DVD-R

[Guest]

Hi there,
iv recently bought some DVD-R disks to copy some movies 4.7GB DVD-R
Recordable discs,
1st question do the disks have to be formatted 1st if so how do i do
this,and what is a good program to use to do this on.
2nd question the disc is not reconised in any of my drives incVD Rom and
when i click properties it says theres no disk space is this because there
not formatted yet?
thanks for any help,

 

[Ionizer]

Hi there,
iv recently bought some DVD-R disks to copy some movies 4.7GB DVD-R
Recordable discs,
1st question do the disks have to be formatted 1st if so how do i do
this,and what is a good program to use to do this on.
2nd question the disc is not reconised in any of my drives incVD Rom
and
when i click properties it says theres no disk space is this because
there
not formatted yet?
thanks for any help,

Do you have a DVD burner or just a DVD-ROM drive?

 

[Guest]

i have a dvd rom drive and cdr but trying to burn useing "nero"

 

[Rehan]

You need a DVD burner to write onto DVD-R disks. DVD rom drive can only read
from dvds. CDR can only write to CDs

 

[Shaun]

Cdr can read and write.

You need a DVD burner to write onto DVD-R disks. DVD rom drive can only read
from dvds. CDR can only write to CDs

 

[Shaun]

CDR can only read, a burnner can read and write.

i have a dvd rom drive and cdr but trying to burn useing "nero"

 

[Ionizer]

(Top-posting corrected)

Cdr can read and write.

Please tell us how to write to DVD-R with a CD burner. We await your
revolutionary insights with great curiosity.

 

[Graham Hughes]

Don't understand your post Ian, nobody has said that a cd burner can burn
dvds, unless you think Rehan when he said cdr can read and write suggested
dvd's. I took it he was just implying a cd-r can read and write cd's and not
just read them as the previous poster said


Graham
--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
Laird of Glencairn
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


CDR can only write to CDs

 

[Ionizer]

Don't understand your post Ian, nobody has said that a cd burner can
burn
dvds, unless you think Rehan when he said cdr can read and write
suggested
dvd's. I took it he was just implying a cd-r can read and write cd's and
not
just read them as the previous poster said

Hi, Graham:

The OP is inquiring about copying DVD movies to DVD-R: "iv recently
bought some DVD-R disks to copy some movies 4.7GB DVD-R
Recordable discs." We seem to have established that the major roadblock
to this process is that he doesn't have a DVD burner: "i have a dvd rom
drive and cdr but trying to burn useing "nero""

Rehan has observed, and quite correctly as far as I know: "You need a DVD
burner to write onto DVD-R disks."

Shaun has responded, in two separate posts, to the problem the OP is
having burning to DVD-R by informing us: "Cdr can read and write. " and,
just to really clarify his stance: "CDR can only read, a burnner can read
and write." The complete absence of a DVD burner on the OP's system is
apparently not an obstacle to burning DVDs according to Shaun, which is
what prompted my question.

Regards,
Ian.

 

[Graham Hughes]

; )

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
Laird of Glencairn
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com