Does DVSS printed in small print around the inner circle of the DVD mean it's a single layer disc? or can anyone tell me what DVSS means? can't seem to find it by googling it. I'm trying to figure out if a movie i have is on a single layer or Dual layer disc. also are dvd's released around 2000 more likely to be compressed into a single layer disc? if i had a movie that is an hour and 46 minutes on a single layer disc with special features also, would that mean it's more compressed then if they had put it on a dual layer disc isntead? i'm asking because i am trying to figure out which DVD release of a film i should get. There's a release from 2000 and also the film was re-released on dvd in 2007 by a different company. I bought the 2000 and it looks to maybe be on a single layer disc. I didn't know if by 2007 if studios were more likely to put films on a dual layer disc which would equal less compression and over all better quality?

Generally, single-layer DVDs were more common in 2000. They were cheaper to press and reject rates were lower for manufacturers. By 2007, virtually every legitimate DVD was dual-layer. If the 2007 DVD was pressed by a major studio, it would almost certainly be a dual-layer DVD.

If I remember correctly, the DVSS indicates a single-sided DVD as opposed to a flipper. It was SL/DL for Single-layer/Dual-layer.

Okay thanks! it might not be a single layer then. I'll have i just assumed since i had some DVD's that said DVD-L on the back for dual layer. I assumed BVSS was single layer.

If it's made by DADC then DVSS means single sided, and DVDS means double-sided. I just checked a dual-layer disc and that one says DVDL; I've never seen a 2-sided disc from that manufacturer with dual layers on one or both sides.