Thomas Schmitt wrote:
Hi,
Eric Wanchic:
Looks Great ! TAO was executed.
Rob Bogus:
Thomas, perhaps you can clarify the SAO vs. TAO options and actual
Actually it is a packet write type.
"TAO" and "SAO" are rather aliases for a certain
behavior as it is known from good old CD media.
With DVD+R there is only this one write type.
cdrskin calls "TAO" a run without pre-announced size
and "SAO" a run with such an announcement.
MMC-5 4.3.6.2.2
"The Host views a DVD+R fragment as a fixed packet track
where the packet size is 16."
The following text describes command RESERVE TRACK
as optional for reserving a fixed track size.
Thanks, I saved that bit so I can quote it (with attribution, of
course) to the next person who asks me. I was under the impression that
there could be multiple tracks in a session, but I never saw an example
of that. Clearly some drives offer one or the other, some both, and
some odd things like:
Identifikation : 'DVD A DH20A4P '
Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R16 RAW/R96P RAW/R96R LAYER_JUMP
I really wish I fully understood all of the modes with "/" but I have
never needed them so it's just curiosity for now.
--
Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
"Woe unto the statesman who makes war without a reason that will still
be valid when the war is over..." Otto von Bismark
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