Panasonic DMR-E50 recording - cannot edit in TMPG D.A.

[fedet123]

This problem has ocurred twice. Both times when copying from S-VHS tape/VCR.

I put an empty DVD-RAM in the E50, started the S-VHS VCR in playback mode, and started recording in SP mode. The material on the tape were 4:3 format.
When the recording was done, I took the DVD-RAM disc to my PC for editing with TMPG DVD Author. And that's when the problems started. When I tried to import the recording into this program, an error message appeared, saying something like "all material in a recording must have the same resolution, compression, picture format (4:3 - 16:9)...".
Well, since I know that the source material was all in the same format, this error message was kinda strange. It looks like the E50 has screwed up something during the recording process. I have tried to rename the VR_MOVIE file to .vob, demux and import the m2v file into TMPG, and then I can see that some areas in the movie file has 352*352 resolution (half of the picture is black). If I play the m2v file in Windows Media Player, it looks fine all the way.
I tried several times to record the same source material again, but the same problem ocurred. In one last effort, I switched to XP mode, and this time it worked. The problem is that I cannot use XP mode for movies, because they need too much space on the disc (2 discs for 1 movie).

What could be the cause of this problem?

This also means that some of my S-VHS movies cannot be copied to DVD for future storage/use.
PS! The S-VHS recordings that I tried to copy, was made by myself, and have no copy protection of any kind. My VCR is connected via the AV4 S-video connector on the back of the E50.

[handyguy]

Change the recording setting on your unit from Auto to fixed.

[Tom Roper]

Hanyguy is right. It's in the setup under Hybrid VBR Resolution.

[Capmaster]

Hanyguy is right. It's in the setup under Hybrid VBR Resolution.

The E50 not only adjusts the bitrate but also the resolution as needed to fit it on the disc. This makes most editing apps very unhappy

[fedet123]

My problem is now solved, guys!
I followed your suggestion.

Thanx!