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View Full Version : How do i find out the type of media my DVD-R disc is???
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b_hunter Nov 07, 2003, 03:49 PM say, for example, i have a blank dvd-r disc with no labels what so ever and i want to find out what media it is (if that is at all possible), how would i go about doing that? are there any programs that could tell me the media type or wether the dye is gen-o3 or gen-04? thanks jesterrace777 Nov 07, 2003, 04:31 PM Sure if you have DVD Decrypter (www.dvddecrypter.com) you can simply pop in the blank DVD-R and it will give you the manufacterer info. myckee Nov 07, 2003, 06:21 PM This is free and will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about your media and drives. Its very small, and its FREE. :) http://www.dvdinfopro.com jesterrace777 Nov 08, 2003, 01:36 AM As is DVD Decrypter (small and free) ;) myckee Nov 08, 2003, 01:44 AM Yes but dvdinfopro will allow you to do much more than just finding out the brand of your media. jesterrace777 Nov 08, 2003, 04:04 AM So will DVD Decrypter. DVD Decrypter allows you to Decrypt factory DVDs so that they can be burned with Nero or Recordnow Max. DVD Decrypter will also read and write ISO files. So if a movie already fits on a DVD-R without having to compress then you just read in ISO mode to the HD and then write it in ISO mode back to DVD-R. Anyways both programs would be worth having as they are both useful. ;) Lazza Nov 08, 2003, 05:22 AM Yep there are a number of utils for this, my favorite is DVD Identifier which is a FREE d/l here:- http://dvdplusid.cdfreaks.com/ Moving this to the new media forum for you..... What we would like for members to do in the future in fact is to scan their DVDR's with software such as this and simply copy & paste the details into their post. This way we will all know exactly what disc/dye type it is as there are so many dif brands around but really only a handfull of DVDR manu's such as Ritek, Princo, Prodisc, TDK, etc, etc. We will post a sticky on this in time providing d/l links and more info on this. :) willng88 Nov 09, 2003, 03:04 PM can you tell me if these programs tell you what speed the disk is as well cheers will Lazza Nov 10, 2003, 06:45 AM Originally posted by willng88 can you tell me if these programs tell you what speed the disk is as well cheers will DVD Identifier will yes. :) brianc Nov 10, 2003, 08:03 AM If you use Nero to burn, the tools with it has a utility "CD Speed". Select your burner and pop in a blank or already burnt disk and check in using the Diskinfo drop down in the extras toolbar. |