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Posted by Stuart on 08/02/07 05:50
"Stuart" <stuart@whodunnit8.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Mike Kujbida" <kXuXjXfXaXm@xplornet.com> wrote in message
> news:5hctkiF3k9l3dU1@mid.individual.net...
>> kelly32@mailinator.com wrote:
>>> I need some software to copy my home movies. I have a camcorder that
>>> write's to DVD-RW. I sent several of them to a compay to make a DVD
>>> movie. It has menus when you play it on TV, like a regular movie DVD.
>>> The compay said there is no copy protection or region restrictions.
>>>
>>> I have Sonic MyDVD 4.5. When I try to use the Direct-to-DVD wizard to
>>> copy the DVD to the harddrive (so I can copy it to a blank DVD next -
>>> I only have one drive...) I get the error "No valid DVD capture
>>> devices were present." Then is says to make sure it's NTCS format. I
>>> tried setting the preference to both NTCS and PAL. So Sonic MyDVD
>>> apparently doesn't come with what it needs to do what's in it's own
>>> menus.
>>>
>>> I can play that DVD on my computer with RealPlayer, Windows Media
>>> Player, and PowerDVD, and on TV with a regular DVD player. It's a bit
>>> dark with WMP, and the brightness setting doesn't work (WMP), but the
>>> other programs are okay.
>>>
>>> I have Windows XP Pro SP2.
>>>
>>> If someone can recommend a simple free program that is just for
>>> copying non-encrypted DVD's I would really appreciate it.
>>
>>
>> As long as you have some kind of DVD burning software (Roxio, Nero,
>> RecordNow, etc.), you have everything you need.
>> Stick the DVD into the computer's drive and browse to it.
>> There should be a VIDEO_TS folder and possibly an AUDIO_TS folder on the
>> DVD.
>> Copy this/these folder(s) to your desktop.
>> Insert a blank DVD and use your burning software to copy these folders to
>> the blank DVD.
>> Burn them as a data disc, not a DVD disc.
>> That's all you have to do.
>>
>> Mike
>
> You have to burn as DVD Video in NeroExpress as long as the folders
> VIDEO_TS
> contain VOB, IFO and BUP files. Also I would copy the files to a folder
> not
> on the desktop, say in My Documents or better still if you have another
> drive.
>
> IF you burn conforming DVD files (folder VIDEO_TS contain VOB, IFO and BUP
> files) whilst you will be able to play on a computer many stand alone
> players
> won't recognise the disc.
>
addendum correction:
IF you burn conforming DVD files (folder VIDEO_TS contain VOB, IFO and BUP
files) as DATA whilst you will be able to play on a computer many stand
alone
players
won't recognise the disc.
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