Re: burning a DVD-R-W

2008-09-08 Thread Dan
At 5:07 PM -0700 9/7/2008, Peter wrote: >On Sep 7, 2008, at 5:00 PM, Jane, (Portland, OR) wrote: > > Actually, the discs are DVD+RW. Does the plus make a difference? > >No, not at all, except + disks are claimed to be "more compatible", >although early owners of Macs equipped with so-called Sup

Re: burning a DVD-R-W

2008-09-08 Thread Dan
At 5:00 PM -0700 9/7/2008, Jane, (Portland, OR) wrote: >Kris, uh, it says in the title that it is a DVD-RW. Actually, the >discs are DVD+RW. It says "DVD-R-W" which could mean a lot of things. Kris' interpretation was the same as mine... - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA,

Re: burning a DVD-R-W

2008-09-07 Thread Peter
On Sep 7, 2008, at 5:00 PM, Jane, (Portland, OR) wrote: > Kris, uh, it says in the title that it is a DVD-RW. Actually, the > discs are DVD+RW. Does the plus make a difference? No, not at all, except + disks are claimed to be "more compatible", although early owners of Macs equipped with so-

Re: burning a DVD-R-W

2008-09-07 Thread Jane, (Portland, OR)
On Sep 6, 8:13 pm, Kris Tilford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sep 6, 2008, at 9:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > When you burn a DVD -R-W: > > > 1. Can you delete stuff you have burned on it? Or is it there forever? > > Not normally. There are two kinds of discs. The first kind is write  

Re: burning a DVD-R-W

2008-09-07 Thread Dan
At 11:32 AM -0400 9/7/2008, Steve R wrote: >Try BurnAgain FS, 5 stars at versiontracker. It allows you to add >files to a disc after burning without the need to reburn everything. >I used earlier versions without any problems. However, I'm not sure >about DVD-RW. Check out the trial available at >

Re: burning a DVD-R-W

2008-09-07 Thread Dan
At 7:55 AM -0700 9/7/2008, Amanda Ward wrote: >On Sep 6, 2008, at 7:49 , [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > When you burn a DVD -R-W: >> >> 1. Can you delete stuff you have burned on it? Or is it there forever? > >If you are talking about an RW disc, yeah you can erase it and start >over. AFAIK, this

Re: burning a DVD-R-W

2008-09-07 Thread Steve R
At 7:55 AM -0700 9/7/08, Amanda Ward posted: > Jane... > > On Sep 6, 2008, at 7:49 , [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> 2. Can you amend files and text on the DVD? > > Once you close the burning session, the disc can't be written to > unless you erase it again. If you were to burn a single 2 KB text

Re: burning a DVD-R-W

2008-09-07 Thread Amanda Ward
Jane... On Sep 6, 2008, at 7:49 , [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > When you burn a DVD -R-W: > > 1. Can you delete stuff you have burned on it? Or is it there forever? If you are talking about an RW disc, yeah you can erase it and start over. AFAIK, this is an all or nothing deal. You can't remov

Re: burning a DVD-R-W

2008-09-06 Thread Kris Tilford
On Sep 6, 2008, at 9:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > When you burn a DVD -R-W: > > 1. Can you delete stuff you have burned on it? Or is it there forever? Not normally. There are two kinds of discs. The first kind is write once, these are the normal type. There are several sub-types of write

burning a DVD-R-W

2008-09-06 Thread janesprando
When you burn a DVD -R-W: 1. Can you delete stuff you have burned on it? Or is it there forever? 2. Can you amend files and text on the DVD? 3. Should I put a variety of programs on a DVD (such as games, utilities, downloaded/bought software) or stick to one kind? Thanks for answering! Jane