How to burn a DVD
Author: Kathy Berry
Keywords: Fall 2005
Description: ETEC 562

DVD in Business

Employee Orientation/Training Company Press Kit Corporate Report Product Demonstrations Product Catalog Information Kiosk Product Training Video Tour Automobile Navigation
Ambient Video and Music Emergency Response Lecture Support Resources Maintenance Manual Medical Informed Consent Testing (drivers license) Video Billboards
Internal training
DVD in School
Absentees viewing missed lesson
Show specific pieces of videos instead of viewing whole movie
Special needs students use for extra time allotment, extra credit, etc.
Specialized lessons that allow certain parts to be seen for review
Saving lectures, speeches, or special school events for posterity’s sake
Interactive games, computer assisted instruction, etc.
Video streaming—video on demand
Convert PPT to DVD

WORKS CITED:
Doherty, T. 2002. DVD, PDQ, Chronicle of Higher Education, 48, 33 Database: Academic Search Premier
http://www.caldvd.com/faq/index.htm
http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html
http://www.howstuffworks.com/dvd.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/using/DVD/burntvtodvd.mspx

Tech for U

ETEC 562

TAMU-Commerce
Secondary & Higher Education

Email: kberrygradwork@yahoo.com

ETEC 562

How to Burn
a DVD

Have fun with it!
-Jason Lee Davis-

Simple instructions—Yeah, right!

How to
Burn
a DVD

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Verify that the material to be copied is copy-free, copy-once or copy-protected.
If copy-protected material is detected,
recording will pause or
stop automatically.
Copy Protection for Recordable Media means you can copy only once.
2. Consult your manual to see what type of discs your machine takes.
3. Allow the disc time to initialize, or prepare the disc for recording.
4. Set a time for chapters
(5, 10, 15 min—up to 8 hours)

Fair Use and Copyright

DVD—RW
rewrites/erases
good for edit
creates
chapters
DVD—R
not erasable
limited or no edit
no chapters

Burn, continued...
5. Change to the required recording speed.
XP 60 min
SP 120 min
LP 240 min
EP 360 min
SLP 480 min
SEP 600 min
the longer the recording gets
the poorer the quality becomes
6. Make sure your machine is not in “finalize” mode if you want to edit: add titles, captions or dub to another medium.
7. Choose timed recording or one-touch-record (OTR) Check your clock!
Set Titles and Chapters
Titles
Chapters
Sub-chapters/scenes
Where will you play the DVD?
TV
Computer
DVD player
Check for compatibility
Advantages of Using DVD
DVD is more portable than VHS
Superior video quality
Unmatched storage capacity stores 7 times more than CD
Repeated viewing does not destroy picture quality
Comprises the documentary and commentary sections of current films
Disadvantages of Using DVD
Cost (coming down in price)
Scratches (repair crème available)
Compatibility (biggest drawback)

7

7 times more memory

ETEC 562

TAMU-Commerce
Secondary & Higher Education

Email: kberrygradwork@yahoo.com