Yeecchhh. We avoid them when possible. They are simply transfers to DVD format from a VHS tape and are not chaptered ( one of the characteristics people are looking for on a DVD).
If I am wrong, I am sure someone on the list will hasten to correct me. The advantage is that you may not have VHS capability anymore (because some dunderhead on campus has put them all out to pasture) so the DVD-R is better than not having it at all. Christine Crowley Dean of Learning Resources Adjunct Faculty, Theatre Northwest Vista College 3535 N. Ellison Dr. San Antonio, TX 78251 210.486.4572 voice 210.486.4504 fax "A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done <http://thinkexist.com/quotation/a_sense_of_humor_is_part_of_the_art_of_ leadership/159947.html> "--Dwight David Eisenhower From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 12:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Videolib] Fw: DVD R Lisa Flanzraich Media and Reference Librarian Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library Queens College Room 344 718-997-3673 ----- Forwarded by Lisa Flanzraich/LIB/Staff/Queens College on 04/19/2011 01:46 PM ----- Dear Colleagues, I have a colleague who has asked me in general about the quality of DVD-R recordings. Truthfully, I am not an expert about this, so I am relying on the experts on this list. Thanks so much for your help. Lisa Flanzraich Media and Reference Librarian Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library Queens College Room 344 718-997-3673
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