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Equipment & Techniques => Digital Asset Management => Topic started by: Iluvmycam on January 20, 2014, 09:32:54 am

Title: DVD writing speeds 8x gold vs 16x silver
Post by: Iluvmycam on January 20, 2014, 09:32:54 am

The gold DVD's say 8x, while the silver DVD say 16x. Why wouldn't high grade gold be as good as silver in the writing speed?

Thanks

Title: Re: DVD writing speeds 8x gold vs 16x silver
Post by: Bart_van_der_Wolf on January 20, 2014, 10:23:11 am

Quote from: iluvmycam on January 20, 2014, 09:32:54 am

The gold DVD's say 8x, while the silver DVD say 16x. Why wouldn't high grade gold be as good as silver in the writing speed?

Write speed also depends on the actual dye used, and the writer. The laser power should then be optimized for that medium, and is usually recorded in a lookup table (e.g. in the writer's firmware). Gold or silver (or alumin(i)um) is just part of the refection layer, but the dye is equally important.

Cheers,
Bart