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Blank DVD+/-Rs can be used to permanently store large amounts of data. After you create a DVD+/-R
disc, you may not be able to write to that disc again if the disc is

finalized or closed during the final stage

of the disc creation process. Use blank DVD+/-RWs if you plan to erase, rewrite, or update information
on the disc later.

CD-Writable Drives

DVD-Writable Drives

Helpful Tips

Use Microsoft

®

Windows

®

Explorer to drag and drop files to a CD-R or CD-RW only after you start

Roxio Creator Plus and open a Creator project.

Use CD-Rs to burn music CDs that you want to play in regular stereos. CD-RWs may not play in
many home or car stereos.

You cannot create audio DVDs with Roxio Creator Plus.

Music MP3 files can be played only on MP3 players or on computers that have MP3 software installed.

Commercially available DVD players used in home theater systems may not support all available DVD
formats. For a list of formats supported by your DVD player, see the documentation provided with your
DVD player or contact the manufacturer.

Do not burn a blank CD-R or CD-RW to its maximum capacity; for example, do not copy a 650-MB
file to a blank 650-MB CD. The CD-RW drive needs 1–2 MB of blank space to finalize the recording.

Media Type

Read

Write

Rewritable

CD-R

Yes

Yes

No

CD-RW

Yes

Yes

Yes

Media Type

Read

Write

Rewritable

CD-R

Yes

Yes

No

CD-RW

Yes

Yes

Yes

DVD+R

Yes

Yes

No

DVD-R

Yes

Yes

No

DVD+RW

Yes

Yes

Yes

DVD-RW

Yes

Yes

Yes

DVD+R DL

Yes

Yes

No

DVD-R DL

Maybe

No

No

DVD-RAM

Maybe

No

No

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