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24 Creating DVDs and CDs
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DVD+R discs
■ Can’t be erased or written to again. Some
programs, like RecordNow, allow you to
record data in multiple sessions until the disc
is full.
■ Can’t edit a DVD+R that has been recorded
as a DVD movie.
■ Hold up to 4.7GB — the equivalent of
seven CDs.
■ Record up to 2 hours of video files, depending
on the quality of the recording.
■ Are compatible with more DVD drives and
players than a DVD+RW disc is.
■ Can be used to back up your hard disk
drive files.
DVD+RW discs
■ Can be erased and rewritten.
■ Can hold up to 4.7 GB — equivalent of
seven CDs.
■ Record up to 2 hours of video files, depending
on the quality of the recording.
■ Can be used to back up hard disk drive files
that you can update periodically.
CD-R discs
■ Can’t be erased or written to again. Some
programs, like RecordNow, allow you to
record data in multiple sessions until the disc
is full.
■ Can hold about 80 minutes of music files, or
up to 99 tracks.
■ Can hold up to 650 or 700 MB of data,
depending on the media.
■ Can be used to create music CDs and storage
discs for your hard disk drive files.