[mythtv-users] Dual-layer DVD writing: a quick poll.

[Shadowfirebird]

A ton of thanks for all the responses.

I found that I couldn't.   I asked for a poll to decide whether it was worth
continuing to try.  I'd heard a rumour that it was problematic.

But since I made the request I've successfully written dual-layer media by
writing the myarchive .iso using xfburn, which uses a completely different
set of libraries. So it would appear to be an argument between my
writer/media and cdrkit.

There seem to be political reasons (?) why cdrtools is not included with
Ubuntu any more.  I think I may have to try installing cdrtools and see if
that works any better.  Anyone tried that?

Ta again,
Shadowfirebird.

On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 2:58 AM, Kevin J. Cummings <
cummings at kjchome.homeip.net> wrote:

> Bob Sully wrote:
>
>> Message: 13
>>> Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:47:50 +0100
>>> From: Shadowfirebird <shadowfirebird at gmail.com>
>>>
>>
>>  Could you respond, please, if you've managed to write dual-layer DVD
>>> media?
>>> A simple "Yes" will do nicely, although details are good, too...
>>>
>>
>> Yes, I have.
>>
>> However, I haven't used Mytharchive for the dual-layer discs; for those I
>> use K3B to do the actual burn (after using Mytharchive to create the .iso
>> files).  This usually works well, but occasionally I get a disc which
>> doesn't play back all the way through properly (hangs up; sometimes I can
>> skip over the affected spot easily, sometimes I've created $1 coasters).
>>
>
> I've burned DL DVD with MythArchive.  Quite a few as a matter of fact.
> The only problems I had with them is that *some* of the disks don't play
> well on *one* of my DVD players, but play fine on my other one.  So I guess
> stand-alone DVD players have different quality issues as well.  B^)
>
>  I have also noticed that some burners work better than others.  Strangely,
>> the one in my laptop works better than the full-size ones in my Myth box.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>
>
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