DVD+RW DL standart to be finalized

The DVD+RW Alliance has started to work on the possible standard for DVD+RW DL in order to finalize it by the ned of the year.
But it will be challenging, because rewritable media have a rather dark surface; if you turn it into a double layer, this surface has to become transparent in doer to be able to write on the second layer located behind.
Philips has already a prototype for this type of media that can be burned at 2.4 or 4X maximum; while reflecting only 5 to 7% of the laser beam light.
There are almost no chance that such media can be played in standalone DVD player, but Philips is targeting the market of digital camcorder based on 8cm-DVD media.