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CAN'T READ Verbatim Dvd-r 8.5gb 4 Speed Advazo Dual Layer 5pk

Just cut together a video on FCP - and using DVD studio pro I'm ready to burn it. It's 5.1GB and so had to make it a dual layer film. I've just bought Verbatim Dvd-r 8.5gb 4 Speed Advazo Dual Layer 5pk to burn BUT it wont read it. Is this a superdrive issue or have I bought the wrong blank dvd's?

I've got a Powerbook G4 15" Aluminum with:

MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-816:

Firmware Revision: DXJ3
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RW
Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes
Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
Media: No

Powerbook G4, Mac OS X (10.4.9), FCP 5.1.4, DVD studio Pro

Posted on May 29, 2007 3:25 AM

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May 29, 2007 2:50 PM in response to Kenny Doughty

If you want to make dual layer DVDs with you present computer, I think you need an external Firewire dual layer DVD drive and an app that handles dual layers like Toast. I think the latest version of iDVD handles dual layer external drives; I do not know about DVD Studio Pro.

You can also replace your current internal drive with a dual layer drive.

CAN'T READ Verbatim Dvd-r 8.5gb 4 Speed Advazo Dual Layer 5pk

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