Quick CD copy question

[Net Llama!]

On Mon, 28 Apr 2003, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 12:37:03 -0400 (EDT)
> Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
>
> > for starters, you
> > can't use cdrecord to burn DVDs. i think the UDF filesystem (that DVDs
> > use) is part of the reason.  see:
> > http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/
> > http://www.nongnu.org/dvdrtools/
> > http://acd.ucar.edu/~fredrick/linux/dvd/
> > http://lists.suse.com/archive/packet-writing/2003-Jan/0001.html
>
> This part has been confusing me. What is all that about DVD recording in
> the cdrecord DVD-Pro version? Or is that it: you need to buy the pro
> version to get DVD burning? This has been my assumption. Of course, having

my understanding is that there is a commerical version of cdrecord which
is capable of burning DVDs, however there are separate & unrelated free
tools available for burning DVDs as well.

> the cdrecord --help screen list DVDs does not clarify things:
>
> 		dev=target      SCSI target to use as CD/DVD-Recorder
>
> Or the DVD part is only refering to the fact that you CD recorder may also
> play DVDs.

that's prolly it.

> Of course, as I do not have a DVD burner yet, this has all been academic.

nor do i.  i just rip DVDs so that i can convert them to other formats for
viewing/backup.

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