Posted by Eric Gisin on 11/15/13 11:34

I believe DVD recorders all use UDF 1.5. Do any use 2.0?
Windows 2K/ME/XP support 1.5, however Win2K only supports closed UDF 1.5.

You can use ISObuster to read/copy any UDF version in any Windows.
It will also tell you the UDF version and open/closed status.

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"Bryan Heit" <bjheit@NOSPAMucalgary.ca> wrote in message news:dnk541$8a5$1@news.ucalgary.ca...
> My lab recently replaced a VCR with an LG DVD/HDD recorder. We use it
> to record experiments. We did this because:
>
> a) it's hard to find good VCR's these days, and
> b) it would allow people to analyze their experiments on a computer
>
> But we've been having trouble with reading the disks off-recorder. For
> example, my laptop will read DVD-RW disks before finalization, but not
> -R or +R. Other computers scattered around the lab cannot read any of
> the disks, and a few of the laptops kicking around can read the -RW, but
> nothing else.
>
> Generally speaking, after finalization the computers have no trouble
> reading any type of disk.
>
> I image this is related to the format the disks use, and the fact that
> they are not finalized. I was hoping that someone could direct me to a
> piece of software which would allow us to read these non-finalized disks
> on our computers. Ideally something easy to use; many of my lab mates
> are not exactly what you would call "computer literate".
>
>

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