Is DVD-Video the same as DVD-R ?

[MeDiCo_BrUjO]

I just bought a martial arts instructional DVD and it came in a DVD-R instead of a silver (pressed) DVD.

I know it's not a bootleg because I bought it from the proprietary website, but I always thought that the logo:



meant that it was a silver disc.

Am I wrong?, or are they wrong branding the discs with this logo?. Also, the disc wasn't recorded for dvd originally for the look of it, it looks more like a VHS to DVD transfer...
...and a bad one.

Any thoughts?

[yoda313]

Well if its from the "official" website maybe this is a conversion job and just wasn't labeled as such. Perhaps it was unintentionally misleading to be a real dvd rather than a transfer.

If it is really a bad copy do they have a refund policy?

[Epicurus8a]

I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think they're supposed to be using the DVD logo unless they are authorized to do so. Its just a technicality, but I'm sure the DVD people wouldn't be pleased.

[MeDiCo_BrUjO]

Yeah, I've always thought that the display of that logo on the dvd/box was a "statement" that the dvd was pressed.
I don't think that they did it intentionally, but since it was on DVD, I expected it to be in DVD-quality.
If it was going to be the same VHS crap, then why bother to transfer it?.

[Epicurus8a]

If it was going to be the same VHS crap, then why bother to transfer it?.

They probably saw an opportunity to make some money by recycling the same old stuff.

[Noahtuck]

Yeah, I've always thought that the display of that logo on the dvd/box was a "statement" that the dvd was pressed.
I don't think that they did it intentionally, but since it was on DVD, I expected it to be in DVD-quality.
If it was going to be the same VHS crap, then why bother to transfer it?.

But what is "dvd quality" ??

I have seen many officially pressed releases that were not up to what most would consider "dvd quality" of today.

I have an officially released pressed dvd that was sourced from the original laserdisc, i know this because in the middle of the movie where the LD changes side's, they missed a couple of frames showing it was a LD.

Now LD is lower in resolution than DVD yet higher than VHS.

[lordsmurf]

DVD-Video is the format of video (MP@ML MPEG-2, or MPEG-1, with certain bitrates, certain audio, ISO/UDF or UDF version, IFO/BUP/VOB, etc).

DVD-R is the write-once official format of the DVD Forum. It's a disc, not a video type.

Completely separate.

There is no such thing as "DVD quality" Any such statement is stupid. The DVD-Video format allows for some pure crap at the lower end (SIF 352x240) and outstanding at the other (SuperBit 720x480). It's as dumb as "VHS rip" or "tv rip" -- more idiotic terms.

C-SPAN and WEP are examples of two studios that have been known to do custom burn discs by demand, they do not press, they duplicate to DVD-R. Sometimes as inkjet, pre-screened DVD-R or simply blank in a nice case. It's DVD-Video, on a DVD-R (as opposed to pressed DVD-ROM). No upfront money is required this way, and the studio is not stuck with the burden of storing unsold stock. They only need blanks and masters, and blanks can be bought as needed. I currently have an order in for a C-SPAN release, and I expect it to come as DVD-R. It might be DVD-ROM if they received a high enough order to be pressed.

[yoda313]

C-SPAN and WEP are examples of two studios that have been known to do custom burn discs by demand, they do not press, they duplicate to DVD-R. Sometimes as inkjet, pre-screened DVD-R or simply blank in a nice case

Really? Interesting.

Do places like sports networks or even for that matter the major sports leagues offer whole games for purchase this way? That would be interesting if you could get a "legite" burn of a favorite or historical game from the big four sports and have it for your very own (big four being NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL).

[Epicurus8a]

C-SPAN and WEP are examples of two studios that have been known to do custom burn discs by demand, they do not press, they duplicate to DVD-R. Sometimes as inkjet, pre-screened DVD-R or simply blank in a nice case

Really? Interesting.

Do places like sports networks or even for that matter the major sports leagues offer whole games for purchase this way? That would be interesting if you could get a "legite" burn of a favorite or historical game from the big four sports and have it for your very own (big four being NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL).

I don't know about the sports networks, but I've bought a couple of DVD-R discs from the History Channel.

[yoda313]

?

THe History Channel has pressed dvd sets you can get at best buy and stuff. The first season of The Universe is on dvd now as well as many Modern Marvels stuff.

Are you talking about specials like those Star Wars shows? That would be interesting.

[Super Warrior]

huh????

I've always thought the "DVD-Video" logo was simply there to show that the content on it was a video/movie DVD, and not a data or program (DVD-Rom)disc.

Nothing to do with whether its pressed or not...