Can the images be copied to a dvd and then played back on a dvd player? If the camera stops working, I would like a way to still view the pictures.
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the pics are mpo files (2 jpgs together) just copy the files to your hard drive for later viewing on a pc (3d enabled) or a panasonic plasma , just copy your mpo files to a stick and put it in the tv for viewing... if you have a ps3 it supports mpo files natively as well.
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You can copy the files to a DvD as though it were a CD with files on it, and then open the files you stored on the DvD disk just like you would open the files form a hard drive - not with a DvD player. You have to have mpo compatible software. Iif you convert to DvD format in the process of recording, you'll lose.
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I've tried a few different video file formats, including some MP4, and it's played them fine from a USB thumb drive. Since the screen itself isn't HD, I haven't tried any HD files in there, but I can verify that up to DVD quality resolution it plays media files just fine.
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How do you copy the video to the computer? I am having problem to copy the picutres and vidio to my computer. Thanks
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JV - Thanks a lot! I could not figure out why my dvds wouldn't play on other dvd players. There is nothing to clue you in that you need to finalize them.
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So t17, do you have any advice about how to reasonably & inexpensively get digital videos made on a Flip onto DVD's? LUV LUV LUV the convenience of the Flip, but I was suprised that I can't just burn my videos to a DVD. Called Ritz Camera (at Flip's suggestion since they are 'authorized to create DVD's from the Flip'), and was shocked that I would need to give them the Flip for 10 days plus $29 for the first DVD and $15 for each subsequent copy. Yikes!! So to give my family (some of whom are elderly and don't have web access) 7 DVD copies of the cool little 18 minute movie I edited together from our July 4th party, I would have to spend $120! There's got to be a better way. Any suggestions?
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No. Buy a DVD/VHS combo recorder. It will only play VHS but will record DVD and transfer to DVD, not expensive. What you are looking at converts movie film and I don't know how It works. I sent mine back because it requires you to have a movie projector or a digital movie camera.
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I am getting a similar problem using dvd + r discs. I used to be able to record onto these discs, but now suddenly I keep getting the message: "This disc cannot be played. please check the disc". It is now impossible for me to record and may as well junk this machine and buy a more reliab le unit.
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The first suggestion is to check the wiring. I had similar problems and took the camera down and connected it to DVD and everything worked. I then replaced the entire lenght of wire and the camera is still working.
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I've only tested the USB port on it once, so I may be wrong, but I'm fairly sure you can only do a photo-slide show using a usb drive. Any video content has to come from an actual player of some sort (computer, DVD plater etc.). But like I said, I've only tried that once, so anyone else please correct me if I'm wrong :)
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Couple questions:-Did the smaller files you converted play on the Latte?-What software are you using to do the conversions?-I know bluray movies come with digital versions, but I've not heard of this on DVD's. I have no idea if they copy-protected it from being reconverted somehow, wouldn't make any sense, but then again, most of the stuff they do doesn't make sense. It sounds like it's probably copy-protection, but I can't say for sure. Is the picture scrambled on the computer, before loading it onto the Latte?
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Never tried them with a computer, only a CD to CD recorder. But I have been told those I have recorded do not always play back on a DVD player, only on a CD player. Also my recorder will not record a copy I have made. It only records from an original CD. It records well regular or high speed on my machine.
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Turn the DVD player on with no disk in the player. Hold the stop button down until the picture returns. This is not in the documenttation. I set it on PAL and then I couldn't get it back to NTSC. The above procedure worked for me.
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Donald, Have you had any success fixing this problem? I am having the same problem, I try transferring DVD files to the MP3 and it seems to work, but when I go to play the video on the mp3 it gives me an error. I think it needs to be converted but don't know how. Thanks.
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Not only that, but unfortunately the license to play back DVDs costs $$$ which Google didn't want to pay, so even if you added a DVD player via USB port, it could not play DVDs. Google (disclosure: my employer) is trying to solve this with the free and open VP8 and VP9 codecs for video files. DVDs and Blu-Ray Players add a lot of licensing costs to laptops.
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Thanks Dale --That sounds great! Almost too easy to be true? I guess the big hang up with those old camcorders was getting the video onto a PC, connections, storage space, firewire's, etc.... I just want to put them on a dvd so this sounds like it would work for me. It is just home video of the kids growing up so top image quality isn't really a concern. The only other question is, what do you think the 'playability' of the recorded disc would be on devices going forward, meaning our PC, parents PC, whatever dvd player we have, etc.....? Any special type of disc to ensure compatability with multiple devices?If I spend hours converting but then can't watch, I haven't really accomplished anything. Thanks Dale --That sounds great! Almost too easy to be true? I guess the big hang up with those old camcorders was getting the video onto a PC, connections, storage space, firewire's, etc.... I just want to put them on a dvd so this sounds like it would work for me. It is just home video of the kids growing up so top image quality isn't really a concern. The only other question is, what do you think the 'playability' of the recorded disc would be on devices going forward, meaning our PC, parents PC, whatever dvd player we have, etc.....? Any special type of disc to ensure... » Read More Thanks Dale --That sounds great! Almost too easy to be true? I guess the big hang up with those old camcorders was getting the video onto a PC, connections, storage space, firewire's, etc.... I just want to put them on a dvd so this sounds like it would work for me. It is just home video of the kids growing up so top image quality isn't really a concern. The only other question is, what do you think the 'playability' of the recorded disc would be on devices going forward, meaning our PC, parents PC, whatever dvd player we have, etc.....? Any special type of disc to ensure compatability with multiple devices?If I spend hours converting but then can't watch, I haven't really accomplished anything. « Show Less
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This model does NOT allow recording to discs because the DVD player on this model is not a recorder; but, the VCR should record to VHS tapes. I have used off-brand VCR/DVR combinations, although each has stopped working almost immediately (probably because many of the inside parts come from the same few factories). Maybe not what you were hoping to read, but it'll cut down on frustration from trying something this machine cannot do. You will also have problems recording from discs to tapes since "store-bought" discs have copy protection. If you are looking to purchase a disc recorder, be sure to note which types of discs they can use for recording. Some discs can be recorded to several times (like a cassette tape). Others are like vinyl records and may only be recorded to one time. Plus (+) and minus (-) signs determine future playability, too. Talk with a salesperson at an electronics shop (like H. H. Gregg) or the electronics section of a department store (such as Sears). I like discounts, but often a trained salesperson is worth buying from so you don't end up with less (or more) than you'd bargained for--at least until you really understand the differences between models.
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Hi Basketball Mom, I have 3 or 4 of these cameras and love them. I have no problem burning a DVD on my computer. Also have the RCA burner which is slow but works great. Always an option if you can't do it on your computer.