SVCD size

[ratuna]

Hi,

As encoding to SVCD gives bigger file size, I was considering in using 90 min CD's. But how could I know if my cd burner support overburning?

Thanks

[vitualis]

Get a 90min CD. Try to burn 90+ minutes of audio on it...

Regards.

[kees1952]

Burning 90 min on a 90 min CD is no overburning. Overburning is when you use a part of the "Lead Out" on the CD for your data. In this way you can add about 15 to 20 MB of data extra to a CD. If your burner supports overburn......
You still have to try if your burner supports the 90 min CD in the normal way.

Regards, Kees Janssen.

[vitualis]

Actually, burning anything over 80mins could be considered overburning as that is as large as discs get in the specs.

Many/most CD-R of 90/99min capacity still report that their capacity is only that of an 80min CD so not to confuse some older CD-RW drives. Thus, also long as your CD-R/W drive can ignore the reported capacity and burn beyond it (which is usually required for burning 90/99min CD-R discs), it can overburn.

Burning 90min onto a 90min disc could be considered "safe" overburning insofar that you KNOW that the disc actually has sufficient sectors for that amount of data.

Regards.

[kees1952]

I agree. It's more a matter of interpretation of the CD specification.

Regards, Kees Janssen.