DVD Recorder Overview (Continued)
About DVD-R and DVD-RW disc
How are DVD-R and DVD-RW discs different?
The essential difference between
Can I play my recordable discs in a regular DVD player?
Generally,
This indicates a product feature that is capa- ble of playing
What are ‘recording modes’?
There are two recording modes available using this recorder: VR mode and Video mode. When recording to a
VR mode recording
•4 different picture quality/recording time settings avail- able (HQ, SQ, LQ, EQ)
•Not playable on regular DVD players
•Recordings can be extensively edited
Video mode recording
•4 different picture quality/recording time settings avail- able (HQ, SQ, LQ, EQ)
•Playable on regular DVD players (after finalizing)
•Limited editing features
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Is editing a DVD like editing a video tape?
No. When you edit a video tape you need one video deck to play the original tape and another to record the edits. With DVD, you edit by making a ‘Playlist’ of what to play and when to play it. On playback, the recorder plays the disc according to the Playlist.
About word ‘Original’ and ‘Playlist’
Throughout this manual, you will often see the words Original and Playlist to refer to the actual content and the edited version.
•Original: content refers to what’s actually recorded on the disc.
•Playlist: content refers to the edited version of the disc — how the Original content is to be played.
About DVD+R and DVD+RW disc
How are DVD+R and DVD+RW discs different?
The essential difference between DVD+R and DVD+RW is that DVD+R is a
DVD+RW mode recording
•4 different picture quality/recording time settings avail- able (HQ, SQ, LQ, EQ)
•Playable on regular DVD players
•The edited contents is playable on regular DVD play- ers only after finalizing
•Recordings can be edited the title/chapter
DVD+R mode recording
•4 different picture quality/recording time settings avail- able (HQ, SQ, LQ, EQ)
•Playable on regular DVD players (after finalizing)
•Any edited contents are not be compatible on regular DVD players. (Hide, chapter combine, added chapter mark, etc.)
•Limited title/chapter editing features
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