Posted by Stuart on 08/02/07 04:23

"Mike Kujbida" <kXuXjXfXaXm@xplornet.com> wrote in message
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> 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.

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