DVD-9 Format
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Yesterday I bought a Hindi (India) DVD here. It actually contains 2 movies in 1 Disc. First I thought it's a goof, but when I ran some tools to see what it actually contains. I was surprised to know that it's a "Single side Dual layer format DVD-9" But from this site[^], it says DVD-9 format contains "about 4 hours". Usually Hindi movies run anywhere between 2 1/2 to 3 hours. My question how did they fit in 2 movies in 1 DVD. To my surprise there is one more DVD which has 3 movies in 1 DVD. :eek: Don't :beer: and drive.
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Yesterday I bought a Hindi (India) DVD here. It actually contains 2 movies in 1 Disc. First I thought it's a goof, but when I ran some tools to see what it actually contains. I was surprised to know that it's a "Single side Dual layer format DVD-9" But from this site[^], it says DVD-9 format contains "about 4 hours". Usually Hindi movies run anywhere between 2 1/2 to 3 hours. My question how did they fit in 2 movies in 1 DVD. To my surprise there is one more DVD which has 3 movies in 1 DVD. :eek: Don't :beer: and drive.
Most dvds that you will find are DVD-9. Recordable or Rewritable DVDs are only DVD-5. They can fit more movies on a dvd by lowering the quality of the compression. There are actually ways to put a dvd onto a CDR and play it with a DVD player. John
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Most dvds that you will find are DVD-9. Recordable or Rewritable DVDs are only DVD-5. They can fit more movies on a dvd by lowering the quality of the compression. There are actually ways to put a dvd onto a CDR and play it with a DVD player. John
I suspect the quality of a Hindi movie is low enough that you could fit 10 on a single DVD! }:)~ Don't take this seriously -- I'm JUST KIDDING!!!!
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Yesterday I bought a Hindi (India) DVD here. It actually contains 2 movies in 1 Disc. First I thought it's a goof, but when I ran some tools to see what it actually contains. I was surprised to know that it's a "Single side Dual layer format DVD-9" But from this site[^], it says DVD-9 format contains "about 4 hours". Usually Hindi movies run anywhere between 2 1/2 to 3 hours. My question how did they fit in 2 movies in 1 DVD. To my surprise there is one more DVD which has 3 movies in 1 DVD. :eek: Don't :beer: and drive.
From timefordvd.com: dual-layered: refers to a DVD disc that has two layers on a side. DVD players can read video and audio data from both layers by simply re-focusing its laser, and therefore manually "flipping" of the DVD disc is not required. A single-sided, dual-layered DVD can hold nearly four hours of video and audio, and is known as a DVD-9. A double-sided, dual-layered DVD can hold nearly eight hours of video and audio, and is known as a DVD-18. DVD-18s requires you to manually "flip" the disc when you want to see materials encoded on the other side of the disc, although some DVD players can do this automatically. DVD: stands for Digital Versatile Disc (it once stood for Digital Video Disc). DVDs can be one sided or two sided, and each side can have a single layer or two layers of data. Depending on the construction of the DVD disc, DVDs have different capacity for video and audio information. Their are several DVD formats: DVD-Video for movies and other video titles, DVD-Audio for audiophile quality audio and multi-channel music, and DVD-ROM for computer data storage. For a tutorial, read this page. Also see DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18. DVD-5: refers a DVD that is single-sided and single-layered, which holds up to two hours of video and audio (i.e., 4.7 GBytes of data). Also see DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-14, DVD-18. DVD-9: refers a DVD that is single-sided and dual-layered, which holds up to four hours of video and audio (i.e., 8.5 GBytes of data), without having to manually "flip" the disc. Also see DVD-5, DVD-10, DVD-14, DVD-18. DVD-10: refers a DVD that is double-sided and single-layered, which holds up to four hours of video and audio (i.e., 9.4 GBytes of data). However, since there are two sides, you have to manually "flip" the disc with most DVD players. This construction is usually used to put a 16x9 widescreen version on one side and a full-frame version on the opposite side. So depending on which aspect ratio you want to view, you put the disc in with that aspect ratio's label facing up (and in this case you don't have to "flip" the disc). Also see DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-14, DVD-18 DVD-14: refers a DVD that is double-sided. The first side is dual-layered, while the second side is single-layered. This disc holds up to six hours of video and audio (i.e., 13.2 GBytes of data). This format can hold the 16x9 widescreen version of a movie and its bonus materials on the first side, and a full-frame version of the movie on the second side.
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I suspect the quality of a Hindi movie is low enough that you could fit 10 on a single DVD! }:)~ Don't take this seriously -- I'm JUST KIDDING!!!!
:laugh::laugh::laugh: John
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I suspect the quality of a Hindi movie is low enough that you could fit 10 on a single DVD! }:)~ Don't take this seriously -- I'm JUST KIDDING!!!!
