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At present there are a number of internal and external DVD burners out there that are capable of burning not only single but double layer DVDs. Before, these types of DVDs could only be ogled at and rented from Blockbuster but you can author your own creations and make your own personal backups to burn this particular format at home now. DVD burners now can burn a number of formats including the universal DVD-R, DVD+R, and even the VCD. For home video editors, this gives you freedom. What other time should you buy a DVD burner? Prices now have also become much more comfortable compared to when the DVD burner just came out. Some burners have dropped hundreds of dollars even in the past couple years.
All of this sounds great, so what’s the catch? The catch is despite quality equipment out there at good prices, when it comes to the actual process of burning many of us come upon burning boo-boos. Yes, sometimes our burning projects get a little messy for a number of different reasons which we will try to help you with the pointers in this article.
Please take note that the article will be focusing on those using Windows. This is due to the fact that surveys have shown that a number of Windows users may be struggling with DVD burning.
Let’s begin.
Initially, as much as you’d like to scrimp and save to the bone, try not to pick a DVD burner which practically costs next to nothing. Because as much as we would not like to admit it, quality does come with a price. We’re not saying that you’ve got to go out and buy the most expensive burner out there, but make sure that quality is concerned. There are a great number of known burners from manufacturers like Sony, HP, Lite-On, and more, so you do not necessarily have to stick with some brand you can’t even pronounce. You may be able to save some extra cash but the desperation you may end up with won’t be worth it once you begin your burning.
But what you should also be aware of is that there are some DVD discs that won’t be recognized on other DVD players. This may be the case even after you’ve gotten the prime pick of a DVD burner as well as the software and computer to match. This is not to discourage you from trusting any DVD burner at all but it is to keep you aware that not all DVD players work with the DVD+/-R format. This pointer usually applies to those DVD players which are older than 2 years. The present players will normally have no problem at all with recognizing DVD+/-R discs.
In order to make sure that your DVD player is compatible with the disc and also figure out more about the problem you may check out DVD compatibility charts like the following:
Player Model DVD-R Compatibility
AIWA CSDDVMIS No
Aiwa XD-DV170 No
Aiwa XD-DV290 Yes
Aiwa XD-DV370 Yes
Apex 1500 Yes
Apex 3201 Yes
Apex AD-500A No
Apex AD-500B No
Apex AD-600A No
Apex AD-660 Yes
Apex AD-703 Yes
Denon DVD-1000 Yes
Denon DVD-1500 No
Denon DVD-3000 Yes
Denon DVD-3300 Yes
Denon DVM-3700 Yes
Emerson DVD-2000 Yes
Go! Video DVR-5000 Yes
Go! Video DVS-3000 No
Harmon Kardon DVD-5 Yes
Hitachi DV-B305D Yes
Hitachi DVP-305U Yes
Hitachi DVP-315U Yes
Hitachi DVW1 No
JVC XV-1000 No
JVC XV-501 No
JVC XV-523 Yes
JVC XV-D701 No
JVC XV-D723 Yes
JVC XV-DV55 Yes
JVC XV-M567 Yes
JVC XV-S40BK Yes
JVC XV-S45 Yes
JVC XV-S60BK Yes
JVC XV-S65 Yes
JVC XV-SA70BK Yes
Kenwood DV-402 Yes
Kenwood DV-403 Yes
Kenwood DVCL85V Yes
KLH DVD-1000 Yes
Magnavox DVD-611AT Yes
Magnavox DVD-711/171 Yes
Marantz DV3100 marginal
Memorex MVD-2026 Yes
Mitsubishi DD-2000 No
Mitsubishi DD-3000 No
Mitsubishi DD-4001 No
Mitsubishi DD-4020 Yes
Mitsubishi DD-6000 Yes
Onkyo DVC-600 Yes
Onkyo DVC-601 Yes
Oriton DVD100 Marginal
Oritron DVD-200 Yes
Oritron DVD-400 Yes
Oritron DVD-600 Yes
Panasonic CT27DC50 Yes
Panasonic DMR E10 Yes
Panasonic DVD LV75W Yes
Panasonic DVD RV80 Yes
Panasonic DVD-A10 Yes
Panasonic DVD-A100 Yes
Panasonic DVD-A120U Yes
Panasonic DVD-A310 Yes
Panasonic DVD-A7 Yes
Panasonic DVD-CV50 No
Panasonic DVD-CV50U No
Panasonic DVD-CV51 No
Panasonic DVD-K520 Yes
Panasonic DVD-L10D Yes
Panasonic DVD-L50D Yes
Panasonic DVD-RV30 Yes
Panasonic DVD-RV31 Yes
Panasonic DVD-RV45KU-5 Yes
Panasonic DVD-RV80 Yes
Panasonic DVDT2000 Yes
Panasonic PV-D4741 Yes
Panasonic PV-D4761 Yes
Panasonic TH15DT2 Yes
Philips DVD 711 Yes
Philips DVD 950AT No
Philips DVD 956 Yes
Philips DVD 972C Yes
Philips DVD-400AT No
Philips DVD-850AT No
Phillips DVD 621 Yes
Phillips DVD 941 No
Phillips DVD712AT21 Yes
Phillips DVD953AT21 Yes
Pioneer DV-333 Yes
Pioneer DV-343 Yes
Pioneer DV-414 Yes
Pioneer DV-434 Yes
Pioneer DV-503 Yes
Pioneer DV-505 Yes
Pioneer DV-525 Yes
Pioneer DV-535 Yes
Pioneer DV-54 Yes
Pioneer DV-606D Yes
