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Read a recorded DVD on Toshiba RDXV49 PC

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Hello everyone,

I’m starting in video editing and right at the first step I have a problem.

I duplicated a WHS cassette onto a DVD with a Toshiba RDXV-49 recorder/player and everything went well. I wrote in XP, I finalized as requested on the Toshiba player/recorder, and I can play my DVD on that player.

Then I switch to my PC running Vista with an Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 at 2.33GHz and 4GB of RAM, 64-bit.

I put the DVD in my drive and it’s impossible to read it in Windows Media Player. When I click "import" on the drive it wants to format my DVD.

I don’t know what to click so that WMP reads my DVD and copies it to my hard drive so I can edit my film with WMP; I’m missing a step.

Please help me.

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10 answers

  1.
    jjpot Posted messages 8431 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   2 259
     
    Hello,

    in what format did you record your VHS (DVD video or VR)?
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  2. angle
     
    Hello

    My video is an old video about 20 years old, recorded by a camcorder, but I don’t know in what format.

    thank you
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  3. jjpot Posted messages 8431 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   2 259
     
    but no, when you have saved your VHS on the home recorder you have the option to record in Video mode or in VR mode.
    If you chose VR mode the disk cannot be read on a computer, you must choose Video mode (this should be in the recorder's config settings).
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  4. angle
     
    OK, I’m going to check in Toshiba’s brochure what I recorded. I’ll be right back.
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  6. angle
     
    Here is the translation: Here, I have the manual, in the meantime I was interrupted

    At the time of recording we are offered 5 recording modes

    XP/SP/LP/EP/SLP

    These modes correspond to the recording duration.
    I chose XP which is for a 12 cm DVD a duration of 60 minutes with excellent video/audio quality, they say

    Then they ask to finalize the disc which is in - RW mode which automatically creates a title menu.

    They state "To read discs other than DVD +RW, you must finalize the disc before you can see the effects on other devices"

    That's what I think I did

    I don't see anything else written about the recording modes

    Thanks for your help
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  7. jjpot Posted messages 8431 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   2 259
     
    in the recorder’s features you read
    DVD recording:
    DVD-R/-RW (video mode and VR mode) DVD+R/+RW
    5 recording modes
    36 programs/1 month

    did you record the VHS directly onto the DVD or first onto the hard drive?
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  8. peterjan
     
    Hello,
    I’ll restart with the first sentence: I’m starting with video editing... If the VHS was burned to DVD to then plan a montage (content modification, adding titles, ...), that is not the right solution.
    Direct VHS recording > DVD should only be considered for backing up old tapes that are deteriorating over time (color deterioration, ...)

    For editing, there are other more suitable solutions: capture with editing software via an analog capture card (external enclosure, USB capture stick)
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  9. angle
     
    In the Toshiba you put the K7 on one side and the DVD on the other. Both are on the same device

    Then you follow the instructions on the screen, you check VCR > DVD .

    The copy happens by itself but certainly goes through the hard drive without us seeing it
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  10. angle
     
    Good evening Peterjan

    I bought the Toshiba RDXV49 because copying K7 onto DVD is very easy and as you say it allows me to save my K7s. I thought that once on DVD I could copy some DVDs that deserve to be corrected or enhanced on my PC to enjoy with Windows Media Player (WMP). It doesn't seem to be that simple. Too bad.
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    1. vanlugh
       
      I have exactly the same problem.

      The problem is actually the following: what do the XP/SP/EP and LP formats correspond to in terms of files, file extensions. It’s true that on a PC, no information is recognized. The only details are that on the DVD there are 0 files of 0 bytes. No way to know if it is MPEG2 or any other extension.
      This under Windows and under Linux. Even trying to identify under *.*, no info. nada.

      If anyone knows and knows how to fix this issue, they are welcome
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  11. jjpot Posted messages 8431 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   2 259
     
    What do XP/SP/EP and LP formats correspond to, in terms of files, file extensions.

    XP/SP/EP and LP are identical in terms of extensions: the difference between each is the compression rate that increases and thus lowers image quality.

    XP corresponds to one hour of film on a DVD±R
    SP to 2 hours

    the files are generally .vob contained in a video_ts folder
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    1. vanlugh
       
      Thank you for your reply.

      However that does not explain why I cannot even identify the existence of this file on my PC, whereas the Toshiba recorder/player, specifically a VX45, reads it without issues.

      In the DVD properties, nothing, nothing, nothing, 0 files that take 0 bytes.
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    2. vanlugh
       
      The answer is on this link

      http://blogs.lemagit.fr/2006/01/12/vous-aimez-les-drm-vous-allez-adorer-cprm/
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      1. angle > vanlugh
         
        Thank you Vanlug, very, very interesting article. I will read it again and question Toshiba about this.

        I will keep you posted on their response.
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      2. angle > vanlugh
         
        Sorry, I accidentally deleted "receive responses by email," I’m putting it back.
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