topic Re: Identify DVD Recording Format in Optical Jukeboxes and Drives

Identify DVD Recording Format

'chris' — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:06:25 GMT

hi

Howto identify using linux DVD media recording format, I mean -R or +R ?

Steven E. Protter — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:18:45 GMT

Shalom,

Generally on the DVD blanks, I look at the package and read the label.

If you are talking about commercial software/media on DVD that is another matter.

There appears to be and identification utility in the tools listed here:

http://www.linux.com/news/software/multimedia/8250-convert-any-video-file-to-dvd-with-open-source-tools

SEP

Goran Koruga — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:05:21 GMT

Hello.

dvd+rw-mediainfo shall identify it for you.

Regards,
Goran

'chris' — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:36:21 GMT

Thx, dvd+rw-mediainfo seems to be what I'm looking for.

'chris' — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:46:21 GMT

BTW howto identify a kind of protection mechanisms?

P Muralidhar Kini — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:12:35 GMT

P Muralidhar Kini — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:49:00 GMT

Hi Chris,

The following link talks about a tool to find out the protection
mechanism.

http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=51063
&
http://www.makemkv.com/

Regards,
Murali