Re: Cannot burn DVD but can burn CD's.

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Author: Jon Kettenhofen
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Subject: Re: Cannot burn DVD but can burn CD's.
There's no fault here. The difference between the 4.4 and the 4.7GB is
overhead for the DVD format and index ("directory") written when the
data meaningful to you is written. If it were a straight, single track
song or movie you might get more data but it's all in how and what you
count as data.

On 09/24/2014 01:40 PM, wrote:
>
> I'm using K3b to burn the data disk. As it turns out their meter is
> wrong. They say the DVD should hold 4.7GB and if I look at the disk
> info they say the disk is 4.4GB. If I try to burn with more than 4.4GB
> of data it does not recognize the DVD. When I remove data and go below
> 4.4GB it recognized the DVD and will burn the data to the disc.
>
> Minor bug I would say. All is good now!!
>
>
> On 2014-09-24 08:52, Stephen Partington wrote:
>> I have seen burning software get weird with an explicit choice in
>> burning medium. so if you make it think CD and not DVD it will see a
>> DVD and say media not valid. I have seen this in Windows and Linux
>> software.
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 9:53 PM, <> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have a Dell Inspiron 660 running Mint 17 KDE. I was trying to
>>> burn a DVD and cannot. I get a popup shortly after I insert the
>>> DVD which allows me to open the burner software, however is says
>>> something to the effect that the medium is not valid. I can burn
>>> CD's but not DVD's. A search of Google turns up a bunch of folks
>>> having the same issue with their Win boxes. Most of them said it
>>> was a driver issue.
>>>
>>> I can play a DVD movie.
>>>
>>> Any pointers much appreciated.
>>>
>>> Keith
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>> --
>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from
>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
>>
>> Stephen
>>
>>
>>
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