Posted by xeaglecrest on 07/10/07 14:22

Techineer wrote:
>
> How can I copy a recording from a DVD-RW recorded on a video DVD
> recorder to another DVD disk using a computer DVD recorder?
>
> I have several programs recorded on several different DVD-RW disks
> using a Pioneer DVR-225 DVD recorder (with a tuner). I want to keep
> them for awhile, but I would like to combine them onto fewer disks. I
> only have one video DVD recorder.
>
> My computer has a Sony DVD-RW drive bundled with Nero 6 Ultra
> recording software and an additional DVD player. The Nero docs have
> all kinds of info on recording from analog sources and digital
> cameras, but I can't find anything about transferring files from disks
> created by video recorders.
>
> The video DVD root directory contains a hidden file named ".Sys-
> Reserved-RW-Bitmap.GROW" and a folder named "DVD_RTAV". That folder
> contains two files: VR_MANGR.IFO and VR_MOVIE.VRO. The .VRO file is
> over 1 GB in size, so I presume it is the actual video content and
> the .ifo file is the index. The disk will play properly in the
> computer using any of several viewers.
>
> Is there some way within Nero (or other method) to process the files
> into a form that Nero can re-burn to a playable DVD?

You need a program like TMPGEnc DVD Author Vs 1.6.34.89. It will allow
your to extract parts of a DVD or combine several DVD's to a new disc.
All this with no loss in quality to the original video.
-Bill

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