What is the size of a standard DVD?
DVD
| The data side of a DVD manufactured by Sony DADC | |
|---|---|
| Write mechanism | 650 nm laser with a focused beam using more power than for reading, 10.5 Mbit/s (1×) |
| Standard | DVD Forum’s DVD Books and DVD+RW Alliance specifications |
| Developed by | Sony Panasonic Philips Toshiba |
| Dimensions | Diameter: 12 cm (4.7 in) Thickness: 1.2 mm (0.047 in) |
What is dvd5?
A DVD-5 is a single-sided, single-layered DVD disc. A DVD-5 holds 4.7 GB of data. DVD-5 discs can either be commercially-produced discs containing movies or software or can be writable discs, such as DVD-R, DVD+R and DVD-RW. The name comes from the fact that a DVD-5 holds nearly 5 gigabytes of data.
Which is better DVD5 or DVD9?
DVD5 can save data up to 4.7GB or and will hold about 133 minutes of MPEG-2 video, while DVD9 has a capacity of 8.5GB and will hold an MPEG-2 video around 241 minutes. Considering that the storage space of DVD9 is higher than DVD5, DVD9 can save more data than DVD5.
What is a DVD 18?
DVD 18 replication is a double-sided, dual layer disc. It is referred to as 17.0GB media which holds about 15.9 computer GB (over 8 hours of audio and video). With the advent of Blu-ray technology, DVD 18 has generally become obsolete.
How do I burn a DVD with 4.7 GB?
Select the disc recorder drive that you have inserted a blank writable DVD disc into as target under the “Burn to” option. This option allows multiple choices. Finally, click “Burn” button to start burning DVD with more than 4.7GB to DVD-5 disc. Eject the DVD disc after it completes.
How many pictures can I put on a 4.7 GB DVD?
Since a DVD holds roughly 4500mb, you can easily fit about 2000 photos, or around 900 slides or negatives scanned at 4000dpi.
What is the largest size DVD you can buy?
In Nature Communications today, we, along with Richard Evans from CSIRO, show how we developed a new technique to enable the data capacity of a single DVD to increase from 4.7 gigabytes up to one petabyte (1,000 terabytes).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngoDJNb8lko