Physical Formats HDHDHD-HD ---DVDDVD High –definition DVD, generic term for recording high- DVD+R & DVD+RW (CD+R & CD+RW) definition on a DVD • Supported by , , Hewlett-Packard, Dell, • Blu-ray Disc (BD) - 405 nm wavelength blue-violet Ricoh, Yamaha, and others laser technology (contrast with 650 nm-wavelength • created by a +R/+RW device can be red laser technology used in traditional DVD read by most commercial DVD-ROM formats). Storage capacity 25GB on a single layer players. and 50 GB on a dual-layer. • DVD+R - Can only record data once and • Sony, Samsung, Sharp, Thomson, Hitachi, the data becomes permanent on the disc. Matsushita, Pioneer, Philips, Mitsubishi, The disc cannot be recorded onto a second and LG Electronics. • time. Advanced (AOD) - Similar to Blue-ray (405-nm wavelength. Storage capacity 20GB on a • DVD+RW —Data can be erased and single layer disc and 30GB on dual layer disc. recorded over numerous times without • and NEC damaging the medium .

Nonstandardized DVD formats

• DVD-VCD —DVD-Video disc that has data DVDDVD----RR , DVDDVD----RW,RW, & DVDDVD----RAMRAM (CD(CD----R,R, & CDCD---- encoded by using MPEG-1 video format RW) with the same definitions VCD has • Supported by , Toshiba, Apple, • DVD-SVCD —describes a hacked, or non- Hitachi, NEC, Pioneer, Samsung and Sharp DVD-Video disc that has SVCD • DVDs created by a -R/-RW device can be read by most commercial DVD-ROM compatible content on it. players. • DVD-MP3 – created with and contains • DVD-R - Can only record data once and only digital audio files in the .mp3 format. the data becomes permanent on the disc. Cannot be played on all DVD players The disc cannot be recorded onto a second time. • DVD-RW —Data can be erased and DVD+R DL and DVDDVD----RR DL recorded over numerous times without Provides two individual recordable layers on a damaging the medium. single-sided DVD disc. • DVD-RAM —Data can be erased and • Dual layer technology supported by Dell, recorded over numerous times but are HP, Verbatim, Philips, Sony, Yamaha and compatible only with the devices others manufactured by the companies that support this format.

DVDDVD----ROMROM Current DVD Burners • DVD-ROM —First DVD standard, read-only • (2003 ) Sony created a burner that can format. DVD-ROMs will run on any DVD- format both DVD + and—formats. Most ROM equipped device. manufacturers now offer multi-format burners

1 Created by: Barb Gruber File Formats School Hardware VCD-MPEG1 (Video CD) (2006-2007 install) CD that contains moving pictures and sound using MPEG Dell GX 745 AV machine *** compression standard. Can be played on almost all DVD • 16X DVD+/–RW players and all computers with a DVD-ROM or CD-ROM if Dell Latitude D620 (laptops) the codec is installed. • 8x DVD-ROM SVCD-MPEG2 (Super Video CD) SVCD can be played on many DVD players and all DVD- ROM or CD-ROMs if codec is installed. School Software NTSC DVD (Movies) *** Roxio Easy CD Creator 5.0 National Television Systems Committee (NTSC) is the Installed on all AV machines. analog media storage format used with most TVs in Allows you to create CDs formatted to play music, store western countries, will be replaced by ATSC in the US in data, or video. [Will not copy encrypted video (CSS)] 2009 for over-the-air transmission. (AKA Digital TV)

PAL DVD (Movies) PAL is the media storage format used in most European TVs.

DivX New video format based on MPEG-4 compression standard for video. Can be played using or other DivX-enable player if codec is installed.

AVI Audio Video Interlaced—one of the oldest media storage formats in use. Supported by most manufacturers.

Having trouble seeing a CD/DVD? DVD Player support Buying a CD/DVD Burner You can check to see if the player supports your file Here’s some guidance, including deciphering the specs: format in the manual or visit: http://www.zdnet.com.au/reviews/hardware/storage/ http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers soa/Tech-Guide-Buying-a-CD-DVD- burner/0,139023427,139149250,00.htm

Software/Troubleshooting What your peers have bought: For some ideas on how to solve problems visit: • plextor px-740uf - Chris Souhrada http://www.videohelp.com/play • Sony® DRX840U External Multiformat 20x DVD Double Layer Drive—Joe Dolansky & Niki Sabbath Got codec? • LaCie d2 –Adina Popa You can see what codec you can use the Codec detective. • Samsung Super-Writemaster with Lightscribe - http://www.updatexp.com/sherlock-codec- Laura Ganley detective.html need to get the codec visit: http://www.free-codecs.com/Video_Codecs.htm

2 Created by: Barb Gruber ULead By default uses the NTSC formatting for creating most video so created in ULead should play in any DVD player. 1. Select Share from the top tabbed menu. 2. Select Create Video File

3. Select your format from the menu to the left. 4. Most DVD players will play DVDs, VCDs, and SVCDs. Since most schools don’t have a DVD burner it is recommended you select VCD or SVCD in it’s place if you are going to show the video in a stand-alone DVD player.

Lesson Learned: For the Califone DVD –110

Player it is best to select::

This installs the needed codec for the video to display in this DVD player

MovieMaker 1. When finishing a movie select — Save to Computer 2. Name your file and select a location to save it to—click Next 3. Click on Show more choiceschoices—you can specifically select your video to be saved with NTSC format so that you will be able to play it in a DVD player. The file format will still be either AVI or WMV depending upon what you select but will adhere to the NTSC formatting.

WMV formats

3 Created by: Barb Gruber Camtasia If you decide that your video is going to be played on a DVD player and not on your computer let Camtasia do the work for you. 1. Select Produce Video as…. from the Produce options 2. Select Recommend my production settings from the next menu.

CD ---to produce your video in an CD-ready format. Include an auto-run file so your video will play your AVI file as soon as it is put in the CD tray on the viewer's PC.

DVD – ready: - Camtasia Studio will properly size and encode your video with the highest quality options for use with most third party DVD authoring software applications. Just import your final AVI video into your DVD project and you're ready to go.

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