Dual layer superdrive?

Does the slot loading superdrive on 1.5 powerbook and iMac G5 have the ability to burn dual layers discs?

I saw a thread on the G5 PowerPC having a disguized dual layer drive and that a patch could fix it, what about the slot loading ones from the PBs and iMacs?

Nope just the PowerMac G5

iMac uses a Mat****a Burner and so does the PowerBook I believe

so the iMac G5 isn't a dual layer burner?

What about burning in formats dvd-/+ ?

It can burn both formats but it is only single layer

wouldn't use it anyway have you seen how expensive blank dual layer dvd's are??!!

Danster said:

wouldn't use it anyway have you seen how expensive blank dual layer dvd's are??!!

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...not only that, but most feature films will fit on a single-layer disc w/ 5.1 Audio...that is, of course, with no special features...and how many times can you watch those n e who?

actually, I often fit full dvds, menus and all extras on a single layer dvd+r. even those with wide and full screen features, I add both, perfect dvd qualiyt every time. I thought powerbooks and ibooks, and imacs too used pioneer superdrives.

Macman said:

actually, I often fit full dvds, menus and all extras on a single layer dvd+r. even those with wide and full screen features, I add both, perfect dvd qualiyt every time. I thought powerbooks and ibooks, and imacs too used pioneer superdrives.

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what do you guys use to rip the dvds then?

I tried mactheripper, but just the main features, most were > 5gb...

John

myjay610 said:

what do you guys use to rip the dvds then?

I tried mactheripper, but just the main features, most were > 5gb...

John

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I tried that and Toast Titanium and encountered the problem..The Disc I was trying to make a backup of (Miss Congeniality) was >4.8 GBs and therefore could not fit on a traditional disc.

does dvdshrink work on macs?

Echo_ said:

does dvdshrink work on macs?

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Is that a ripper?

no, I use mactheripper, then the greatest app on earth called dvd2onex.

DVD9+R (dual layer) blanks are about $9.00 right now (www.meritline.com). it WAS $20 per blank when it first came out. i still remember blowing two of them when i was trying to backup some xbox games that were >4.7GB in size. ouch!

i don't think there's a DVD Shrink (PC DVD ripping/compression program) for Mac.

the downside about Mac the Ripper is, it doesn't compress, just rips the DVD to your HDD; you still have to compress the movie to fit a single layer DVD.

I already said, dvd2onex. its a compression app, better than dvdshrink.

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I already said, dvd2onex. its a compression app, better than dvdshrink.

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but it's a separate program? so you'd have to mactheripper -> dvd2onex -> toast to burn the DVD?

on the PC, i just dvdshrink -> nero.

yea, MTR>DVD2ONEX>burn.