What’s faster: writing 650 MB to a CD at 36x speed or to a DVD at 4x speed? Find out this and everything else about disc-writing speeds and much more at the VideoHelp.com. (Answer: they’re the same.)
This website also explains DVD formats, PAL vs. NTSC, descriptions of those cryptic file names on DVD videos, and how much video fits on each recordable DVD format.
They also test the reliability every brand of blank media and list the results in a table.
And what about Blu-ray? It’s all there, too…
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Jeff Gamet is a contributing editor for Design Tools Monthly, the executive summary of graphic design news. He is also the morning editor and reviews editor for The Mac Observer and iPodObserver.com, and contributing writer for Layers Magazine and Photoshop User. He writes the InBrief column for InDesign Magazine, and is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X," from Peachpit Press
When Jeff isn't writing about the graphic design world, he's talking about it on the Design Tools Weekly podcast with co-host Jay Nelson. He also talks about Apple and the Mac world every week on The Mac Observer's Apple Weekly Report.
Jeff studies, tests and reviews new software and technologies for the Macintosh community as well as the design and print industries. He is a former Pre-press specialist, and has nearly 25 years experience with computer technology. Jeff trains, lectures and consults on techniques for more efficiently using Mac OS X in creative environments throughout the country.
In the rare moments when he can get away from his MacBook Pro, Jeff spends his time climbing and biking in the Colorado mountains.
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