Is it safe to write on DVDR BEFORE burning?

[snowbound]

I burn a lot of stuff to DVD-R and I was hoping to speed up the whole process by writing on the discs and then burning. I use a dedicated CD-DVD marker pen and the discs I use are glossy finished. I am pretty sure it wont be an issue, but didn't want to screw my discs and or burner up. Thanks.

[daamon]

You'll be fine.

The only time you won't want to do it is if you're printing to disc - if the write fails or it's a bad disc you've wasted printer ink. But that's about it.

[budz]

I use a sharpie to mark my dvd media then burn them. I don't have any problems.

[cal_tony]

Like budz, I do the same sometimes.
I worry about it when I do so, but hasn't ever seemed to cause a problem.

Tony

[snowbound]

Cool. Didn't think it would be an issue. Thanks for the responses guys!.

[orsetto]

DVD media has a thicker plastic over the dye layer, the ink from a Sharpie won't penetrate it, so you should be fine. (CD media has a thin, barely sprayed-on laquer over the dye layer which is easily damaged by some markers.)

[TBoneit]

The only way it would be a issue is if the bottom of the disk gets dirty when you sit it down to write on it and the dirt causes a bad burn.