Deciding which type of disc to use

The type of disc you can use is determined by the type of recorder you have connected to your computer. Refer to your recorder documentation to make sure you are using the right media for your particular drive.

This table lists the types of discs supported by Creator Classic:

 

Media Type	Original Capacity	Compatible Drives
CD-Recordable (CD-R)	185MB, 210MB, 650MB, or 700MB	Readable by nearly any drive Recordable by nearly any recorder
DVD-Recordable -R format (DVD-R)	4.7GB	Readable by most BD, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, or DVD-RW drives Recordable by BD-R, DVD-R or DVD-RW recorders
DVD-Recordable +R format (DVD+R)	4.7GB	Readable by most BD, DVD-ROM, DVD+R, or DVD+RW drives Recordable on BD-R, DVD+R or DVD+RW recorders
DVD-Recordable -R Double Layer format (DVD-R DL)	8.5GB	Readable by most BD, DVD-ROM and some DVD-R recorders Recordable on BD-R, DVD-R DL recorders
DVD-Recordable +R Double Layer format (DVD+R DL)	8.5GB	Readable by most BD, DVD-ROM, DVD+R, or DVD+RW drives Recordable on BD-R, DVD+R DL recorders
CD-ReWritable (CD-RW)	185MB, 210MB, 650MB, or 700MB	Readable by most BD, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or CD-RW drives Recordable and rewritable by most CD-RW drives.
DVD-ReWritable -RW format (DVD-RW)	4.7GB	Readable by most BD, DVD-ROM or DVD-RW drives Recordable and rewritable by most BD-R, DVD-RW recorders
DVD-ReWritable +RW format (DVD+RW)	4.7GB	Readable by most BD, DVD-ROM or DVD+RW drives Recordable and rewritable by most BD-R, DVD+RW recorders
BD-Recordable -R single layer	25GB	Readable by most BD drives Recordable by most BD recorders
BD-Recordable -R double Layer	50GB	Readable by most BD drives Recordable by most BD recorders
BD-REwritable -RE single layer	25GB	Readable by most BD drives Recordable and rewritable by most BD recorders
BD-REwritable -RE double layer	50GB	Readable by most BD drives Recordable and rewritable by most BD recorders

See also: 

Deciding which type of project to create

Starting a new project

Opening and saving projects

Deciding which type of disc to use