whats the best disc to burn a home video on?

Answer 1

Are you asking brand or type?

There are three types of burnable DVD. DVD-R, DVD+R and DVD-RW. Almost all computer DVD drives can read all three types. Home component DVD players vary in their ablity to read each of the different formats. Most newer home component DVD players can read all three. DVD-R and DVD+R are write once, where the DVD-RW is capable of recording, erasing and re-recording. Because of this, unlike what the above poster said, DVD-R and DVD+R are very reliable media/data storage for long periods of time. Data/Media stored on a DVD-RW can degrade over time, because of the nature of the their re-writable nature.

Which brand of DVD should you use? There are only a few DVD manufacturers in the world, but they manufacture the DVD's to the company who puts their name on them's specifications. Frankly, I buy what ever is cheapest of a name brand (TDK, Maxell...etc) or of a few media brands I know (Verbatim, RiData, Ritek). I do, however, try to avoid store brand DVD's (eg, Staples, CompUSA...etc).

Answer 2

I'd pretty much echo what Spike said.

I actually run a a video production Company (tfgtv.com) as well as teaching video and multimedia production; we haven't taught students to use VCD (or used it ourselves for that matter) for about 5 years now. Unless you've no DVD burner just don't.... It's an outdated format and even analogue stuff looks better on DVD than it does on VCD.

Use whatever reasonable quality discs work well with your recorder and are econimic to buy. Keep several copies of the DVD; We've had a few early ones (BASF brand) become unreadable after a few years in storage but had a policy of burning at least four copies on different brands\types of DVD so haven't been caught out

If you've a digital camcorder with DV-in back everything up to tape too!

Answer 3

You can use either a VCD or a DVD to burn a home video, but it depends on your camcorder if you have a normal Hi8, or Mini DV then you can go for VCD. If you have a DVD handycam then you can burn those videos on a DVD.VCD is cost effective and software for conversion to VCD format is easily available.If you have DVD Handycam the software is available with the camera.


The final conclusion is that if you own a DVD Camcorder then make a DVD disc. If you have a Hi8 or Mini DV then go for VCD.

Answer 4

Any good camcorder will give you good results while your home is burning, especially at night

Answer 5

USE ANY DISK! ,BUTDISK DONT LAST LONGER, YOU SHOULD COPY THEM AFTER A YEAR.

ALSO WHEN BURNING USE A LOWER SPEED SO IT MAKES A BETTER BURN

GOOD LUCK