What Types of Files Can Be Burned to DVD?
One DVD disc can hold up to 4.7GB of information---you can save a combination of various files, a movie or just your personal document files. DVD burning programs offer a variety of tools for creating DVD discs. DVD burning programs are even bundled free on most computer systems today.
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Movie Files
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Movie files are most popular types files to be burned to a DVD. By using a shrinking program to compress the video file size, a two-hour movie can be saved to a DVD and played in a home DVD player.
Music Files
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Music files are the second most popular files that can be burned to DVDs. The disc can be played back on any computer or on a home DVD player. You can also save both music and video files to a DVD and create your own multimedia presentation.
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Data Files
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Your spreadsheets, word-processing files, emails and database records can also be saved to a DVD disc. The disc basically becomes a secondary drive for holding your documents. Once the disc is full, simply "finalize" the disc and it can then be read by your computer later.
Backing Up Your System
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By using a DVD burning program's backup function, a copy of your system's files can be saved to a DVD(s). Backing up your system to a DVD is safer than storing data on tapes because DVDs have a longer shelf life than magnetic tape.
DVD Types and Issues
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There are several types of DVD disc out there---DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW and DVD-RW. Most home DVD players will play DVD+R and DVD+RW without any problems. Make sure you finalize your DVD discs after you done saving to them, or the disc will not work.
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