how to format dvd-rw

[hongnhungblossom]

Anybody know how to format and use a dvd-rw, please help?

[binkyaut]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you only need to format it if you want to use it in UDF format - i.e. as drag and drop media. You need special software for that (Check out Nero's InCD for it: http://www.nero.com/en/incdinfo.htm). But your standalone DVD player won't recognize that format.

I just write to it like a normal DVD-R, then go under the menu's in Nero (forget which one) and select 'Erase Media' before I want to write on it again.

Hope this helps.

[hongnhungblossom]

Thanks binkyaut
However, I think that we can record a video file such as dvd mpeg-2 into a dvd-rw which can be played in a stand-alone dvd player? Anybody know please give me advice.

[mikerios]

use must author the mpeg2 file before you burn it to a DVD-R or DVD-RW, the RW just gives you the added advantage to check your burns before a final burn on DVD-R. You can use DVD Moviefactory, DVD Workshop, MY DVD, DVD It or a few other DVD authoring programs to author and burn a DVD compliant DVD-R or DVD-RW for playback on home DVD units.

[Greg12]

couldn't you save time by using the image recorder in Nero and then using the image drive to test.

[mikerios]

you probally could, never tried it, but I generate my own title screen intros and 3d animated intro text ect.. on the PC it displays well but on a TV the borders are not the same ( that's why they have safe zones in authoring programs ), plus it good way to check to see the quality of the playback, funtionality ( chapter stops ect.. ), on more than one unit ( I use 3 units for compatilbity testing.