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Posted by Mike Kujbida on 08/02/07 09:20
Stuart wrote:
> "Stuart" <stuart€@whodunnit8.com> wrote in message
> news:p%csi.15059$4A1.13726@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> "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.
I beg to differ. I use RecordNow Max to do this (burn as DATA disc) all
the time and, over the years have burned hundreds of DVDs and have NEVER
had any problems.
Mike
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