CDs over 700mb? Nero says 800mb, why?

[djethan]

Going through DVD/SVCD/CD authoring software, I've seen MANY references to disc with capacities of 740mb and even 100min/800mb discs. I'd never heard of these, and a trip to Microcenter comfirmed that they're not a common commodity I'd just never noticed. How are these sizes possible? If they're out there, I want them!

is it just overburn?

[Treebeard]

When authoring a VCD or SVCD you burn in mode2 and you are able to burn 800MB on an 700mb/80min cd. You can overburn safely to approx 815MB

[djethan]

Thanks for the answer. I actually just found this in another post. I should have read a little more thoroughly I guess!

Also, in order to fit that much data on a disc, does it have to be a BIN/CUE image from a Vcd authoring program, or will just sticking your mpeg in Nero work?

And if you can get 740mb on a 74min disc, and 800mb on an 80min disc, what are these 90 and 99min discs that Nero and DVD2SVCD talk about? After a thourogh sortie at Microcenter, I didn't see a single disc of about 100 different kinds that advertised over 80min.

[Treebeard]

Those higher minute discs are not as popular and are not as widely compatible as the 80min discs. To burn VCD in nero you can use the wizard and create a new cd , Video CD. then just drag your mpg file over and it will check the file and then you can hit burn.

[Craig Tucker]

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