Compatible File Formats
Your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive can read and record the following audio formats:
•WAV, MP3, WMA, and CDA for CDs
•WAV,
Your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive can read and record the following video formats:
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•AVI and WMV
Disc Quick Reference
You can use DVD+RW, DVD+R,
Double Layer DVD+R Discs
•Can only be written to with a Double Layer DVD drive (select models only).
•Can’t be erased or written to again.
•Hold up to 8.5 GB — the equivalent of 12 CDs.
•Record up to 4 hours of video files, depending on the quality of the recording.
•Can be used to back up your hard disk drive files.
DVD+R Discs
•Can’t be erased or written to again. Some programs, like RecordNow!, allow you to record data in multiple sessions until the disc is full.
•Can’t edit a DVD+R that has been recorded as a DVD movie.
•Hold up to 4.7 GB — the equivalent of seven CDs.
•Record up to 2 hours of video files, depending on the quality of the recording.
•Are compatible with more DVD drives and players than a DVD+RW disc is.
•Can be used to back up your hard disk drive files.
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