DVD-R

[lukawa]

Hi there,
iv recently bought some DVD-R disks to copy some movies 4.7GB DVD-R
Recordable discs,
1st question do the disks have to be formatted 1st if so how do i do
this,and what is a good program to use to do this on.
2nd question the disc is not reconised in any of my drives inc:DVD Rom and
when i click properties it says theres no disk space is this because there
not formatted yet?
thanks for any help,

[Ionizer]

"lukawa" > wrote in message
...
> Hi there,
> iv recently bought some DVD-R disks to copy some movies 4.7GB DVD-R
> Recordable discs,
> 1st question do the disks have to be formatted 1st if so how do i do
> this,and what is a good program to use to do this on.
> 2nd question the disc is not reconised in any of my drives inc:DVD Rom
> and
> when i click properties it says theres no disk space is this because
> there
> not formatted yet?
> thanks for any help,

Do you have a DVD burner or just a DVD-ROM drive?

--
Ian.

[lukawa]

i have a dvd rom drive and cdr but trying to burn useing "nero"

"Ionizer" wrote:

> "lukawa" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi there,
> > iv recently bought some DVD-R disks to copy some movies 4.7GB DVD-R
> > Recordable discs,
> > 1st question do the disks have to be formatted 1st if so how do i do
> > this,and what is a good program to use to do this on.
> > 2nd question the disc is not reconised in any of my drives inc:DVD Rom
> > and
> > when i click properties it says theres no disk space is this because
> > there
> > not formatted yet?
> > thanks for any help,
>
> Do you have a DVD burner or just a DVD-ROM drive?
>
> --
> Ian.
>
>
>

[Rehan]

You need a DVD burner to write onto DVD-R disks. DVD rom drive can only read
from dvds. CDR can only write to CDs

--
Rehan
www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows Movie Maker



"lukawa" > wrote in message
...
>i have a dvd rom drive and cdr but trying to burn useing "nero"
>
> "Ionizer" wrote:
>
>> "lukawa" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Hi there,
>> > iv recently bought some DVD-R disks to copy some movies 4.7GB DVD-R
>> > Recordable discs,
>> > 1st question do the disks have to be formatted 1st if so how do i do
>> > this,and what is a good program to use to do this on.
>> > 2nd question the disc is not reconised in any of my drives inc:DVD Rom
>> > and
>> > when i click properties it says theres no disk space is this because
>> > there
>> > not formatted yet?
>> > thanks for any help,
>>
>> Do you have a DVD burner or just a DVD-ROM drive?
>>
>> --
>> Ian.
>>
>>
>>

[Shaun]

Cdr can read and write. :)

"Rehan" > wrote in message
...
> You need a DVD burner to write onto DVD-R disks. DVD rom drive can only
read
> from dvds. CDR can only write to CDs
>
> --
> Rehan
> www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows Movie Maker
>
>
>
> "lukawa" > wrote in message
> ...
> >i have a dvd rom drive and cdr but trying to burn useing "nero"
> >
> > "Ionizer" wrote:
> >
> >> "lukawa" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > Hi there,
> >> > iv recently bought some DVD-R disks to copy some movies 4.7GB DVD-R
> >> > Recordable discs,
> >> > 1st question do the disks have to be formatted 1st if so how do i do
> >> > this,and what is a good program to use to do this on.
> >> > 2nd question the disc is not reconised in any of my drives inc:DVD
Rom
> >> > and
> >> > when i click properties it says theres no disk space is this because
> >> > there
> >> > not formatted yet?
> >> > thanks for any help,
> >>
> >> Do you have a DVD burner or just a DVD-ROM drive?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Ian.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>

[Shaun]

CDR can only read, a burnner can read and write.

"lukawa" > wrote in message
...
> i have a dvd rom drive and cdr but trying to burn useing "nero"
>
> "Ionizer" wrote:
>
> > "lukawa" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Hi there,
> > > iv recently bought some DVD-R disks to copy some movies 4.7GB DVD-R
> > > Recordable discs,
> > > 1st question do the disks have to be formatted 1st if so how do i do
> > > this,and what is a good program to use to do this on.
> > > 2nd question the disc is not reconised in any of my drives inc:DVD Rom
> > > and
> > > when i click properties it says theres no disk space is this because
> > > there
> > > not formatted yet?
> > > thanks for any help,
> >
> > Do you have a DVD burner or just a DVD-ROM drive?
> >
> > --
> > Ian.
> >
> >
> >

[Ionizer]

"Shaun" > wrote in message
...
(Top-posting corrected)
>> "Rehan" > wrote in message
> ...
>> You need a DVD burner to write onto DVD-R disks. DVD rom drive can only
> read
>> from dvds. CDR can only write to CDs

> Cdr can read and write. :)

Please tell us how to write to DVD-R with a CD burner. We await your
revolutionary insights with great curiosity.

--
Ian.

[Graham Hughes]

Don't understand your post Ian, nobody has said that a cd burner can burn
dvds, unless you think Rehan when he said cdr can read and write suggested
dvd's. I took it he was just implying a cd-r can read and write cd's and not
just read them as the previous poster said :)


Graham
--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
Laird of Glencairn
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


CDR can only write to CDs
>
> > Cdr can read and write. :)
>
> Please tell us how to write to DVD-R with a CD burner. We await your
> revolutionary insights with great curiosity.
>
> --
> Ian.
>
>

[Ionizer]

"Graham Hughes" > wrote in message
...
> Don't understand your post Ian, nobody has said that a cd burner can
> burn
> dvds, unless you think Rehan when he said cdr can read and write
> suggested
> dvd's. I took it he was just implying a cd-r can read and write cd's and
> not
> just read them as the previous poster said :)
>

Hi, Graham:

The OP is inquiring about copying DVD movies to DVD-R: "iv recently
bought some DVD-R disks to copy some movies 4.7GB DVD-R
Recordable discs." We seem to have established that the major roadblock
to this process is that he doesn't have a DVD burner: "i have a dvd rom
drive and cdr but trying to burn useing "nero""

Rehan has observed, and quite correctly as far as I know: "You need a DVD
burner to write onto DVD-R disks."

Shaun has responded, in two separate posts, to the problem the OP is
having burning to DVD-R by informing us: "Cdr can read and write. :)" and,
just to really clarify his stance: "CDR can only read, a burnner can read
and write." The complete absence of a DVD burner on the OP's system is
apparently not an obstacle to burning DVDs according to Shaun, which is
what prompted my question.

Regards,
Ian.

[Graham Hughes]

; )

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
Laird of Glencairn
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com