Page 1 of A question about DVD-R & DVD+R discs..........

Just a simple & quick question!

If I have a film burned (burnt?) on a DVD+R disc and stuck it on my hard drive would it be possible to burn that very same film from the hard drive onto a DVD-R disc??

copy it to your hard drive as a ISO file using something like DVD Decrypter, then burn the same file using DVD Decrypter again onto a blank DVD-R :)
you can also use DVD Shrink to compress the ISO file if u want to keep menu`s & extras

I even put DVDs - + rw and Ram in my computer and if the file is less then 800mb I can burn it to a CD-R and make a mini DVD, you can burn to any software your burner supports. :)

As pat-w has said you can easily use this method with any of the DVD Video compliant disc`s (DVD-R / DVD+R / DVD-RW Video Mode / DVD+RW).

I have a Sony DVD Rec and normally record to DVD+RW and should I decide to keep the Disc use the Sony to edits out the Adverts on the disc and copy to disc to +R on the PC. (Of the disc`s above only DVD+RW lets you edit out the adverts).

Although this method is fine for removing adverts it does cause a half a second pause at each edit point so when watching it back you do realize something has been removed. For more detailed edits of programmes / or seemless edits of camcorder footage you will need to use Software on the PC or use a HDD/DVD Recorder.

You can also use DVD-RW VR Mode or DVD-RAM which offer better editing but do require you to buy special software for the PC before you can transfer to +R / -R disc`s.
Please see
http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101191&page=21&pp=15

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You can also use DVD-RW VR Mode or DVD-RAM which offer better editing but do require you to buy special software for the PC before you can transfer to +R / -R disc`s.
I use TMPGencDVD author 1.6; does it all,any DVD format menus,chapters, editing frame by frame,burning ect free 30 day trail here also reccomend getting a guide from doom 9 website.
http://www.pegasys-inc.com/en/product/tda.html

This item was edited on Wednesday, 27th July 2005, 17:27

I have and use CloneDVD. Is it ok to put the films on the hard drive using this and then put it onto another type of DVD?

Many thanks for your help by the way............. :)

Yes, no problem.
You can do it on the fly too. The + or - doesn`t really matter for DVD drives. Nero copies the too.

Ste

sj mentions at the end of his reply `Nero`.

I would personally avoid Nero.

I made the mistake of creating DVD`s of camcorder footage using Pinnacle Studio. For the 1st 2 DVD`s I put them on DVD+RW and when I was happy used the free Nero Express that came with my PC Writer to `Copy` to DVD+R for Me / Grandpops etc..

I then brought a Sony DVD Rec and these 2 DVD`s are the only disc`s the Sony won`t play.

People have suggested DVD Shrink and other freeware but none of them work with the disc`s as they seem to say they have invalid menu`s.

Needless to say I long ago erased the original DVD+RW`s.

None of that is to do with Nero. Nero is a great burning app.. If they`ve got invalid menus that`s the way you`ve authored them in Pinnacle.

Ste

I ued to use nero to create DVD`s. It did a good job for a while, then burns started to fial and the 4 hour wait for discs to author... man....

I still use nero to BURN things.. thats it.

I make my DVD`s now with TMPGEnc DVD author 1.6 and DivxtoDvD2

The speed on these things! Blows nero`s dvd authoring out of the water.


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