DVD-R DL
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DVD-R DL (Dual Layer) (Also Known as DVD-R9) is a derivative of the DVD-R format standard. DVD-R DL discs employ two recordable dye layers, each capable of storing nearly the 4.7 GB (4,700,372,992 bytes) of a single-layer disc, almost doubling the total disc capacity to 8.54 GB (8,547,991,552 bytes). Discs can be read in many DVD devices (older units are less compatible) and can only be written using DVD-RW DL compatible burners. DVD-R DL suffers of compatibility issues with legacy DVD-ROM drives known as pickup head overrun. To avoid this issue, the two layers of the disc need to be equally recorded. But this is a contradiction with the sequential nature of the DVD recording. Thus DVD Forum under Pioneer's lead developed a technology known as Layer Jump Recording (LJR), which incrementally record smaller sections of each layer to maintain compatibility with DVD-ROM drives.
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External links
- [www.osta.org/technology/dvdqa/ Understanding Recordable & Rewritable DVD] by Hugh Bennett
- [DVD-R9 and DVD+R9 Hardware, Technologies and Standards] by The DVD Insider
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