Originally Posted by Apprentice 2 SA:
“I must admit I don't have recent experience of a DVD not working since I became more confident with the likes of transferring vob files.
There is still the issue - and call me a ludite if you want to - that if a video case warps or breaks, including the tape itself breaking, there are solutions.
If a DVD warps or breaks, you're lost!”
“I must admit I don't have recent experience of a DVD not working since I became more confident with the likes of transferring vob files.
There is still the issue - and call me a ludite if you want to - that if a video case warps or breaks, including the tape itself breaking, there are solutions.
If a DVD warps or breaks, you're lost!”
Not if you keep the .vobs on a hdd and just use that as an archive. Keep it in a drawer. If you have this data you can burn new dvds very easily. I have vobs from digital captures of super 8 footage at least 20 yrs old. If i stick the disc in a usb ide cradle they are readable no problem. If you want to be super cautious just copy them onto a new disc. 1TB is very cheap these days.
The dies on recordable dvd's are light sensitive so how they are stored makes a difference to how long the data can be read. Just like a pair of curtains in a sunny window the die fades in time.



