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ScottW wrote on 10/6/2005, 9:47 AM
You might try a google search; I'm sure there are lots of discussions of this;

briefly, +R and -R are simply 2 different formats; -R usually has about 90% compatibility with most players, though that number is going up as older players are replaced with newer. +R can have 99% or better compatibility if the DVD is burned with the DVD-ROM booktype.

DVD-ROM refers to DVDs that are stamped with the content, rather than burned.

DVD Video really refers to the format that the video & audio information is put on the DVD - it means the DVD is designed to be played in a set-top player, compared with a data DVD which is mainly for use in a computer.

--Scott
shmulb wrote on 10/6/2005, 11:56 AM
have a look here
http://www.digitalfaq.com/dvdguides/basics/dvdintro.htm
Elmo27376 wrote on 10/7/2005, 8:11 AM
Thanks, guys, the information and website made it a lot clearer. One of the things that caused my confusion was Ulead's use of the terms: DVD-VR and DVD+VR. I had never run across these terms. I am assuming they are the same as DVD-R and DVD+R. Is that a safe assumption? I did not realize the term DVD-Video meant the video that is or is to be recorded on a DVD disk
ScottW wrote on 10/7/2005, 9:16 AM
Try going to google and entering dvd-vr as a search term.

+R and -R refer to the type of media and only the type of media. VR refers to the format of the information on the DVD.

Here's a link to more discussion:

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=350371
BigEgg wrote on 10/7/2005, 12:32 PM
You can also try here http://www.videohelp.com/glossary?D#DVD
Elmo27376 wrote on 10/8/2005, 7:39 AM
Thanks again, your information and the website helped a lot. I thought I understood it the first time but I didn't.