What type of disc to burn my movie on to?

Question

I have a mini DV camcorder and a movie on the mini DV cassette, which is saved onto my computer. What type of disc do i need to burn the movie on? where would i buy it? Right now i have CD-R discs but my friend says that its the wrong one?

Answer 1

most dvd's are either +r or -r

there are a couple of variations including dual layer.

single layer (dvd5) stores 4.7 gb and around 2 hours video depending on encoding.

dual layer (dvd9) has around 9 gb which can double the time (and more)

bluray is the next step and again it'll be single and dual layer. it'll be 25gb and 50gb! BUT, because HD has a bigger data rate it'll probably have similar time frames.

you'll also need a dvd burner. most internal ones are very cheap. get it installed professionally if you don't know what you're doing and make sure the drivers are working.

Answer 2

depends on type of burner - dvd or cd

Answer 3

With cdr u can burn svcd(30 minutes) if u dont have a dvd burner and have only cd burner. If u have a dvd burner buy dvd-r or dvd+r disks. svcd is of lesser quality than a dvd. We use to burn svcd on cdr few years back when dvd burners were expensive. u can buy dvd-r or dvd+r from everywhere. Supermarkets even.

Answer 4

you simply need recordable DVDs. either +R or -R format will do. easily found at wal-mart and even little drugstores!