DVD Format question

[Vivaldinization]

Someone asked me the following today, and I realized with some surprise that I didn't actually know if this was possible. Thus, I pass it on to you.

Can you record DVD recordables (either + or -) in something approximating CDDA format?

By which I mean, if I have several (and with DVD capacity, I do mean several) WAV files, can I author a DVD with them in such a way that a DVD-Video player will play them back as pure audio like it would a CD?

-D

[jkerr]

Yes and No.

I don't think its possible for a dvd disc to be in any other format and still recognized by a dvd player.

However, there's plenty of examples of dvd-video discs with PCM audio. You could create a dvd-video disc with mostly PCM audio, basically like DAD. But as far as I can tell there's not much in the way of low cost software to do this on your own pc. You still need some video and a menu structure. I know a guy that tried with his Mac (he has the Apple software, high end stuff that supports up to 24/96) but it seems like a royal pain.

[SVL]

I haven't seen them in CD-DA, but you can do them in MP3... just think about the possibilities :D

Of course, the DVD player must be able to read MP3.

[jkerr]

Do you mean a dvd-rom disc with mp3 files? or something else

[SVL]

Yes; I have seen a few of those.

I don't really know how these were authored, but since it is basically a bunch of files, I do not see why that could not be done.

[Sckott]

There are many tools used for PC from a brand of "Sonic" that I just got. I haven't tested it yet, but a few of the packages I got, one does specifically DVD-A. If it works out, just about anything can be done.

Just about any DVD can be copied nowadays. The only problem is, some DVDs that are dual-layered (Have 4.7 gig on each layer) cannot be realistically copied until they somehow devise a dual layer DVD-R or DVD+R.

I have to say also, in many cases, it doesn't pay to make a copy of many DVDs. It does take a bit of work, and the costs sometimes get to about the same as the original DVD. Not always the case, but DVD discs have come down in price quite a bit.

[Vivaldinization]

So, err, is the answer yes, or...? And if so, how would I author it?

-D