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  • DVD-R testing suggestions

    Posted by Daniel5000 on March 10, 2006 at 12:09 pm

    Hello All

    Was wondering if anyone had some suggestions in regards to setting up a test center/workstation for testing DVD-R projects.

    Currently we have two set top players (Panasonic and Conford audio

    George Wing replied 20 years, 2 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • George Wing

    March 10, 2006 at 12:29 pm

    Actually, the cheap dvd players tend to be more friendly to the home made stuff, so getting those probably won’t help much…

    You might want to get some 4-5 year old dvd players (not sure where to get them though…)

    There are utilities to “verify” your burned DVD — I would go to videohelp.com to see if you can find one in their tools section.

    Other than that — perhaps adhering to some generic guidelines will help.

    Off the top of my head…

    -keep video+audio bitrate <= ~7.5mbps -keep the total size <= ~4gb (on dvd5) -don't use sticky labels on your dvd's -keep burner firmware up-to-date (follow instructions carefully when updating firmware) -keep burning software up-to-date -don't always burn at the max speed of your burner/media combo (I've had great success burning at 4x) -probably some other things that I can't remember at the moment... Regards, George

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