Pioneer DV-C503 Yes
Pioneer DVL-700 Yes
Pioneer DVL-90 marginal
Pioneer DVR-1000 Yes
Pioneer DVR-2000 Yes
Pioneer Elite DV-05 Yes
Pioneer PDV-LC10 Yes
Proscan P 8610P Yes
Proscan PS8680Z Yes
Raite RDP-715 Yes
RCA C52152 Yes
RCA RC5215P Yes
RCA RC5220P Yes
RCA RC5225P Yes
RCA RC5910P No
Sampo DVE-520 No
Samsung DVD-611 Yes
Samsung DVD-709 No
Samsung DVD-M301 Yes
Samsung DVD-N501 Yes
Sharp DV-750U Yes
Sharp DVL-70TV marginal
Sharp DV-S200 marginal
Sharp DV-SF20 Yes
SMC DVD-330S Yes
Sony DAV-S300 Yes
Sony DVP-C600 Yes
Sony DVP-C650D Yes
Sony DVP-C660 Yes
Sony DVP-C670D Yes
Sony DVP-CX850D Yes
Sony DVP-CX860 Yes
Sony DVP-CX870D Yes
Sony DVP-F5 Yes
Sony DVP-FX1 Yes
Sony DVP-NC600 Yes
Sony DVP-NC600B Yes
Sony DVP-NS300 Yes
Sony DVP-NS300/B Yes
Sony DVP-NS400D Yes
Sony DVP-NS700P Yes
Sony DVP-S300 Yes
Sony DVP-S3000 No
Sony DVP-S330 Yes
Sony DVP-S350 Yes
Sony DVP-S360 Yes
Sony DVP-S360 Yes
Sony DVP-S500 Yes
Sony DVP-S560 Yes
Sony DVP-S501D Yes
Sony DVP-S530 Yes
Sony DVP-S550D Yes
Sony DVP-S560D Yes
Sony DVP-S560D Yes
Sony DVP-S570D Yes
Sony DVP-S7000 No
Sony DVP-S7700 Yes
Sony DVP-S9000ES Yes
Sony DVP-7000 Yes
Sony DVP-7700 Yes
Sony DVP-9000 Yes
Sony Playstation 2 Yes
Sony PVDV-30 No
Sylvania DVL 1000 No
Sylvania DVL 100A No
Technics A10D Yes
Technics DVD-A10PP-N No
Thompson (RCA C3400) Yes
Toshiba DVD SD-160L No
Toshiba MED-300AS No
Toshiba SD-1200 Yes
Toshiba SD-1600 Yes
Toshiba SD-1700 Yes
Toshiba SD-2107U No
Toshiba SD-2108U No
Toshiba SD-2109 No
Toshiba SD-2150 Yes
Toshiba SD-2200 Yes
Toshiba SD-2300 Yes
Toshiba SD2700 Yes
Toshiba SD-2705 Yes
Toshiba SD-3006 Yes
Toshiba SD-3107 No
Toshiba SD-3109 No
Toshiba SD-4205 Yes
Toshiba SD-5000X Yes
Toshiba SD-5109C No
Toshiba SD-6109C No
Toshiba SD-6200 Yes
Toshiba SD-9000U No
Victor XV-521 marginal
Yamaha DVD-5796 Yes
Yamaha DVD-C996 Yes
Yamaha DVD-S510B No
Yamaha DVD-S700 Yes
Yamaha DVD-S796 Yes
Zenith DVC-2200 Yes
Zenith DVC-2201 Yes
Zenith DVC-2250 Yes
Zenith DVC-2515 Yes
Zenith IQDVD-2300 Yes
PC system
If you’re planning to upgrade your PC, it’s a good idea to get all the horsepower you’ll need concerning the memory (system RAM) and the processor speed. Nowadays, computer processors or the CPU is in an escalating range of 3 Gigahertz. Yes, it’s true, if your computer is an Olympic sprinter it will be able to keep up with your DVD burner in order to make sure that data is delivered on the dot.
As long as your computer has ample RAM, at least 512 Megabytes (with an ideal at 1,024 Megabytes), it will no longer have to utilize the hard drive just to get video footage to the DVD burner. All the software needed can be handled by the computer’s memory.
Keep in mind that your hard drive should not be formatted for FAT32 but for NTSF. This allows for a better speed as well as greater partitions. You may disregard this last point if you’re original setup is at par or even superior to the one we’ve just described.
Defrag
Before you even begin burning, make sure that your drive has recently been defragmented. The process of defragging puts together all the pieces of a file in one area as best as it can on the hard drive. Surprise, surprise, in actuality the files on your hard drive are strewn around even if you see them in a particular spot with the regard to the file system. Regular defragging will ensure that everything is in its proper place, kind of like keeping your desk tidy to make work easier.
Take it nice and slow!
As much as you may want to sprint to the finish line and put your DVD burner on maximum high speed, try not to. In fact, try even putting on the slowest speed. The reason behind this is because by putting your DVD burner on a slower speed you’re letting your computer and burner interact in a way that has room for error. By recording at a very high speed many errors can come up, you may not even be able to burn the disc at all. Taking your time may be worth the effort. You may want to experiment or test out varied burning speeds in order to figure out what speed is ideal for your system. The couple DVD discs it will cost you will be worth it once you discover the optimum working speed for your DVD burner.
Lastly, keep these following pointers handy:
- If you can, make sure that your home movies don’t go past an hour in length.
- Note that the computer screen and the TV screen may vary in aspect ratios so put content and menus towards the center of the screen.
- Any extremes in colors or effects, as well as the length of the movie and speed of recording, should be avoided.
- Keep it cool! It takes time and some mistakes to conquer a new task and learn new things. Don’t be too hard on yourself.
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