DVD recordable higher-capacity formats like Blu-ray and HD DVD. A double-layer DVD+RW specification was approved in March 2006 with a capacity of 8.5 GB. However, manufacturing support for these rewritable dual-layer discs did not materialize due to costs and expected competition from newer and higher-capacity formats like Blu-ray and HD DVD. DVD recordable DVD recordable and DVD rewritable are optical disc recording technologies. DVD optical disc formats that can be recorded by a DVD recorder, (written, “burned”), either write once or rewritable (write multiple times) format written by laser, as compared to DVD-ROM, which is technically mass-produced by pressing, primarily for the
Optical disc packaging for DVD-Audio, and as of mid-2006, the case format for all albums released by the Universal Music Group in Europe. Many alternatives to the standard jewel case may also be found, including larger DVD-style cases with a more book-like shape. It is not uncommon to find CDs housed in custom cases, tins and boxes of varying shapes and sizes. Slipcases and other envelope-type designs are also occasionally used. Some DualDiscs are packaged in jewel cases of a somewhat different design from the CD version; the inside edge is rounded instead of flat, and the physical position of the disc is