DVD/CD file System Types - Some help Please

Every time I need to create a DVD or a CD to be used on somebody else's computer I run in to all sort of troubles and questions.

I am not sure what software to use, nor what the various file system types actually means. This is mainly in respect to Data and Photos that I will pass on to someone else. I have several software programs on my PC and none really is helpful in explaining.

I would like to know what the various file system types mean (UDF, CDFS, etc) and what should happen when I finalize a DVD or CD. I finalize them and sometimes they still cannot be read on other PCs.

How do I get them to be read on a TV CD/DVD player?

How do I make them compatible so that someone can read on any of the Apple/MAC PCs?

I have XP Media Center, SP2

Installed Software which can be used for burning on my PC:

Media player, Media center, Sonic Record Now, Roxio DLA, Sonic MY DVD
and some photo editors like Picasa which warn me about file system types if I use it to burn a CD/DVD.

Which program(s) should I use of the ones I have?
Is there some other one which is best to use and can anybody point me to a good tutorial? I have not been able to find a good one myself when searching.

Thank You,

Jorjab

 

Check out the tutorial for RecordNow 7 at
http://www.law.mercer.edu/administrative/technology/ENU/1.0.htm

 

Russ,

thanks but that still does not actually explain the following information that I would like. It only touches on it a little bit.

 

jorjab,

This should Help:
http://www.mrichter.com/cdr/primer/primer.htm

OR this:
http://www.cdrfaq.org/

 

IDREED

Thank you,

The links are great and are what I am looking for.

Found this one from the links you mentioned which is a FAQ for DVDs
http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html

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