DVD Burning

05-29-05, 01:59 AM

When I burn a movie onto a DVD+R or DVD+RW it on the case says that it has a 120min capacity, but in SLP mode it has a 360min. capacity. How, for free and on a computer, do I get it a DVD over 2 hours long to fit? Will it automatically adjust the burn settings when I put the files on?

deftech · 05-29-05, 12:04 PM

The "minute" ratings listed on DVDR discs are for standalone recorders, you know, the ones that hook up to your TV like a VCR. Remember on VCRs how they had different speeds you could record at (SP, LP, EP, SLP), with SP being I think 60 minutes and EP going up to 6 hours or more depending on the tape.

Well, the brilliant minds of the DVD industry have given pretty much the same names to the recording modes on standalone DVD recorders. It bothers me because SP (slow play) makes sense for a name on a VCR because the tape is spinning slower, fitting more frames on the tape to increase the quality. But on a DVDR, the SPEED it's playing at isn't affected at all. On a standalone recorder, the difference in the recording modes are all compression based. So SP uses less compression therefore having better quality but fitting less data on a disc, while SLP uses a lot of compression to fit more data on the disc. It's the same as video or audio files on your computer, where the more you compress it the smaller the file gets, but you also lose quality.

And now to answer your question....
Since computer DVD burning software doesn't go off of recording modes (at least I've never seen any that does), you'll need to recompress (at a higher compression) the video if you're wishing to fit it on one disc... but remember that this will degrade the quality.

P.S. I'm making the assumption that you're asking about making your own DVD from personal video files, and NOT talking about copying a store-bought or rented DVD. If you are talking about the latter, please do not continue posting questions about this process on Aximsite, nor continuing to ask for people to PM you with answers. Thanks for your cooperation.

05-29-05, 02:00 PM

Yea, it is just a DVD that my father want's that my brother owns. Also, I am making some copies of mine so I can keep some copies in the car so if they are stolen it is not as big of deal. Lastly, can I just copy the files onto the disc after using DVD Shrink or do I need to use a program? If I need to use a program then what free one should I use?

deftech · 05-29-05, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by Ferrari348GTS

Yea, it is just a DVD that my father want's that my brother owns. Also, I am making some copies of mine so I can keep some copies in the car so if they are stolen it is not as big of deal. Lastly, can I just copy the files onto the disc after using DVD Shrink or do I need to use a program? If I need to use a program then what free one should I use?

Sorry Ferrari, but I'm going to go ahead and close this thread. I specifically stated in my last post "I'm making the assumption that you're asking about making your own DVD from personal video files, and NOT talking about copying a store-bought or rented DVD. If you are talking about the latter, please do not continue posting questions about this process on Aximsite, nor continuing to ask for people to PM you with answers."

You just stated that "it is just a DVD that my father wants that my brother owns." So obviously you didn't listen, and continued to post questions about the process anyhow. If your father wants a copy of that DVD, tell him to go to the store and buy it. It is completely illegal to make a copy of someone else's DVD, even if it is family.

Please do not post any more threads regarding this process. Thanks.