will it make any difference if i burn movies on a dvd or a cd-r? which one is better and what is the difference?
2006-06-25 15:39:20 · 7 answers · asked by cbr600rr 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
The DVD movies you might rent out from Blockbuster are roughly 7-9 GB in size. A single layered DVD blank can only fit 4.7 GB. There are several video software programs that can shrink the video files from 9 GB to 4.7 GB so you can burn it on to a DVD blank. But, there is a caveat. In shrinking the size of the video files, the process decreases the video quality. And, obviously, the more you shrink a movie it results in poorer video quality. You can shrink the orginial DVD movie to fit on a single layered DVD blank in roughly 1 hr.. You might also want to burn it on to CD's. A blank CD can fit 700 MB. It is common for video editors to shrink the size of the original DVD movie to fit on two CDs ( or 1.4GB). Another name you might have heard about is VCD's. The process takes a long time (3-5hrs) and the video quality is on the same level as a VHS tape. The process requires several software programs and it does take a lot of time but it is do-able. So, with the latter in mind, I recommend you use DVD over CD's. First, both DVD's and CD's are cheap 0.50 cents/ disc. Second, the video quality on a DVD is far better than you can get on CD's. Third, the process of shrinking a movie to fit on a DVD is simple and requires only a couple of software programs. The process of shrinking the movie to fit on to CD's is labor intensive and time consuming.
2006-06-25 16:04:21 · answer #1 · answered by What the...?!? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the other answers is wrong a movie burned onto a cd-r can be read by most modern DVD players if they are burned onto the cd-r in the right format. A program called DVD Ripper by Media Suite does a very nice job. But it takes more CD-r's to burn a movie on than it does DVD's typically 2 or more CD-R's to one DVD because a DVD will hold more data. The video quality on a DVD is typically better but I have burned some home movies on both and you would be hard pressed to tell the difference.
2006-06-25 22:51:13 · answer #2 · answered by bolinlamar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes a big difference...Dvd's usually hold up to 4 gigs...while a cd holds a mere 700 mbs, The only movie file i've seen that you can burn onto A cd-r is Mpeg, and other poor quality formats...your best bet is to go with a dvd...Make sure your vid is in the right format...and you have a dvd burner...
2006-06-25 22:43:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Movies burned on a cd-r cannot be read in a regular DVD player, but movies burned on a dvd-r or dvd+r can.
2006-06-25 22:43:34 · answer #4 · answered by Not_Here 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you use a dvd, you would be able to watch the movie in most dvd players. However,you can only watch a movie in PC form a cd-r.
2006-06-25 22:46:28 · answer #5 · answered by Denzel X 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DVD is better picture quality. When you burn a movie on a CD it will either be a VCD or Divx file. Divx files are better, but they dont play in all DVD players.
2006-06-25 22:47:00 · answer #6 · answered by artpoz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A CD-R can't hold a movie. It's capacity is 700 Megs, a DVD's capacity is 4.7 Gigs.
Use DVD's for movies.
2006-06-25 22:44:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