What is the difference between “Authoring” and “General Purpose” media?
The original Pioneer DVD recorders used authoring media; this can be given to a plant to be used as a master for replication. DVD recording became mainstream when a less expensive DVD recorder was introduced by Pioneer for general use. It uses a 650 nm laser, just like a CD recorder, so it is less expensive to manufacture. The authoring recorders used a 635 nm laser. You can’t put authoring media in a general purpose drive. And if you send a general purpose disc to a replication plant, it will have to be transferred to DLT tape before it can be replicated.
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