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largest CD/R format?

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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what isthe largest cd format, i know there is an 80min 700meg cd, but is there a 90minute? i have alot of movies i want to put onto VCD format but alot of them are like 83min and wont fit,

any ideas?

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Hellfire wrote:
    what isthe largest cd format, i know there is an 80min 700meg cd, but is there a 90minute? i have alot of movies i want to put onto VCD format but alot of them are like 83min and wont fit,

    any ideas?

    That is the largest. If you want to put them on VCD you will have to find a program to split it in two or convert it to DVD.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    actually you can get 99min/900mb cds, but your writer has to support overburning, and it's not a sure thing......
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    its not writers which support over burning, its software which will allow it as well
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Does anyone know of any programs I can use to split either OGM files or AVI files?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    not sure what you mean.......yes it is down to writers, if your writer doesnt support it you have to go out and buy a new one, whereas you can just d/l a firmware update so its not the crucial factor.......and anyone with nero can overburn so software as such is irrelevant......
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    Teh_GerbilTeh_Gerbil Posts: 13,332 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    CLICK-CLICK

    Honestly... HOW many times have I sent you to EBuyer now? Eh?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Bonus.. thanks will

    Also.. £15 tomorrow for you, or i should have it, the £5 i owe you and the money for the USB POWERED HUB can you order one please?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Make sure your cd burner will support overburning the discs before you buy them.

    Most should, but still.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    how do i find out?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    nero has some sort of cd drive info thing
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Overburning is the answer. You'll need writer, disks, and software that can do it. The overburning works because there's a little more writable space on a CD-R than 80 mins. But the writer must be able to burn that bit further onto that extra space.
    There are warnings out there about possible damage to the writer, so you do it at your own risk, but it seems a low risk.

    Just a thought, but why not use a DVD-R? The disks hardly cost any more than CD-R if you buy them in bulk, and the writers are as little as £40 now.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    because a lot of older drives wont read the discs when you burn them
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I only know about the 90min ones but they are not very common because they are unreliable if burned over 80mins.
    Not sure if thats true or not but im sure google will know.
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