Tip #3754 - CD and DVD Space
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CD
and DVD Space
Have you ever wondered
how much space CDs and DVDs have on them? I mean, if you do a lot of CD
or DVD burning, you need to know how much room you'll have, right? It's
pretty much the most important piece of information you need to know before
you start any burning projects. Well, I'm here today to give you all the
scoop, so listen up!
I'm going to start
with CDs, because I'm guessing more of you use CDs on a regular basis
over DVDs. There are several different sizes of blank CDs that you can
buy, including 21, 74, 80, 90 and 99 minutes long. The most popular though,
as far as I know, is the 80 minute CD. This translates to approximately
700 MB of open space. If you were making a music CD (you know, throwing
a bunch of your favorite songs all onto one CD), you could fit around
20 songs (give or take a few) on one 80 minute CD, depending on how long
the songs are. Cool, huh?!
Now, on to DVDs. Most
blank DVDs can hold up to 4.4 GB of data. Most of the package labels will
say 4.7 GB, but that's pretty much just a marketing ploy. If you're burning
a movie, pictures, etc. onto the DVD, by the time everything is actually
said and done, you can only fit 4.4 GB of material on one single DVD.
That's nothing to be upset about though. That sure adds up to a lot of
information on one tiny little disk. So, now that you know how much space
you have when you're working with CDs and DVDs, you can plan ahead to
get the most out of your work!
~ Erin
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