differences in dvd-r media ?

[kheops]

hi,

what are the differences between a dvd-r for "general" and a dvd-r for "authoring" ? for one second i thought that "authoring" were better quality but i think now it's stupid.

any help appreciated :)

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[jdobbs]

Different wavelength in writing for one thing (650ns as opposed to 630ns).

[MickeyNBK]

Also they don't work on the same burners. There are Gereral Burners and there are Authroing ones. Authoring discs have a special track used in duplication.

[kheops]

hi,

thanks for these answers
is there an url i could have detailed infos ?

thx

[jdobbs]

By the way... I meant nm (nanometers) not ns (nanoseconds) -- you do this long enough and some of these things just come out of ends of your fingertips automatically.

Pioneer has a white paper on their site explaining the differences:

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/Pioneer/Files/DVDR_whitepaper.pdf