How do I go from DVD-RAM to DVD-R

[busterw]

I don't know if this is the right forum for this but it's all I could guess since I created the DVD-RAM on my standalone recorder. Anyway, once I create this disk, how can I create the dvd-r on my PC from the files that are on the RAM disk? For backing up normal DVD disks, I use dvd shrink to re-author then nero 6 to burn. BUT, since the panny e80 doesn't create the same files on a ram disk as when it creates a dvd-r, I think I'm missing some step. Can anybody help? The reason I wanna do this is to edit on the PC before creating a final copy on a dvd-r. Otherwise, it would require 2 dvd-r disks for the process.

Thanks for any help somebody can provide me.

[ZippyP.]

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[doogie]

Use TMPGEnc DVD Author 1.5.20.62

http://www.pegasys-inc.com/en/index.html

I use it and works great. Watch some of the how to guide for TMPGEnc Author to make cool menu. I goto CDcovers down load cover and then use that for backgroud for menu.

[accountwiz]

I pull it into Ulead DVD Movie Factory 3, edit what I want to keep, design my menus and burn. All in one piece of software.

[busterw]

I'm not looking to add menus of any sort. I basically wanna stick the movie in and it start playing. Since I'm used to using DVD Shrink, can it be done with that or can it only be done with TPMG?

For the most part, I want to stick something on ram disk that I've recorded, and get it to DVD-R. The problem with the panny e80 of going straight to dvd-r is it insists when you finalize in sticking panny's ugly menus on it. Sinced I don't want menus, this is useless. I've been burning to dvd-r, opening the disk in dvd shrink, re-authoring to get the Panny menus out, backing up to hard drive, inserting yet another dvd-r and burning the backup, without a menu in nero. Problem is, this costs 2 disks per burn.

Thanks for any additional advice!

[accountwiz]

I have the Panny e80, too. If I were you, I'd let one of these programs do a quick wizard menu and burn the dvd file structure to hard drive. It only takes a few minutes at most. Then use something like Shrink or DVD2One to yank out the movie, and burn the result

[busterw]

Pretty good idea Whiz. if I don't get a better suggestion, I may just go with that. Certainly sounds better than taking 2 disks per movie.

Thanks for the idea!

[Perro Grande]

Some thoughts on this issue, and my experiences with this.

1) Obviously, you need to be able to read that DVD-RAM disk on your PC. If you do not want to go to the expense of buying a DVD-RAM writer or a multi-disk for your PC, there are a handful of DVD-ROM drives that will actually read the darn things. The LG GCC-4480B will read DVD-RAM/DVD-ROM and will burn CDR/CDRW. You can get them for around 50 bucks.

2) The filesystem is not directly DVD compatible. The VRO files, however, are MPEG2 streams with AC3 (or possibly LPCM) 2-channel audio.

3) I just copy the VRO files to my hard drive, use TMPG to demux them, and then an authoring tool (TMPG works well, even DVDit worked) to produce the VOBs. From there, you could use shrink or a tool of your choice to crunch them down to one DVD-R.

I remain pleased with the results from this operation. The quality is impressive, and it doesn't take that long most of the time. If you don't need to shrink the results onto 1 dvd-r, you don't need to re-encode the files at all -- just let the authoring program re-mux them into a VOB and DVD-ready file structure and then burn away.

Hope this helps.

[busterw]

I do have a writer that will read dvd-ram. I have an lg 4081b drive. Best on the market in my opinion. I'll try the ideas noted in this post and in the post linked from the first reply. My only problem with a demux in TPMG is that I've had issues at times (but not always) with the words not matching the mouth afterwards. I'll give it a whirl again though.

Thanks everyone for your input and help!

[Razor66666]

Why aren't you using DVD+RW so you can save your self a disk, since you are so concern for the amount of disks. DVD+RW (4x DVD+RW)is faster than DVD-RAM(3x DVD-RAM). Just a thought.

[Meritocracy]

Why aren't you using DVD+RW so you can save your self a disk, since you are so concern for the amount of disks. DVD+RW (4x DVD+RW)is faster than DVD-RAM(3x DVD-RAM). Just a thought.

This idea is of little help as the E-80 doesn't burn to RW either - or +. Saving a disc is exactly what he'll be doing by going this route as he already owns a drive capable of reading DVD-RAM. Additionally, contrasting disc speeds between the RW and RAM format is irrelvent as he's not burning to the DVD-RAM from his computer (this is done on the E80), only subsequently transferring the footage to a DVD-R.

[chas0039]

This might have been touched on above, but I have found DVD Decrypter to work exactly in the way you want. All done on your computer, copy the DVD RAM with Decrypter in ISO mode. Click on the created ISO file and burn a DVD-R with Decrypter. I have only just tried this but it copys the entire DVD RAM to DVD-R intact including all empty space. FREE