Transfering completed DVD to PC Hard drive for editing??? I've made DVD's of old Hi8 tapes...How do I transfer the DVD contents to my hard drive?
769375
The DVD will store the files in a VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folder, most likely - the standard for DVDs. You should check for some video conversion / DVD ripping software. On a Mac, you could try MacTheRipper with Roxio Popcorn to copy the VIDEO_TS folder to your hard drive and then convert it to a standard .MOV for editing in Final Cut. On Windows, try something like DVD-WMV to convert your files to Windows Media Video, which should be editable in any standard editing program.
2060802
Only thing I can think of is the recorder. Try using a different recorder. Did the recorder close and finalized the dvd. Some people leave it open to add to dvd later. These are not the disk for that. Check your recorder settings and make sure it closes and finalize dvd.
1794065
Check this out: Magnavox MDR557H/F7 1Terabyte Hard Disc Drive Digital Video Disc Recorder I connected an old vhs player and copied my tapes onto the drive. I could edit them, etc. and then transfer them to DVDs. It is great to have for every day use. You would love it!! You can record tv etc.
1909131
I have writer 2.0 and started using it up to the point where I was going to burn the disc...It accepts dvd-r and dvd-r dl. Dvd-r dl is not exactly easy to find as I use dvd+r dl. I hope that it will make transfering the avchd files quickly. I have already succesfully copied the avchd files in windows explorer to a blank dvd+r and played them back in PS3. I wanted something that could create menus which is why I was trying hd writer. update: I have used this with -r and it works quickly, creates an avchd disc that plays automatically in ps3 with menus and chapters.
1241580
i have had success with playing the DVD on various machines by using the FINALIZE disc option. use SETUP, then DISC EDIT, then FINALIZE and choose YES.
143363
There is no reason why a DVD you make with this unit cannot be copied. A finalized DVD does not invoke copy protection, it simply makes it so that nothing else can be put onto the DVD and allows it to play on a most all DVD players. You can also, of course, make several copies by recording the 8mm footage over and over, but that's a bit tedious.
2053355
If you save the image as you would images from other graphic programs I'm sure you could. I've never had a problem moving pictures from my hard drive over to CD or DVD, and I haven't seen anything about this program that would prevent doing the same thing. I just haven't actually had the program long enough to have had occasion to do that yet, but I have used many graphic programs that behave similar to this one and I've had no problem with it. I hope this is helpful.
642422
Not without knowing more than just "I can't...convert my DVDs." People can't provide help when they don't even know what they're trying to help you with. Please be more specific in what step of the process you're having problems with and what you're trying and what's happening when you try it, as well as anything else that could be helpful information to anyone attempting to assist you.
255787
You can * burn it to a disc * copy it to a jump/usb drive * if your computers are networked you can access it from your laptop * failing the above, you can download it to your laptop
1404883
In reference to converting old VHS to DVD; there is an option to finalize later. The length of time it takes to finalize the disk as I recall isn't very long, especially compared to the time it takes to transcribe the source video.
1739503
If I have Window's Live Movie Maker then should I assume I can transfer my VHS recording onto my hard drive and then clip it with Movie Maker and be able to watch on my DVD player? I've been told there will be formatting issues so I'm hesitant to make the purchase.
49386
Don't know if this will help, but I put the DVD in a different computer, transferred the files to a USB drive, then put it on my laptop that doesn't have a cd/dvd drive.. worked for me..
2165523
It should, although I haven't tried it. Most people want to go the other way around... Record on the hard drive (temporary) and archive onto DVD (temporary to semi-permanent to permanent, depending on the type of DVD disk.) May I ask why you would want to put something from a playable archived format onto a temporary unit?
647690
That's a software issue. As long as you have the software to utilize either the dvd files or an iso, you can burn it to dvd
2128571
No, I've found the best way to do that is to buy a VHS to DVD recorder. Once you transfer the VHS to DVD, you can rip it to your computer then edit it in this program.
2076589
Yes. The best way that I found what to buy a DVD recorder. Buy several blank DVD+Rw, connect your video cam to the dvd recorder via SUPER VHS cable and audio cable, please play on the video cam, the press record on the dvd recorder. If you use a DVD+rw, you will be able to do some minor editing on the DVD recorder before you finalize it. Then you use dvd decrypter (you cen get it via download) and put it into you computer. Even the most expensive Digitizer that you can buy for the PC does not even come close to the quality of the DVD recorder.
943111
You can download everything onto the computer. You don't need to have the DVD in the drive after you've downloaded it.