dvd-r, dvd-rw, dvd+r???

[Sarah L]

What type of DVD should I use if I am wanting to burn some of my edited footage to disc?

[Ethel]

It depends on your dvd recorder. :)

[Sarah L]

I'll be using a mac computer to burn the disc but i don't know what will be used to play it back, its getting sent away to be watched by somebody else

[Ethel]

It is the recorder, not the player, that is important.

Read your manual - it should tell you. If you don't use a rw, remember to finalise it or it will not play in most other players.

[Ralph]

I've always had the most luck with DVD-R discs for video in computers, DVD recorders, DVD players and games consoles, but it will depend on both the recorder and the player. Remember to finalise it like Ethel said.

[spaced]

always use a DVD-R and not a DVD+R. -R is recognised by more players than +R, very much like VHS and Betamax. DVR-RW allows you to right and erase, whereas DVD-R allows you to write once only.