How can I burn more than 700MB onto a CD-R or DVD-R?

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I am using Cyberlink (Power 2 Go) A friend of mine gave me a CD that had a
hundred or more songs on it. I am burning lectures, educational (talking)
material so the quality wouldn't be all that important.
* Do I compress these files into RAR and the burn onto a disk?
* Would DVD-R hold more data/information?
* Do I have to convert or change the my original files or the way that they
are being accepted / burned?

Please help! I have been reading these forums for two days.
Thank you, Charlotte in Northern Calif.
 
charisme said:
I am using Cyberlink (Power 2 Go) A friend of mine gave me a CD that had a
hundred or more songs on it. I am burning lectures, educational (talking)
material so the quality wouldn't be all that important.
* Do I compress these files into RAR and the burn onto a disk?
* Would DVD-R hold more data/information?
* Do I have to convert or change the my original files or the way that
they
are being accepted / burned?

Please help! I have been reading these forums for two days.
Thank you, Charlotte in Northern Calif.
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If the CD has 100 or more songs on it then we can assume that they are
compressed files ie mp3, wma etc. Compressing compressed files into RAR
format will not save much (if any) space.

A CD holds 700 MB and DVD around 4.7 GB - big difference !

You don't have to change the recorded fomat, burn the compressed audio files
as DATA, not music.

If you want to burn to DVD-R you have 2 options :

1) you can wait until you've got 4.7 GB of files and then burn them in one
go as DATA files. Finalise the DVD as part of the burn process.

2) burn a DVD using "multi session" mode whereby you can keep adding files
until the DVD-R is full. However, some dvd players may not be able to read a
mutli session format DVD. Finalise the DVD when its full.

If you have enough HD space to accumulate files I would advise you to use
the 1st option.

Cheers,
Jerry
 
In addition to Plec's excellent response, I use a 2 Gig flash drive (thumb
drive)
for all my presentations. It fits in my pocket easily and plugs right in to
the
USB port of my laptop.
 
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