diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso.1 b/xorriso/xorriso.1
index 60323c6e..f84af64b 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso.1
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso.1
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .\" First parameter, NAME, should be all caps
 .\" Second parameter, SECTION, should be 1-8, maybe w/ subsection
 .\" other parameters are allowed: see man(7), man(1)
-.TH XORRISO 1 "Dec 08, 2008"
+.TH XORRISO 1 "Dec 10, 2008"
 .\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
 .\"
 .\" Some roff macros, for reference:
@@ -1092,7 +1092,9 @@ Defined modes are:
 .br
 "as_needed" cares for used CD-RW, DVD-RW and for used overwriteable media
 by applying -blank "fast". It applies -format "full" to  yet unformatted
-DVD-RAM or BD-RE. Other media or states are gracefully ignored.
+DVD-RAM and BD-RE. Other media in blank state are gracefully ignored.
+Media which cannot be made ready for writing from scratch cause a FAILURE
+event.
 .br
 "fast" and "all" make CD-RW and unformatted DVD-RW re-usable,
 or invalidate overwriteable ISO images.
@@ -1110,16 +1112,16 @@ worse occured.
 .TP
 \fB\-format\fR mode
 Convert unformatted DVD-RW into overwriteable ones, "de-ice" DVD+RW, format
-newly purchased BD-RE, re-format DVD-RAM or BD-RE.
+newly purchased BD-RE or BD-R, re-format DVD-RAM or BD-RE.
 .br
 Defined modes are:
 .br
   as_needed, full, fast, by_index_<num>, fast_by_index_<num> 
 .br
-"as_needed" formats yet unformatted DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, BD-RE. Other media
-are left untouched.
+"as_needed" formats yet unformatted DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, BD-RE, or blank
+unformatted BD-R. Other media are left untouched.
 .br
-"full" (re-)formats DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, BD-RE.
+"full" (re-)formats DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, BD-RE, or blank unformatted BD-R.
 .br
 "fast" does the same as "full" but tries to be quicker.
 .br
@@ -1140,6 +1142,11 @@ if ever. But it is a reason for re-formatting if:
 .br
  DVD-RAM or BD-RE shall change their amount of defect reserve.
 .br
+BD-R may be written unformatted or may be formatted before first use.
+Formatting can activate Defect Management which tries to catch and repair
+bad spots on media during the write process at the expense of half speed
+even with flawless media.
+.br
 The progress reports issued by some drives while formatting are
 quite unrealistic. Do not conclude success or failure from the
 reported percentages. Formatting was successful if no SORRY event
@@ -1154,9 +1161,9 @@ and the same size in MiB.
 MMC format codes are manifold. Most important are:
 "00h" general formatting, "01h" increases reserve space for DVD-RAM,
 "26h" for DVD+RW, "30h" for BD-RE with reserve space,
-"31h" for BD-RE without reserve space.
+"31h" for BD-RE without reserve space, "32h" for BD-R.
 .br
-Smaller format size with DVD-RAM or BD-RE means more reserve space.
+Smaller format size with DVD-RAM, BD-RE, or BD-R means more reserve space.
 .TP
 .B Settings for data insertion:
 .TP
@@ -1440,8 +1447,8 @@ the speed value given by the burn program only as upper limit
 for their own decision.
 .TP
 \fB\-stream_recording\fR "on"|"off"
-Setting "on" tries to circumvent the management of defects on DVD-RAM and
-BD-RE. Defect management keeps partly damaged media usable. But it reduces
+Setting "on" tries to circumvent the management of defects on DVD-RAM, BD-RE,
+or BD-R. Defect management keeps partly damaged media usable. But it reduces
 write speed to half nominal speed even if the media is in perfect shape.
 For the case of flawless media, one may use -stream_recording "on" to get
 full speed.