Re: [K3b-user] Multi-session DVD+Rs

[Brad R. <br...@fi...>]

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:23:41 -0400
"Jordan Macdonald" <mac...@gm...> wrote:

Hello Jordan,

>    1. Not all drives are compatible with MS-DVDs, but any drive that
> can create one can read one, right? (Case-in-point: My Linux Laptop &
>    Linux Desctop both have DVD writers and k3b, and can there fore
> both create MS-DVDs. Will they be able to read each other's MS-DVDs?)

You cannot assume that both drives can create multi-session disks on =C2=B1R
media.  Check by either attempting to burn a disk, or reading
documentation pertaining to each drive.  The latter will probably
involve a trip to the drive manufacturer's web site.

>    2. I started an MS-DVD, added a single 562 Mb file, and burned.
> When I reopened the DVD to add more files, it showed 1.1 Gb used.

Dunno, TBH.  Having never burned a multi-session DVD, I have no direct
experience of this situation.

> What gives? 3. When adding to a MS-DVD, is it possible to add files
> to an existing directory structure? Or must each burn be to a

Yes, you can.  The existing session doesn't get re-written of course,
but the existing hierarchy gets linked to the new (that's what the
session data is stored for) session.

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