Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Tina, I will look into that. Or perhaps I will just start using the Powerbook to burn the DVDs--I think it is agnostic w.r.t. plus or minus. Nathan Tina Manley wrote: > At 01:17 AM 8/16/2006, you wrote: >> Related question: how come all the archival DVD's I see are of the -R >> variety (like the Kodak ones on this web site)? My burner uses DVD+R >> discs (at least the burner I have in my desktop PC, I am not sure >> whether my Powerbook takes both flavors). Is there something about >> the minus vs. the plus that makes it easier to produce archival DVDs? >> >> Nathan > > Nathan - My built-in DVD burner uses +R, too, so I bought an external > DVD burner so I could use -R. I've read that -R is more reliable and > those who submit to Alamy on DVDs say that the error rate with -R is > much less than with +R. I don't think I'd trust +R as much for > archival use. > > Tina > > Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA > http://www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog