Can someone help me? :-)

[JennyBear]

I just bought this:

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_DisplayProduc...RHlfN&Dept=cpu

It should be here in 5 days and I am very excited. I have a question though.

I have been looking for cheap media for this thing...what is the difference between DVD-R's for "general use" and DVD-R's "for authoring" ???

I will obviously be making some movies...what is the difference?

Thanks,

Jenny

[snowmoon]

General and authoring are different types of DVD media. You can only use media that is "General".

The physical difference is that authoring discs are ment for drives that can actually create CSS encoded discs, general media does not have that ability. Authoring cannot burn general and general cannot burn authoring, but either can read both.

[JennyBear]

Well, now that makes sense...thank you so much.
Jenny

[kitty]

Yes the authoring media is for the expensive disks used to get ready to master commercial content. Most people buying DBD burners have the general drives and that media is cheaper.

Have fun with your new drive.