If there is no way to insure widespread and future usability I don't want to go to all the work of transfer/edit it will take.
type and speed choice for maximum compatibility?
Moderator: Ken Berry
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Peeay
type and speed choice for maximum compatibility?
I am archiving old 8mm videos on DVDs. What type of DVD (+R, -R) should I be using? What speed (4X, 8X etc)? What other considerations are involved in creating DVDs that will still work on players 10 or 20 years from now?
If there is no way to insure widespread and future usability I don't want to go to all the work of transfer/edit it will take.
If there is no way to insure widespread and future usability I don't want to go to all the work of transfer/edit it will take.
Hi Peeay,
I guess you ask about format of +R or -R in regards to standalone players ?
If that's correct I tend to use -R (I'm in the UK) and have found this to work with most standalone players.
I think the same is generally true for +R but I don't have the experience of this but certainly one of these two formats is preferred.
In terms of the recording speed, I again tend to go for X4, no other reason than for compatabliblity with older players who may not be capable of reading at higher speeds.
I'm not sure what happens if you record at X8 and then try to play on a machine that can only read at X4 ?
I guess it will play on the basis that it just means the same data is recorded quicker but played slower -- if you get my meaning.
I think all DVD players nowdays tend to support multiple formats of media and work at quicker speeds so going for the lowest common standard should mean best compatability.
In terms of the future the next 10 or 20 years ---> well who know's exactly but I suspect the current DVD formats we have now will be around for some time (2 - 5 years) at least.
There's newer technology emerging all the time such as Dual Densitity recording, "Blue Ray" DVD burning etc..., etc.... and I'm sure in 10 to 20 years time there may even be very small DVD disks or even Flash Memory Capable of holding Gigabits of storage......
On the software side VideoStudio seems to be "one of" the market leading video editting/burning packages, so I'd say keep tabs with it and what the cometitiors are doing on their technology.
For future proofing my projects after I have completed a project I tend to back this up onto +RW DVD disks. Sometimes it takes 2 or 3 disks and I include the .AVI files which I capture, the rendered .MPG file and also the Video Studio Project file. VSP and any music/picutres too.
It may seem alot of hard work but it's not really and for the sake of the price of a few disks, I find this works for me and leave's my PC's disk cleaner for current projects.
My reasons for this, is that as technology moves on, if I wish to create a project on a new type of media (in 10 or 20 years) or whatever this is -- then I should be able to reload the .AVI's or the .MPG and re-write to the new formats.
That's my hope anyway !!!!
Sorry for the long ramble but my last thoughts, if your planning to play the completed DVD's back on a computer -- the DVD players seem to recorgise most formats -- DVD +R, -R, +RW and -RW whereas I've found some standalone players do not play +RW or -RW.
And very last point, I've found it better to buy quality DVD disks/media rather than cheapo disks.
Hope that's some help on my personal thoughts.
Cheers,
Brian
I guess you ask about format of +R or -R in regards to standalone players ?
If that's correct I tend to use -R (I'm in the UK) and have found this to work with most standalone players.
I think the same is generally true for +R but I don't have the experience of this but certainly one of these two formats is preferred.
In terms of the recording speed, I again tend to go for X4, no other reason than for compatabliblity with older players who may not be capable of reading at higher speeds.
I'm not sure what happens if you record at X8 and then try to play on a machine that can only read at X4 ?
I guess it will play on the basis that it just means the same data is recorded quicker but played slower -- if you get my meaning.
I think all DVD players nowdays tend to support multiple formats of media and work at quicker speeds so going for the lowest common standard should mean best compatability.
In terms of the future the next 10 or 20 years ---> well who know's exactly but I suspect the current DVD formats we have now will be around for some time (2 - 5 years) at least.
There's newer technology emerging all the time such as Dual Densitity recording, "Blue Ray" DVD burning etc..., etc.... and I'm sure in 10 to 20 years time there may even be very small DVD disks or even Flash Memory Capable of holding Gigabits of storage......
On the software side VideoStudio seems to be "one of" the market leading video editting/burning packages, so I'd say keep tabs with it and what the cometitiors are doing on their technology.
For future proofing my projects after I have completed a project I tend to back this up onto +RW DVD disks. Sometimes it takes 2 or 3 disks and I include the .AVI files which I capture, the rendered .MPG file and also the Video Studio Project file. VSP and any music/picutres too.
It may seem alot of hard work but it's not really and for the sake of the price of a few disks, I find this works for me and leave's my PC's disk cleaner for current projects.
My reasons for this, is that as technology moves on, if I wish to create a project on a new type of media (in 10 or 20 years) or whatever this is -- then I should be able to reload the .AVI's or the .MPG and re-write to the new formats.
That's my hope anyway !!!!
Sorry for the long ramble but my last thoughts, if your planning to play the completed DVD's back on a computer -- the DVD players seem to recorgise most formats -- DVD +R, -R, +RW and -RW whereas I've found some standalone players do not play +RW or -RW.
And very last point, I've found it better to buy quality DVD disks/media rather than cheapo disks.
Hope that's some help on my personal thoughts.
Cheers,
Brian
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BrianCee
Future proofing for 10-20 years ?????
it's impossible to know what will happen in the next two years - who would have thought five years ago that the VHS tape recorder/player would be obsolete and new VHS tape players unobtaianable in major electrical retailers.
Within 5 years I would suggest thet everything will be on memory cards and the CD/DVD will be dying to be completely gone in 10 years - after that who knows.
As to burning DVDs - most compatable seems to be DVD-R but even that is not gaurenteed on every player, for burning speeds the slower the better basically - and whatever speed you write at (4X, 8X etc. ) the playback machine will read at 1X - or else your video would be just like the old Charlie Chaplin films played on modern projectors ( much to fast)
it's impossible to know what will happen in the next two years - who would have thought five years ago that the VHS tape recorder/player would be obsolete and new VHS tape players unobtaianable in major electrical retailers.
Within 5 years I would suggest thet everything will be on memory cards and the CD/DVD will be dying to be completely gone in 10 years - after that who knows.
As to burning DVDs - most compatable seems to be DVD-R but even that is not gaurenteed on every player, for burning speeds the slower the better basically - and whatever speed you write at (4X, 8X etc. ) the playback machine will read at 1X - or else your video would be just like the old Charlie Chaplin films played on modern projectors ( much to fast)
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THoff
If you are interested in getting a good disk, I would stay away from burning at high speeds. The faster the burn speed, the smaller the tolerances are, i.e. the chances of getting an error go up. The problem may not be immediately apparent, but disks do degrade over time, and why take the risk with something that you are trying to preserve / archive?