copying SVHS to DVD-Ram to DVD-R

[chole]

I'm useing a Panasonic E55 recorder to copy tapes from SVHS to a ram disc
( Panasonic DVD-Ram non-cartridge 3X Speed) (so I can edit out certain things easier) and then copy to a DVD-R, will the copy be just as good as the Ram, or should I just copy directly to DVD-R

How does R work compared to Ram, do you have to finalize either one, if so how do you do that.

If I'm recording on a R disc can I still add titles at any time, can I erase or shorten a segment. I presume in order to start a new section on either Ram or R you have to stop the recorder, not pause it, is that correct...

I bought a 5 pack of Panasonic Single-Sided DVD-R Disc - LMRF120U for 9.95 is that price ok, i see a lot of other brands that sell a 25 pack for around $20 or so? are they inferior to Panasonic DVD_R?

On Ram or R can I go back in and create new chapters if they weren't there to begin with?
Thanks

[oldfart13]

You definitely need to do some reading on the capabilities of your machine. This site is good for that, as well as avsforum.com. If you want to do a copy to RAM then edit out the commercials on your computer, that would be best for you. Those Panny discs are a bit expensive. Check the media forum for recommendations for what will work with your recorder. I'm going to be buying some Maxell 8X discs for my E80H. They cost $50CAD for 100, so it's quite a savings. Please explain exactly what you are trying to do. It will make things simpler to come up with answers to your questions...

[ofbarea]

I’ve been transferring my Laser disks and VSH tapes to DVD using a Panasonic E-55.

The first step is to configure the recorder. Just follow the recommendations in here: https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=251884

I do not perform edition in the E-55 because sometimes I’m not able to get the whole MPEG file in my PC.

To copy the information from the DVD-RAM disk I use a NuTech SBW-242 Combo drive that does a very good job at reading DVD-RAM disks.

The next step is to copy the movie from the DVD-RAM disk to the PC. I use the De-Multiplex function of TMPGEnc Xpress to extract the video and audio portions in a temporary directory.

Finally I use TMPGEnc DVD Author to create the final DVD. With this tool is very simple to remove commercials and all the stuff you do not want.

[mracer]

I also edit video from the Panasonic DMR-E55S on my PC. My workflow is slightly different though.

First I record (usually at SP speed, fixed resolution) on Panasonic 2x-3x speed, single sided DVD-RAM discs. These discs are part# LM-AT120LU5 and are $18.84 U.S. in a 5 pack with DVD keep cases at Walmart. I have 10 of these discs that I use over and over and will probably never need to buy any more.

Next I copy the DVD_RTAV folder from the DVD-RAM to a hard drive in my Windows XP Pro SP2 PC using a Toshiba DVD-ROM drive. No additonal software was necessary to recognise the DVD-RAM disc.

If no accurate editing is required, the DVD_RTAV folder can be used directly in TMPGEnc DVD Author 1.6 with no conversion required.

If accurate editing is required, I use TMPGEnc MPEG editor to do accurate editing out of commercials and program parts I do not wish to keep.

Next, I save a new edited MPEG 2 file from TMPGEnc MPEG editor to another hard drive on the PC.

Finally, I author a new DVD folder with TMPGEnc DVD Author 1.6 and burn to DVD+ or -R with an NEC 2500A DVD burner.


Note 1: There is no generation loss when a DVD-RAM recording is authored on a PC and burned to DVD + or -R.

Note 2: I have found that Panasonic SP mode recordings can actually be about 2 hours and 9 minutes long when authored on the PC.

Note 3: DVD-RAM cut editing can be performed on the DVD recorder itself or in TMPGEnc DVD Author 1.6, but the edits will not be frame accurate and sometimes cause a slight pause when played back on a standard DVD player.

[chole]

What I'm doing is just copying my old hi8 and SVHS tapes to DVD, I'm currently coping them to a Ram disc, this way I can delete things I don't want easy, I then intend to copy the finished product to DVD-R. Am I looseing any real quality going from Ram to R, would I be much better off going copying directly to R

[mracer]

chole, you loose absolutely no quality going from RAM to R.

[e8sm]

Hi guys,

I'm pretty new to this. Just bough the e55 a week ago. Plan is to be able to copy on to DVD RAM and then edit this using TMPGenc DVD author on the PC.

When editing the VR file, it saves this as an MPEG file and not an MPEG2? Windows media player is able to open the file (ie. edited MPEG) file.

Does this mean this is of lesser quality? I recorder in XP mode (1hr).

Please help clarify.

Thanks.

[oldfart13]

No, it's all right. Windows will see the file as mpg whether it's an mpg iso, Mpeg2 or Mpeg1. A holdover from the old DOS days...