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Recommended formats
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Select “Universal Disk Format (UDF 1.5)” when you are going to use the
DVD-RAM disc to write PC data.
This format allows the transfer of the data between different operation systems, such as between
Windows and Mac OS 1.
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S e l e c t “ U n i v e r s a l D i s k F o r m a t
(UDF 1.5)”.
2
Enter a volume name.
3
Click [Start].
1: Only Mac OS9 can read and write UDF 1.5 formatted DVD-RAM discs.
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Select “Universal Disk Format (UDF 2.0)” when you are going to use the
DVD-RAM disc to write audio-visual data.
Select this format only if the disc is to be played in a DVD Recorder that uses the DVD Forum’s
video recording standard or with the recording software designed for personal computers that is
based on the above standard, or if an 8-cm DVD-RAM is to be used in a DVD video camera.
1
Select “Universal Disk Format (UDF
2.0)”.
2
Enter a volume name.
3
Click [Start].
Notes:
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In the case of Windows XP, the DVD-RAM icon may change to a CD-ROM icon after you format
a DVD-RAM disc with DVDForm, the included formatting software. Use [Refresh] in the [View]
menu in Explorer to correct this.
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The following window appears when you format a DVD-RAM you have written to with B’s Re-
corder GOLD5 BASIC with verification off. Click [OK] to start physical formatting of the disc.
