With ever increasing sizes of video, audio and application files, the only way to store and allocate them is through a DVD. This media has advantage of being lightweight, tough and simple to store.

Burning

1. To burn a DVD means to write files after to a medium like DVD-R or DVD+R, avoiding them from being removed and rewritten.

Copying

2. Copying to a DVD refers to writing files to a rewritable disk like a DVD-RW, which permits them to be removed or modified as wanted. The term "burning" is frequently incorrectly utilized to mean "copying."

Players

3. However burning and copying permits files to be accessed by another PC, only burning permits playing of a multimedia DVD on stand-alone players or home theater systems.

Computers

4. Both burning and copying are built into Windows Explorer in Vista and Windows 7. You just give choices and then drag files to DVD window. Same aspect exists on Mac OS X.

Programs

5. If you have an old OS or who prefer more control over DVD menu layouts, you want a business program like Creator for Windows or Toast for the Mac.