Will Nero 7.0 do a Multisession DVD

[scustalow]

Can anyone help me figure out how to do this if it can be done..

[jtoolman2000]

You don't do a multi session DVD. Not reccomended.

[Cornucopia]

What do you want to do, where you think "multisession" is the answer?

Scott

[scustalow]

I was wanting to write some data to a dvd then later add more data at a later time..

[Cornucopia]

Just to clarify: When you say "data", you're talking about PDF, TXT, EXE, DLL, ZIP, MP3, DBF, DOC, JPG, GIF, HTML etc files, on a ISO/UDF data disc to be read only on computers, right?

Standard Windows XP DLA (drive letter access) should allow you to drag-n-drop what you want onto a DVD*±R/W. This will end up being a multisession/packet-written disc with UDF 1.5(?) filesystem. Will work with XP machines only (or other machines that have extra UDFv1.5 driver installed, like those that use DVD-RAM).

If you're talking about DVD-Video material, NO. Don't do that.
You want to append some new material--Rip the contents of the disc to Harddrive, Demux, Reauthor (with new material added) & burn a new disc.

Scott

[JNavas]

Standard Windows XP DLA (drive letter access) should allow you to drag-n-drop what you want onto a DVD*±R/W. This will end up being a multisession/packet-written disc with UDF 1.5(?) filesystem. Will work with XP machines only (or other machines that have extra UDFv1.5 driver installed, like those that use DVD-RAM).

Although Windows XP does have support for DVD-RAM, DLA (Drive Letter Access, drag-and-drop packet writing of DVD+-R/RW) is a commercial product that is not included with Windows XP.

Windows Vista does have support for drag-and-drop packet writing for DVD+-R/RW (using UDF file system).

John

[JNavas]

You don't do a multi session DVD. Not reccomended.

Multisession was not part of the original DVD specification and thus is not as well supported as multisession CD-R/RW, but it can work, with the following caveats:

• Certain DVD drives and standalone DVD players, particularly older ones, may not be able to read multisession DVD. Firmware update may halp.
• Older operating systems may not be able to properly read multisession DVD directly, although it may be possible with a special driver.

So be sure to test reading multisession DVD before getting too committed.

An alternative to multisession is packet writing. Commercial software (e.g., DLA) is needed for packet writing of DVD-+R/RW on Windows XP and earlier. Windows Vista has packet writing built-in. The caveat with packet writing is that the UDF file system may have problems similar to multisession, so again be sure to test it first. A UDF driver may be needed on certain operating systems, and the version of UDF used can affect compatibility. The big advantage of packet writing over multisession is that the disc can be partially rewritten, instead of having to rewrite the entire disc.

Yet another alternative is DVD-RAM, designed from the beginning for efficient data storage. Windows XP has support for DVD-RAM. The big caveat is that DVD-RAM is only supported by certain drives and standalone players.

John