Dvds Memory

ke_742 · 02-16-2005, 01:44 AM

Ok i want to copy a dvd and then i ran into this prob. I read somewhere that most people compress the dvd file then burn it to the blank disc beacuse the movie was too big for the dvd-r. So obiously im guessing that the dvd-r's that you buy in the store have alot more memory then the ones we buy.... But that didnt make complete sence to me because then wouldn't there be bigger dvd-r's memory we could buy or is it just to expensive.... Or is it that some people buy such cheap dvd's that they only hold like 4.0 gigs and im guessing that the ones u buy in the store have like 4.4ish gigs. I don't know what to belive...

Yeti · 02-16-2005, 02:06 AM

Most recordable DVDs are single layer which hold 4.7 GB while most movie DVDs are dual layer. There are dual layer writers and media available but the last time I checked the media was something like $10 a piece.

ke_742 · 02-16-2005, 02:14 AM

Not all dvds are dual layer.. Actually the main feature is always on one side

Yeti · 02-16-2005, 02:22 AM

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Not all dvds are dual layer.. Actually the main feature is always on one side

What? Are you talking about dual layer or dual sided... there's a big difference

ke_742 · 02-16-2005, 02:25 AM

OH dual layer my bad those how much memory do those hold?

Yeti · 02-16-2005, 02:27 AM

The recordable media holds 8.5 GB I think.

robina_80 · 02-16-2005, 04:41 PM

most dvd movies are dvd 9 8.5gb so what i do is shrink it to dvd 5 4.5gb i use Nero burning rom its good sh1t

ke_742 · 02-16-2005, 07:59 PM

Wait but dvd shrink said that its only 4.5 gigs the whole disck for gladiator (Best movie EVER!!!)

fultz · 02-16-2005, 09:44 PM

Most dvd's which are created at the factory are printed on a double layer dvd which are compressed onto one side so that the movie is actually over 8GB. There are dual layer media but most of it is around $10 right now as it is relatively new as Yeti said. They are working on HD-DVD and Blu-Ray media which, im sure, in the future will be available for recording, the price of all media under it will probably drop. Eventually the price of dual layer dvd's will drop anyways even without the HD-DVD's release and such but it will take a little bit of time.

**Praetor** · 02-17-2005, 07:27 AM

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There are dual layer writers and media available but the last time I checked the media was something like $10 a piece.

That and people have a tendency to burn at max speed ... lol which is phoolish enough as it stands ... but with expensive media ...

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Not all dvds are dual layer.. Actually the main feature is always on one side

Those DVDs are double-sided, not double-layered

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most dvd movies are dvd 9 8.5gb so what I do is shrink it to dvd 5 4.5gb I use Nero burning rom its good sh1t

Shrink+Nero is good for most people although some movies require some additional trickery now

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Most dvd's which are created at the factory are printed on a double layer dvd which are compressed onto one side so that the movie is actually over 8GB.

Uh if you have two layers of overlapping data and physically mash them then you get one layer of mashed data. What happens is the pressed discs are actually DVD9 ... which arent available to consumers as of yet

02-16-2005, 01:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
ke_742 banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 172	Dvds Memory Ok i want to copy a dvd and then i ran into this prob. I read somewhere that most people compress the dvd file then burn it to the blank disc beacuse the movie was too big for the dvd-r. So obiously im guessing that the dvd-r's that you buy in the store have alot more memory then the ones we buy.... But that didnt make complete sence to me because then wouldn't there be bigger dvd-r's memory we could buy or is it just to expensive.... Or is it that some people buy such cheap dvd's that they only hold like 4.0 gigs and im guessing that the ones u buy in the store have like 4.4ish gigs. I don't know what to belive...

02-16-2005, 04:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
robina_80 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: LONDON Age: 24 Posts: 1,971	most dvd movies are dvd 9 8.5gb so what i do is shrink it to dvd 5 4.5gb i use Nero burning rom its good sh1t __________________ Windows Vista Home Pre x32 AMD 4200X2 S939 512K (2.2) 512M ASUS EN7600GSTOP SILENT 1x80Gb 1x320gb SATA2 2Gb Dual Channel PC3200 Non-ECC DDR Memory Gbyte K8N PRO SLi s939 nF4 530W TAGAN 2FORCE T530-U22 Clabs Aud 2 ZS 7.1 OEM

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02-16-2005, 02:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
Yeti VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,300	Most recordable DVDs are single layer which hold 4.7 GB while most movie DVDs are dual layer. There are dual layer writers and media available but the last time I checked the media was something like $10 a piece.

02-16-2005, 02:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
ke_742 banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 172	Not all dvds are dual layer.. Actually the main feature is always on one side

02-16-2005, 02:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
ke_742 banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 172	OH dual layer my bad those how much memory do those hold?

02-16-2005, 02:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
Yeti VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,300	The recordable media holds 8.5 GB I think.

02-16-2005, 07:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
ke_742 banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 172	Wait but dvd shrink said that its only 4.5 gigs the whole disck for gladiator (Best movie EVER!!!)

02-16-2005, 09:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
fultz Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 97	Most dvd's which are created at the factory are printed on a double layer dvd which are compressed onto one side so that the movie is actually over 8GB. There are dual layer media but most of it is around $10 right now as it is relatively new as Yeti said. They are working on HD-DVD and Blu-Ray media which, im sure, in the future will be available for recording, the price of all media under it will probably drop. Eventually the price of dual layer dvd's will drop anyways even without the HD-DVD's release and such but it will take a little bit of time.