One of the best modes of enjoying audio and visual recordings is through the DVD. It is common for you to pay for a compact disc at exorbitant prices you would hardly imagine. But it is sure that the quality of what you get is far more when compared to the price you pay. While facing the trouble posed by scratched DVDs seem frustrating, there is virtually no way in which scratches on your DVD can be guarded against. Scratches on your DVD should not signal an end to that Read More

HVD (Holographic Versatile Disc) is the next generation in optical disk technology. HVD is still in a research phase that would phenomenally increase the disk storage capacities over the currently existing HD DVD and Blu-ray optical disk systems. According to published statistics, when produced in full scale, HVDs will have a storage capacity of 3.9 terabytes (39,000 GB) and a data transfer rate of 1 GB/s, which is at least six times more than the speed of DVD players. This would, without a doubt, become a giant step in revolutionizing Read More

How to Copy an Audio CD A CD can hold up to 80 minutes of uncompressed audio. Because of that, it is still a favorite for recording studios to put music on. Copying an audio CD is possible now with burning software and the necessary hardware built into the computer. To copy an audio CD, all you need is to the original CD, your computer to have a CD burner and then a blank CD that can hold the audio. The first step is to put the CD into the Read More

DVD Mastering is a digital optimization procedure that eventually readies a DVD project for duplication or reproduction. DV mastering is done for both audio and audiovisual projects, and with the right knowledge and software, can be done by just about anyone. DVD mastering procedures generally vary with the type of services sought and the form of source materials provided. For audio, the customer usually submits the DVD mastering service with a mix down of the finished product in two-channel digital and analog tracks. The mastering service in turn runs these Read More

An ISO file contains not only files and folders but also the disk file system metadata. This includes boot code, structures, and attributes. This is why burning an ISO image is different from writing files from a CD or DVD. To burn an ISO image, you need a CD or DVD burning program that can allow you to write on the disk. How to Burn an ISO under Microsoft Windows There are several applications available for disk burning in Windows such as ISO Recorder and Express Burn. The most commonly Read More

If someone is looking for an alternative to burning video on a DVD, one of the easiest and most affordable forms of media, he/she can burn what is called a VCD (Video Compact Disc). While DVDs are a great way to store large files, especially video and sound, VCDs, while smaller in size, can easily store video as well. The only difference between a VCD and compact disc is that it includes both video and audio files. Most CDs only include audio files. VCDs offer the same amount of storage Read More

Movie lovers may like a movie on a DVD and want to copy it to a blank DVD to save the cost of buying the original DVD. With the help of DVD burning software such as DVD ripper, copying a DVD is possible. Most DVD ripper software is shareware, which means that it can be tried for free for a limited period, after which the user must pay for the full version. DVD Software for Conversion Software like Clone DVD can copy DVD movies with a single click. Users can Read More

DVD-R DVD-R was one of the first DVD storage options and allows users to burn information to the disk one time. While users can often store up to 4.71 GB of information on a DVD-R disk, that information is permanently written to the disc and cannot be erased. More specifically, the disk cannot be used to store more information after the initial burning session. This means that even though there may be empty space on the disk, the disk becomes effectively useless. DVD-R disks are used mostly for installation disks, Read More

Over the past decade, it has become popular for home and business computer users to store important data and multimedia files on DVDs long-term and as regular data backups. Although significant advances have been made in computer hard drive technology, they still fail. This causes data backups to be even more important. Computer users often try to figure out how to maximize a DVD’s shelf-life in order to minimize the probability of data back-up failure. What Type of DVD Should You Use? Although CD and DVD/RW disks can be written Read More

Extracting an ISO from a CD or DVD is sometimes necessary. You will need to have a CD or DVD ready to create an ISO image from and an ISO extracting software. A completely free ISO extracting option is available from ISODisk on www.isodisk.com (Only works on 32 bit versions of Windows). Here is the process to create an ISO from a CD or DVD source:Download and install the ISODisk software and restart your computer system. Once the computer has finished the rebooting process, open up the ISODisk software and Read More