December 2012
Intermediate to advanced
888 pages
48h 24m
English
There are several competing formats for DVD, as follows:
• DVD+R
• DVD-R
• DVD+RW
• DVD-RW
Differences in the + and - formats have mostly to do with how the data is modulated onto the DVD itself, with the + format having an edge in buffer underrun recovery. How this is achieved affects the playability of the newly created DVD on any DVD player. The DVD+ format also has some advantages in recording on scratched or dirty media. Most drives support the DVD+ format. As with any technology, your mileage may vary.
We focus on the DVD+RW drives because most drives support that standard. The software supplied with Ubuntu has support for writing to DVD-R/W (rewritable) media, as well. It will be useful for you to review ...
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