Using DVD+R DL media

Question

I'm starting a new movie project & was wondering about using DVD+R DL media. Will the DVD's play in most commercial players? I did a quick search of the Forums & didn't come up with much info about it.

Answer 1

At present, there is no Mac on that market that can burn all CD and
DVD media. Therefore when purchasing media, it's extremely important to know what your computer is able to do because if your computer can burn DVD R, it's not going to be able to use media for DVD+R. However, some of the third-party manufactured external drives do have the capability to burn multi-formats.
The difference between DVD+R and DVD-R or is DVD+R better than DVD-R?
1) DVD-R disks seem to be cheaper now
2) DVD-R disks seem to be more compatible with read-only drives
3) Current writers can write DVD-R/-RW at 2.4X while DVDR/RW at 4X
4) If you make disks for yourself, it does not make any difference which format you use
5) If you make disks for someone else, then you make disks that they can read
The Difference Between The Various DVD Recordable Formats
Currently there are many writable and rewritable formats on the market and it can be confusing to the general consumer. These formats include:
DVD-RAM
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD+R
DVD+RW
There is also "General Purpose" vs "Authoring" discs don't confuse the "Authoring" media with the term for content development (making/editing what eventually goes on the DVD). The most common type of DVDR is the general purpose type. If you do not know that you have an actual authoring recorder drive, then you most likely have the general purpose type. Take a look at this from pioneer for more information on the differences in these types of media:
DVD-RAM
DVD-RAM is a format primarily used as a data solution, although the type of data stored can include many types of data including video.
Early version 1 recorders used 2.6 GB discs (or double-sided 5.2 GB discs), but current version 2 drives can handle 4.7 GB discs (or double-sided 9.4 GB discs). These discs are traditionally housed within a cartridge which cannot be opened, so that the media is well-protected.
Newer Type 2 cartridges can be opened however, which is important for some people who wish to read these discs in drives or standalone DVD-Video players/recorders which do not use the DVD-RAM cartridge loading mechanism. DVD-RAM is a sanctioned format of the DVD Forum, a consortium of companies involved in the development of DVD standards.
DVD-RAM is a very robust data storage solution, theoretically allowing greater than 100000 rewrites per disc. In addition, similar to a hard drive, it allows full random read/write access and has defect management.
An additional benefit of DVD-RAM is that, having been around for
several years, it is a tried and true technology which has native support in Windows XP and Mac OS X. The discs are usually formatted with the UDF format, but can be formatted to such formats as FAT32 in Windows and HFS+ for Mac, or others. The main drawback of DVD-RAM is its very limited read compatibility in DVD-ROM drives and standalone DVD-Video players. DVD-RAM read support in these machines is increasing however.
DVD-R and DVD-RW are both also supported formats of the DVD Forum. Both formats generally use 4.7 GB discs (generally without
cartridges), although some DVD-R drives used 3.95 GB discs. DVD-R is a write-once recordable format which allows excellent compatibility with both standalone DVD-video players and DVD-ROM drives.
There are two main types of 4.7 GB DVD-R discs: DVD-R for General Use and DVD-R for Authoring. Most consumer drives use the former cheaper General Use discs, while many higher end professional drives use Authoring discs.
The correct media type appropriate for the drive must be used when burning. However, once burned, the discs should be able to be read in either drive type. (General Use DVD-Rs are designed to prevent backup of encrypted commercial DVDs). DVD-RW uses rewritable discs which are rated at more than 1000 rewrites in ideal situations. Unfortunately, DVD-RW does not enjoy the same excellent compatibility with DVD-ROM drives and standalone DVD-Video p