On 4/21/07, Anne Wilson <cannewilson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Saturday 21 April 2007, Tim wrote: > On Fri, 2007-04-20 at 18:34 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > > But, for what purpose would you use your DVD dual layer? If it is for > > making backups of video DVD's then it is over kill...IMHO. I just use > > dvdshrink and reduce to fit on a single layer DVD with no real > > noticeable loss in quality. > > Subjective opinion. Something that makes a 50% file size reduction does > tend to have noticeable effects. > > And, of course, that leaves the case of those who need to store 9 gigs > of data onto *a* disc. > Everyone has their own reasons, and make their own decisions. In my case, I want to author some disks from a set of Hi8 tapes, and I want them split on the disks according to subject/place. If that takes them over the 4.3GB recommended for a DVD then so be it. The result is more important than the slight rise in cost - and let's face it, the difference is not huge if you only use dual-layer when it's needed. Ed - let everyone make their own decisions. Anne
If you are comfortable using command-line, use mkisofs and growisofs. Example: mkisofs -J -r -V "Disk Name" -o disk.iso /dir/with/files/to/burn growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/dvdwriter=disk.iso I use the above because I have found it keeps the file integrity better than using just growisofs (which is what nautilus uses for CD/DVD iso creation). You could use command-line until you figure out what is going on with k3b if you absolutely have to get your DVD9 disks burnt :) --Timothy Selivanow
