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http://www.kentidwell.com/idvd4/DVD_4_begin.html
DVD Compatibility ~ Making Sense of DVD Devices & Formats on the Mac, for the Beginner
DVD-R is used with iDVD 4....not DVD+R.
iDVD 5 will work with all single-sided formats: DVD-R/RW & DVD+R/RW.
Devices:
- SuperDrive: This commonly refers to a DVD (read/write) drive/writer/burner (DVD-R/-RW) installed by Apple when your computer was made. This drive can also read CD and write CD-R/-RW. (Also VCD). In addition, it refers to certain Pioneer drives available in the aftermarket that you can install yourself. Note: Certain Powerbook SuperDrives do not support DVD-RW - check in System Profile first.
In order to record video and audio onto a Macintosh DVD SuperDrive writer/burner, video is usually first captured onto your computer's hard drive, using Firewire from your DV camera, as an example. The video or movie content (or DV...digital video asset) is then encoded (converted and then written) from the hard drive onto a blank DVD disc (DVD-R). DVD-R media comes in various speeds, such as 1X, 2X, 4X.
- ComboDrive: This is a drive that can read and burn CDs (CD-R/RW) but only read DVDs (DVD-ROM ~ DVD-R).
- DVD recorder (DVR): A standalone unit that resembles and operates much like a VCR. All DVD recorders have AV inputs as well as an onboard TV tuner for recording TV shows. With a DVR, you can record from video sources in real time, straight to a blank DVD-R/+R etc. Be sure to close the 'session' before using these discs in your Mac. DVRs differ from Mac DVD 'burners' hooked up to your computer in that the burner in your Mac can record video and also read and write computer data.
Formats:
There is no guarantee that any DVD you make with your Mac DVD burner or DVR will play in all DVD players. Whether or not you can play a DVD you have made on most current DVD players (manufactured within the last three years) will depend mostly on the format used in recording the DVD, and if your player supports DVD-R. Compared to DVD+R, DVD-R is the most compatible format on the market.
Here is a general explanation of the available blank DVD media options:
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DVD-R: The most universal of recordable DVD formats used by DVD burners and many DVRs. DVD-R is a write-once format, much like CD-R, and discs made in this format can be played in most current DVD players.
DVD-R - what it is and what it isn't:
o DVD-R is used with iDVD 4 ~ iDVD 5 works with DVD+R.
o DVD-R is not the same as DVD+R (pronounced 'D V D R' and 'D V D plus R')
o DVD-R from Memorex, while similar, is not exactly the same as DVD-R from Fuji or other manufacturers. Each manufacturer has it's own specification and manufacturing process for making DVD-R media
o DVD-R from Apple is made for Apple, not by Apple
o DVD-R is not compatible with all DVD players
o DVD-R is more compatible with newer DVD players
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DVD-RW: Recordable and rewriteable format (like CD-RW). Discs are playable in most DVD players, provided they are recorded in the straight video mode and finalized. Some Macintosh computers will allow the use of DVD-RW from the Finder, but you must trick iDVD into using it - if you believe your DVD writer will handle DVD-RW, erase the disk in Disk Utility, then leave it in the machine ready for when you hit burn in iDVD. Note: Certain Powerbook SuperDrives do not support DVD-RW - check in System Profile first.
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DVD+R: (Note: Not for use with iDVD 4...only w/iDVD 5) A record-once format introduced recently that is losing ground in the consumer DVD player arena. Note that HP, which helped promote this format, is now moving to support DVD-R/RW with their recorders. Some newer Mac computers will read/write DVD+R. Check System Profile (OS X) for the formats your drive supports, or type this string into the Terminal and hit return:
drutil info
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DVD+RW: Recordable and rewriteable format (like CD-RW), introduced recently, that is losing ground in the consumer DVD player arena. Note that HP, which helped promote this format, is now moving to support DVD-R/RW with their recorders.
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DVD-RAM: Recordable and rewriteable format which is not compatible with current DVD technology and is not compatible with DVD-ROM computer drives. There are two types of DVD-RAM: single-sided and double-sided. Single-sided media is available in both removable and non-removable cartridges, where double-sided must be used with a cartridge.
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Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD: Coming soon to a computer near you. Apple has gone w/Blu-Ray - see this link for info on both...
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