735mb on a 700mb CD-R?

Ben · 12-November-03, 02:52 PM

I have a few Pink Floyd VCD's that I would like to make backups of so I can put the originals up on a shelf and forget about, but don't know how to do it.. The video file on the originals is in .DAT format. so when I want to watch it I copy the DAT file to my HDD, change the file extension and watch away. Wither way, the file is 735mb....So, how can I back them up to a cd? Can I? I have Nero 5.5 if that helps..

Thanks all.

KayinStorm · 12-November-03, 02:56 PM

the Cplextor Plexwrite can stuff a gig onto a CD, at the cost of compatibility, but yu may just want to go get 80 min CDRs.

TekXoID · 12-November-03, 03:07 PM

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	Originally posted by Ben I have a few Pink Floyd VCD's that I would like to make backups of so I can put the originals up on a shelf and forget about, but don't know how to do it.. The video file on the originals is in .DAT format. so when I want to watch it I copy the DAT file to my HDD, change the file extension and watch away. Wither way, the file is 735mb....So, how can I back them up to a cd? Can I? I have Nero 5.5 if that helps.. Thanks all.

No worries, video files appear in windows as their unallocated size. Allocated size is generally around 30-100MB less. It will fit on the CD fine.

Ben · 12-November-03, 03:16 PM

Nero won't let me burn the files in dat or mpg format

TekXoID · 12-November-03, 03:18 PM

Try burning it as a VCD, if the file is a valid MPEG format. Otherwise just drag the file to your CDRW drive and use windows built-in cd burning software.

KayinStorm · 12-November-03, 03:19 PM

Good call, bro...

Drag n' Drop CD works REALLY well in these apps too...

Joose · 12-November-03, 03:45 PM

...or try clone CD...I love that program

12-November-03, 02:52 PM		#1 (permalink)
Ben Mote-Hoe-Cross	735mb on a 700mb CD-R? I have a few Pink Floyd VCD's that I would like to make backups of so I can put the originals up on a shelf and forget about, but don't know how to do it.. The video file on the originals is in .DAT format. so when I want to watch it I copy the DAT file to my HDD, change the file extension and watch away. Wither way, the file is 735mb....So, how can I back them up to a cd? Can I? I have Nero 5.5 if that helps.. Thanks all.

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12-November-03, 02:56 PM		#2 (permalink)
KayinStorm Apex Tech God	the Cplextor Plexwrite can stuff a gig onto a CD, at the cost of compatibility, but yu may just want to go get 80 min CDRs.

12-November-03, 03:16 PM		#4 (permalink)
Ben Mote-Hoe-Cross	Nero won't let me burn the files in dat or mpg format

12-November-03, 03:18 PM		#5 (permalink)
TekXoID Banned	Try burning it as a VCD, if the file is a valid MPEG format. Otherwise just drag the file to your CDRW drive and use windows built-in cd burning software.

12-November-03, 03:19 PM		#6 (permalink)
KayinStorm Apex Tech God	Good call, bro... Drag n' Drop CD works REALLY well in these apps too...

12-November-03, 03:45 PM		#7 (permalink)
Joose Joosey	...or try clone CD...I love that program