Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!EU.net!Germany.EU.net!netmbx.de!sietec.de!shogun.ncp.sietec.de!not-for-mail From: korni@shogun.ncp.sietec.de (Jochen Kornitzky) Newsgroups: comp.publish.cdrom.multimedia Subject: Re: Using PhotoCD disks for CD-R? Date: 3 Jun 1994 16:09:00 +0200 Organization: Sietec GmbH & Co. OHG, Berlin Lines: 44 Message-ID: <2sndhs$9ed@shogun.ncp.sietec.de> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: sietec1 skuland@alkymi.unit.no (Oystein Skuland) writes: >In article , >lleung@tor.hookup.net (Lawrence Leung) wrote: >> Just wondering if blank PhotoCD disks can be used instead of CD-R disks for >> CDROM burning (in a Pinnacle RCD-202)? Assuming you can just buy blank >> PhotoCD's of course! A blank CD-R costs about $40 Cdn, and the cost for a Well, the $40 only depends on the number of disks purchased. >> PhotoCD is $10 Cdn (when you send a roll of film to get processed). Anyone >> tried this? >One might think one is smart and believe that ones idea has never been >thought of before, but there are always some other that have tried it >anyway, or at least made sure that ones idea will not work. That is at >least true this time. >Basically is there no different between the two disc, but Kodak has made a >precut on the CD-that gives your mastering software an error message. I Actually, it is the barcode near the central hole that selects the type of application. >have myself the exact same burner as Kodak uses to cutting PhotoCD; Kodak >Writer 200+. and I uses MacOnCD. I tried with an empty PhotoCD tha I got >from my local PhotoDealer. Well I was all exited. Man those real cheap >disc. Only $7 a piece. Oh, you're lucky to get one without any data on it. The photo shops should not be allowed to sell them for this price because it is calculated as the sum of 100 image transfers. But what a failure. The software would not eccept >the disc. And I know it is the software since Kodak uses the same writer. ^^^^^^^^^^ As far as I know it is the firmware of the Kodak writer that changes the behaviour. In fact the Kodak writer is essentially the same thing as a Phillips device but that doesn't evaluate the (Kodak proprietary) barcode. -- Jochen Kornitzky SNAIL: Sietec GmbH & Co. OHG EMAIL: FON: +49-30-386 28125 Nonnendammallee 101 D-13629 Berlin (Germany) korni@sietec.de FAX: +49-30-386 28321