I would like to know if you can get DVD-R's that are different lengths like you used to be able to get video tapes. I believe you can get 80 minute ones, but can you get 120 minute ones? Thankyou.
2007-04-08 07:26:50 · 4 answers · asked by Sarah F 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
You can get Single layer DVD-Rs that hold 4.7Gig and Double layer that hold twice as much.........
However, you DVD burner drive HAS to support Double layer to use double layer discs
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2007-04-08 07:30:55 · answer #1 · answered by mrresearchman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may be confusing CD-R with DVD-Rs. CD-Rs usually comes in 700 MB - 80 minute. DVD-R, on the other hand, comes in 120 minutes 4.7 GB, unless they're "double-layer", in which case, double that.
There are mini-DVDs, but those hold a LOT less. Just as there are mini-CDs.
In any case, the actual capacity depends on the bitrate and resolution of the video and audio tracks. It's possible to use "half-D1" (half-res) to save space. In fact, that's how some of those "old movie collections" managed to squeeze 3-4 feature length films into a single DVD.
But to answer your original question: there's DVD-R (1 size), and then there's DVD-R DL (double layer), which is 2x the size of DVD-R. There are really no other sizes until HD-DVD or Blu-Ray DVD becomes popular. :)
2007-04-08 08:09:26 · answer #2 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no 80 min is the max!
2007-04-08 07:29:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
dvd-r usual length is 120mins....
2007-04-08 07:29:17 · answer #4 · answered by eyestrainx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