Cd/Dvd-Rs And Cd/Dvd-Rws - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 4 - STEP BY STEP GUIDE Manual

Chapter 13. Diskettes and CD-ROMs 117

13.3. CD/DVD-Rs and CD/DVD-RWs

CD-writable (CD-R) media are an inexpensive way to back up as much as 760MB of data, includ-
ing applications, personal files, and multimedia files. CD-rewritable (CD-RW) media are also very
common, and allow the user to write files to the media multiple times.
Recently, the DVD equivalents of these media have become more common and more affordable. They
behave similarly to CDs, but can store up to 4.7GB of information. DVDs, in general, cannot be read
by CD-ROM drives, though most DVD-ROM drives can read CDs. Refer to the manufacturer of your
drive for more information regarding compatible formats.
Below, we discuss tools for both CDs and DVDs.
13.3.1. Using CD/DVD Creator
Nautilus has an integrated tool, CD/DVD Creator, that allows you to write to CDs and DVDs.
CD/DVD Creator allows you to drag and drop files from a Nautilus window to the CD/DVD Creator
interface. To access the CD/DVD Creator feature in Nautilus, insert a blank CD-R(W) into your drive
and the CD/DVD Creator window automatically starts. You can also open CD/DVD Creator from a
Nautilus window by selecting Go => CD Creator.
Figure 13-3. The CD/DVD Creator Interface in Nautilus
Open a new Nautilus window and select the files or directories you want to write to CD or DVD, then
drag the files and folders to the CD/DVD Creator window.
When you are ready to write the files to your CD or DVD, click the Write to CD button in the
CD/DVD Creator window. The Write to Disk window opens. Select the write speed, name the CD
or DVD, and click the Write button when finished.