Paul Wolfensberger wrote: I suspect the quality of a Hindi movie is low enough that you could fit 10 on a single DVD! That's what he said. 10 movies on a single DVD. ;)
Regards,Rohit Sinha
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
- Mother Teresa -
Yesterday I bought a Hindi (India) DVD here. It actually contains 2 movies in 1 Disc. First I thought it's a goof, but when I ran some tools to see what it actually contains. I was surprised to know that it's a "Single side Dual layer format DVD-9" But from this site[^], it says DVD-9 format contains "about 4 hours". Usually Hindi movies run anywhere between 2 1/2 to 3 hours. My question how did they fit in 2 movies in 1 DVD. To my surprise there is one more DVD which has 3 movies in 1 DVD. :eek: Don't :beer: and drive.
Which movies were they?
Regards,Rohit Sinha
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
- Mother Teresa -
I suspect the quality of a Hindi movie is low enough that you could fit 10 on a single DVD! }:)~ Don't take this seriously -- I'm JUST KIDDING!!!!
Paul Wolfensberger wrote: I suspect the quality of a Hindi movie is low enough that you could fit 10 on a single DVD! :-D The quality is very good just like any other quality DVD. It was made in US. It even includes scene selections, subtitles option, songs selection(typical in Hindi movies) for the both the movies. From the tool I used, this is the information I get:
Sectors : 3,945,026
Size : 8,079,413,248 bytes
Time : 876:42:26 (MM:SS:FF) :suss:
Disc Size : 120mm
Number of Layers : 2
Track Path : Opposite Track Path (OTP) :confused:
Linear Density : 0.293 um/bit
Track Density : 0.74 um/trackDon't :beer: and drive.
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Which movies were they?
Regards,Rohit Sinha
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
- Mother Teresa2 in 1 DVD : Namak Halal and Sharabi. :cool: I am planning to buy one more : Dum, Company and Saathiya (3 in 1 DVD) :rolleyes: The price is unbeatable...almost shocking. I bought it from local Indian stores. Did I mention they are Region Free... ;) Don't :beer: and drive.
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Paul Wolfensberger wrote: I suspect the quality of a Hindi movie is low enough that you could fit 10 on a single DVD! :-D The quality is very good just like any other quality DVD. It was made in US. It even includes scene selections, subtitles option, songs selection(typical in Hindi movies) for the both the movies. From the tool I used, this is the information I get:
Sectors : 3,945,026
Size : 8,079,413,248 bytes
Time : 876:42:26 (MM:SS:FF) :suss:
Disc Size : 120mm
Number of Layers : 2
Track Path : Opposite Track Path (OTP) :confused:
Linear Density : 0.293 um/bit
Track Density : 0.74 um/trackDon't :beer: and drive.
The sector stats are normal for most dvd movies. When you compress in mjpeg you set a quality factor for the compression. This is true for all lossy compression algorithms. This quality factor along with the redundancy of the data determines how well the movie compresses. The times that are listed for each format are typical for the average movie at a specific quality factor. It may be very difficult to distinguish a lower quality factor than a higher so your video may look good but be at a lower quality factor. John
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2 in 1 DVD : Namak Halal and Sharabi. :cool: I am planning to buy one more : Dum, Company and Saathiya (3 in 1 DVD) :rolleyes: The price is unbeatable...almost shocking. I bought it from local Indian stores. Did I mention they are Region Free... ;) Don't :beer: and drive.
Kant wrote: Namak Halal and Sharabi Cool! I'm a fan of the Big B too. :cool: And I love both these movies. Kant wrote: Did I mention they are Region Free... Region Free? :confused:
Regards,Rohit Sinha
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
- Mother Teresa -
The sector stats are normal for most dvd movies. When you compress in mjpeg you set a quality factor for the compression. This is true for all lossy compression algorithms. This quality factor along with the redundancy of the data determines how well the movie compresses. The times that are listed for each format are typical for the average movie at a specific quality factor. It may be very difficult to distinguish a lower quality factor than a higher so your video may look good but be at a lower quality factor. John
Thx for the clarification. How to know how much these 2 movies occupied in the 8,079,413,248 bytes disk space? The reason I asked you b'cos there is another DVD which has 3 movies in it.. :eek: Add their total running time almost equal to 9 hours. Don't :beer: and drive.
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Kant wrote: Namak Halal and Sharabi Cool! I'm a fan of the Big B too. :cool: And I love both these movies. Kant wrote: Did I mention they are Region Free... Region Free? :confused:
Regards,Rohit Sinha
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
- Mother Teresa -
Thanks. :)
Regards,Rohit Sinha
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
- Mother Teresa -
Thx for the clarification. How to know how much these 2 movies occupied in the 8,079,413,248 bytes disk space? The reason I asked you b'cos there is another DVD which has 3 movies in it.. :eek: Add their total running time almost equal to 9 hours. Don't :beer: and drive.
If you open the disk in explorer you should see how much each movie took. I don't have one handy but the movies will obviously be the biggest files. John