From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 9 10:10:53 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7852E16A417 for ; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 10:10:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E4F1613C442 for ; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 10:10:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1) with ESMTP id lB9AApEd005052; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 02:10:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1/Submit) id lB9AAoab005051; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 02:10:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline) Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 02:10:50 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: Malcolm Kay Message-ID: <20071209101050.GD4442@thought.org> References: <20071208210331.GA1241@thought.org> <200712091356.55929.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200712091356.55929.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 21 of service to the Unix community. Cc: Gary Kline , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: copying DVD material :: somewhat OT. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2007 10:10:53 -0000 On Sun, Dec 09, 2007 at 01:56:55PM +1030, Malcolm Kay wrote: > On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 07:33 am, Gary Kline wrote: > > > > Folks, > > > > IFF k3b works, and I think it might, I'll put up a howto > > on my bsd virtual site. Make this domain more useful. > > The help from this group has been outstanding, but getting things > > CD and DVD actually working has been a study in persseverancce. > > > I don't use k3b so what capability it has is not known to me. So far I've only used it to burn CD's; beyond that ... . > > > That said, first,if there is a website for total dweebs, please > > post it; or send it privately. I just bought some "Memorex > > DVD+RW" ; I want to record a 117 minute commercial DVD. > > On the back on the DVDs is says these are only good for 60 minutes > > in great qualty; it is good up to 120 minutes, and so on. > > The nominal capacity of the single sided DVD is 120 minutes but some 32 > different definitions are recognised including: > EP -- extended play - 360 minutes > LP -- long play - 240 minutes > SP -- standard play - 120 minutes > FINE - 60 minutes > But how are you getting your source? What definition is it in? The back of the disc says: "Aprox 117 minutes"; so evidently it was mastered in SP. If there are *32* defs, man, I miht as well throw in the towel and go back to my Shostakovich. (Unless these definitions are largely air (== "PR stuff, aka hype). > > > Nutshell: how good will k3b and my Pioneer burner do on dubbing > > this professioally recorded disc? > > As I've already said I know little of k3b but you'll probably need some sort > of authoring/editing software and possibly another package for compression/definition > conversion. > > > Also, Does thw "RW" mean tthat > > I can re-tape over this with another edu DVD? > > Yes, it means that the total disk can be rewritten -- but the ability to > edit without rewriting all can be quite limited. And RW disks can have a > rather limited rewrite life -- some 10s of times. Thanks for your datapoints. The URL that Predrag posted ought to give more pointers. gary > > > > gary > > > > PS: I much prefer analogue cassettes; I've been taping stuff > > since I taped "American Bandstand" off the TV :-) > > EP or LP modes with 6 or 4 hour capacity would probably both cater for a > better quality than your analogue cassettes. > > > > > > > > > > > Malcolm -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org