Comments on: Not all DVD-Rs, CD-Rs Are Created Equal http://finalfocusproductions.com/2008/01/not-all-dvd-rs-cd-rs-are-created-equal/ Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:24:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Steve http://finalfocusproductions.com/2008/01/not-all-dvd-rs-cd-rs-are-created-equal/comment-page-1/#comment-3482 Steve Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:46:37 +0000 http://finalfocusproductions.com/?p=13#comment-3482 Thanks for reading Dave! What kind of audio issues do you experience? I find it odd that you'd have sound problems and not video issues as well. Have you tried burning at different speeds? Thanks for reading Dave!

What kind of audio issues do you experience? I find it odd that you’d have sound problems and not video issues as well. Have you tried burning at different speeds?

]]> By: Dave - Video Prodction http://finalfocusproductions.com/2008/01/not-all-dvd-rs-cd-rs-are-created-equal/comment-page-1/#comment-3442 Dave - Video Prodction Wed, 24 Mar 2010 06:23:45 +0000 http://finalfocusproductions.com/?p=13#comment-3442 Hi great post, very interesting. I completely agree, as I have had issues with the durability of DVD-R products. Mainly I have experienced sound quality issues. It is worth spending a little more on DVD/CD products to maximise quality of your video works. Thanks Dave. ;-) Hi great post, very interesting.

I completely agree, as I have had issues with the durability of DVD-R products. Mainly I have experienced sound quality issues.

It is worth spending a little more on DVD/CD products to maximise quality of your video works.

Thanks Dave. ;-)

]]> By: Steve http://finalfocusproductions.com/2008/01/not-all-dvd-rs-cd-rs-are-created-equal/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Steve Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:02:14 +0000 http://finalfocusproductions.com/?p=13#comment-8 Hey Brian! Thanks for reading. Well.... I have CDs on my shelf from the early 90s that are as good as ever. Like most anything laminated, extreme heat and cold wreak the most havoc as do extreme humidity changes. Keep them in a cool, dark place standing on edge with minimal temp and humidity fluctuations for best longevity. For client duplications we only use the highest grade blank media mainly because of playback reliability in a greater number of drives and players. I don't know of any manufacturer with 100% playability. So we do this to eliminate call backs. For archival purposes we use the same hi-grade discs for the same reason - we spend weeks or months creating something costing the client $1,000, maybe $50,000, to produce and it all ends up as raw data on a medium that costs less than $1. Scary. Not worth the risk. The 2nd item is never to use press-on labels (sorry stomper fans) the warranty is void as soon as you put one on. Oddly enough, the TOP part is what is being burned, not the bottom part, that's just laquer. So if you write with anything other than felt tip perm markers, you take the risk of damaging the media. On-disc printers are pretty commonplace and affordable anyway. When we do write on the media, we always write the information BEFORE we burn the disc. Why? 'Cause if you damage a blank disc you can't write to it. If you burn and verify THEN hose it up with a pen, the next time you need to read the data it won't be there. And again, for the small difference in cost, we typically make at least 2 backups of archival stuff and keep one set offsite. Hope to hear from you again soon! Steve Hey Brian! Thanks for reading.

Well…. I have CDs on my shelf from the early 90s that are as good as ever. Like most anything laminated, extreme heat and cold wreak the most havoc as do extreme humidity changes. Keep them in a cool, dark place standing on edge with minimal temp and humidity fluctuations for best longevity. For client duplications we only use the highest grade blank media mainly because of playback reliability in a greater number of drives and players. I don’t know of any manufacturer with 100% playability. So we do this to eliminate call backs. For archival purposes we use the same hi-grade discs for the same reason – we spend weeks or months creating something costing the client $1,000, maybe $50,000, to produce and it all ends up as raw data on a medium that costs less than $1. Scary. Not worth the risk.

The 2nd item is never to use press-on labels (sorry stomper fans) the warranty is void as soon as you put one on. Oddly enough, the TOP part is what is being burned, not the bottom part, that’s just laquer. So if you write with anything other than felt tip perm markers, you take the risk of damaging the media. On-disc printers are pretty commonplace and affordable anyway. When we do write on the media, we always write the information BEFORE we burn the disc. Why? ‘Cause if you damage a blank disc you can’t write to it. If you burn and verify THEN hose it up with a pen, the next time you need to read the data it won’t be there. And again, for the small difference in cost, we typically make at least 2 backups of archival stuff and keep one set offsite.

Hope to hear from you again soon!
Steve

]]> By: Brian http://finalfocusproductions.com/2008/01/not-all-dvd-rs-cd-rs-are-created-equal/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Brian Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:17:22 +0000 http://finalfocusproductions.com/?p=13#comment-7 I do videography as a hobby and have had all kinds of fun learning about various media, the difference between pressed DVDs and burnt and now I come across THIS problem (that you pointed out). Ugh. :-) For what it's worth, I've had a lot of good luck with Verbatim. What about you? I do videography as a hobby and have had all kinds of fun learning about various media, the difference between pressed DVDs and burnt and now I come across THIS problem (that you pointed out).

Ugh. :-)

For what it’s worth, I’ve had a lot of good luck with Verbatim.

What about you?

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