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Appendix B
Questions and answers
• Do I need special DVD blanks for Disk-Transfer?
No, every writable DVD+/-R or DVD-/+RW that
provides good results when used with DVD
Arabesk can also be used with Disk-Transfer.
• What is the main difference between Disk-
Transfer and DVD Arabesk?
DVD Arabesk can write up to 180 minutes of
video material in compressed MPEG-2 format
onto a DVD whilst Disk-Transfer creates special
AVI files with uncompressed DV video foota-
ge. For this reason, only around 20 minutes of
video footage will fit onto a Disk-Transfer DVD.
• Is any standard DVD player able to play DVDs
created using Disk-Transfer?
No, we currently do not know of any stand-
alone DVD player that can play DV AVI footage.
DVDs that are to be played on standard DVD
players must still be created using DVD Ara-
besk.
• My PC does not accept the Disk-Transfer DVD.
Whenever I select the DVD drive containing
the Disk-Transfer DVD, Windows informs me
that there is no medium present.
It is possible that your DVD drive is not capable
of reading DVD-R or DVD-RW media that you
have burned yourself. Please check the DVD in
another PC and if necessary replace your DVD
drive with a suitable model.
• Instead of a DVD drive my PC is going to be
fitted with a DVD burner so that I can use Disk-
Transfer to transfer PC video scenes to the
Casablanca. Which DVD burners are suitable?
Basically every DVD burner is suitable that can
create DVDs according to the “minus” stan-
dard, i.e. DVD-R and DVD-RW. DVD burners
manufactured by Pioneer are currently fitted to
the Casablanca Avio DVD, Prestige and Kron.
• Although my PC’s DVD drive detects the DVD
created using Disk-Transfer, it is not possible
to play or process the AVI file(s) stored on it.
For instance, Windows Media Player notifies
me that “No suitable video codec was found”.
How do I make Windows play the AVI file(s)
created using Disk-Transfer?
Each Disk-Transfer AVI file contains video foot-
age in DV format. For this reason, the PC must
have a suitable DVD video codec installed,
i.e. software for processing and displaying
DV video footage. This kind of DV video co-
dec is often installed together with various
PC video editing programs. You can however,
also obtain DV video codecs separately on the
Internet, for instance from MainConcept (http:
//www.mainconcept.de).
• Why does playback appear shaky on my PC
when I play the Disk-Transfer AVI files?
Playing DV footage places high demands on
the PC. In order to be able to display an ave-
rage of 3.6 MBytes per second of video data
smoothly on-screen, all the PC components
(DVD drive, motherboard, processor, graphics
card) must be fast enough and optimally suited
to one another.
• How do I find out what video codec my PC is
using to try to play Disk-Transfer video files?
At the following Internet address:
http://gspot.headbands.com
you can download a video codec analysis tool.
This is a tool for experienced users that pro-
vides precise information on which Windows
components are responsible for playing a parti-
cular video file.