Hi -
> From: Florin Andrei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> The only problem is, right now you can only get DVD5 formats
> (single-layer, 4.7GB). I don't think the Big Media Corporations will
There is, supposedly, double side media available. Problem is there's
nowhere to write/label/print on it.
> ever agree to let the poor consumer futzing around with DVD9
> (double-layer, 9.4GB), because then it would be way too easy to copy
> commercial DVDs.
In this case I do not believe the BMCs have much to do with it. Dual
layer discs are manufactured by gluing two substrates together rather
than recording thru the top layer. I do not see DVD9 "recorders"
any time soon. Might happen eventually but the media would be
very expensive. Dual sided media should become more widely
available with time though.
> On Mon, 2002-12-09 at 12:46, Matti Haveri wrote:
> Yes, CVD, SVCD and VCD will all go away the day DVD burners become
> mainstream and the DVD media becomes as cheap as CDRs are today. But
DVD burners are mainstream now today. DELL, HP, Apple, etc are all
shipping systems with DVD burners. Media is close to being as
cheap (per megabyte). A $2 DVD+R disc is about the same cost/MB
as 6 $0.35 CD-R discs. DVD-R media can be obtained for less depending
on the brand ($1 in bulk). True you can get CD-R media for $0.06 after
discounts/rebates. I do not see DVD media going _that_ low any time
soon though.
I've more or less converted over to DVD+R/+RW but use CD-R for the
smaller datasets and SVCD creation. Too bad the DVD media can't
be formatted with Mode2Form2 sectors - a 4GB XSVCD would be a wild
thing to see :)
Does 'vcdimager' know what a CVD is? The mjpegtools suite would
have no problem creating a 352x480 SVCD but I wonder if vcdimager
would then create a useful .bin/.cue fileset from the file(s). Right
now the biggest single advantage of CVD/SVCD is the ability to
create menus, selections, navigation, etc. For videos that I just
want to autoplay from start to finish the current DVD creation
capability is entirely adequate - but I am thinking of getting a MAC
to create better DVDs ;)
Cheers,
Steven Schultz
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