |
The best
solution to
this problem
is to first
determine
what you
drive are
capable of
burning. If
you are
looking for
General-Purpose
DVD-R all
the DVD-R
that is
listed on
the DVD-R
section page
are
compatible
with most of
the burners
on the
market.
The
following
chart are
some of the
information
that we
gather in
effort to
assist our
customer.
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Pioneer
DVR-103,
DVR-A03 |
DVD-R,
DVD-RW,
CD-R,
CD-RW |
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Pioneer
DVR-104,
DVR-A04 |
DVD-R,
DVD-RW,
CD-R,
CD-RW |
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Pioneer
DVR-105,
DVR-A05 |
DVD-R,
DVD-RW,
CD-R,
CD-RW |
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Pioneer
PVR-9000 |
DVD-R,
DVD-RW,
CD-R,
CD-RW |
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Panasonic
LF-D311 |
DVD-R,
DVD-RAM,
CD-R,
CD-RW |
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Panasonic
LF-D321 |
DVD-R,
DVD-RAM,
CD-R,
CD-RW |
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Panasonic
LF-D521 |
DVD-R,
DVD-RAM,
CD-R,
CD-RW |
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Panasonic
SW-9571-CYY |
DVD-R,
DVD-RAM,
CD-R,
CD-RW |
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Q: |
What
speed would
different
type of
media burn
in my drive? |
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A: |
Usually the
burning
speed of the
media is
regulated by
the actual
DVD burner
and the
certified
speed of the
media. For
instance if
you have a
burner that
are capable
of burning
at 4X but
you actually
purchase a
disc that
could only
runs at 1X.
The chances
are your
burning
speed on the
media would
only be able
to reach 1X
speed. What
Supermediastore.com
has done was
to provide
customer
with a
better idea
on the
burning
speed of
each disc
that we
carry. In
many of the
item page
there are
charts that
could pretty
much
illustrate
the burning
speed of the
specific
media in the
most popular
burner. |
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Q: |
How
can I
determine
what speed I
am burning
my media
with? |
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In most case
the burning
speed can be
determine
from the
following
chart: 1X
Full disc
burning =
Approximately
45 minute
2X Full
disc burning
=
Approximately
30 minute
4X Full
disc burning
=
Approximately
15 minute |
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Q: |
What
does it mean
by Gold,
Silver, Blue
DVD-R?
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A: |
Usually
using the
industry
standard the
Gold,
Silver, and
Blue DVD-R
are
referring to
the
non-recording
surface of
the DVD
media. Such
as Optodisc
Gold,
Optodisc
Silver and
Optodisc
Blue. In
many cases
it is an
additional
layer that
is printed
on the DVD-R
disc by the
manufacture.
It is only
there so
that
consumers
may be able
to write on
the disc
using a
magic marker
or pencils. |
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Q: |
Can
I use my DVD
burner to
back up
movies? |
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A: |
Yes, but
only for
personal
usage. In
many case
movie that
you purchase
are usually
scramble in
different
code to
protect
against
making
illegal
copies. And
currently
this process
is a bit
difficult
but it is
possible.
Unfortunately
Supermediastore.com
will not be
able to
provide
customer
with support
such as
making a DVD
movie
backup. It
will be
somewhat
illegal for
a company to
guide
customer
into making
illegal
movie backup
under any
circumstance. |
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Q: |
What
is DVD+R / +RW
media? |
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In the
industry
today there
are many
rumor that
has been
going around
that +R
formatted
disc are
under the
impression
of Better
quality
media. The
word Plus
does not
stand for
better
quality. It
is just a
name that
company that
initially
design the
Plus
formatted
disc use to
differentiate
themselves
from the -R
formatted
industry.
The +R
formatted
media
usually runs
at a higher
price
comparing to
-R media.
But the
volume of
sale has
dramatically
increase
during the
past few
month due to
the price
decrease. |
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Q: |
What
is the
burning
speed of the
DVD+R /+RW
media? |
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In
comparison
to the +R
media the
advantage of
using the +R
format would
be the
burning
speed. +R
Media has
the standard
burning
speed of
2.4X even
with the
oldest +R
drive ever
develop.
Usually the
burning
speed is a
factor that
is determine
by the
compatibility
of the
burner and
the media.
But in this
case most of
+R formatted
media will
burn at 2.4x
to begin
with. New
generation
disc has
also been
available
such as the
Ritek 4X
DVD+R or
Samsung 2.4x
DVD+R |
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What
is printable
DVD-R? |
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Printable
DVD-R disc
are discs
that have a
special
coating that
is applied
on the
non-recording
surface
which allow
consumer to
do printings
onto them
directly.
Usually this
process is
done by
using a
special
CD/DVD
printer.
There are
two type of
disc that is
currently
available,
one is the
White Inkjet
Printable
DVD-R such
as the Ritek
White inkjet
printable
DVD-R, or
Silver
Thermal
Printable
DVD-R such
as the
Optodisc
Silver
Thermal
DVD-R |
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Thermal
Printing or
Inkjet
printing? |
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A thermal CD
printer uses
pressure and
heat to
apply text
and graphics
to the CD-R
printable
surface. The
resulting
print is
waterproof
and
scratchproof
and does not
require any
additional
coating. The
major
limitation
of a thermal
print is
it's
inability to
adequately
produce
photographic
images. A
thermal
print should
only be used
for simple
text and
graphics. An
inkjet CD
printer
works very
much like a
regular
paper inkjet
printer. The
ink is
sprayed from
nozzles onto
the inkjet
printable
CD-R
surface.
After
printing,
the CDs are
coated with
a lacquer or
laminate to
ensure the
CDs are
highly water
and scratch
proof. The
print
quality is
superb. In
fact, the
vibrancy and
detail of an
inkjet print
can only be
matched by
an offset
print (not
even a
screen print
comes
close!)
Photographic
images,
text, logos
and other
graphics are
all rendered
superbly.
The main
drawbacks of
an inkjet
print are
the
inability to
produce
Pantone
colours,
some degree
of
difficulty
to precisely
colour match
and time. It
can take up
to 4 minutes
to print one
full
coverage CD!
We use an
inkjet print
as standard
for all our
short run CD
and DVD
runs. The
quality
print out
and the low
price make
it the best
and most
cost
effective
option for
your
projects
with
quantities
below 500
units. We
would always
recommend an
inkjet print
instead of a
thermal
print for
all short
run work. |
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