recording from vcr to dvd-ram gets messed up ... help please

[kjaere]

greetings all,

I have searched endlessly here and on google and no luck in looking for a problem similar to mine, so here goes

1 x Sony Stereo VCR with RCA outputs

1 x Panasonic DVD Recorder with RCA inputs

VCR Tape Recording is a home movie plays fine on TV

via RCA cables I connect the VCR to The DVD recorder and record the material.

It plays fine on TV

I then use TMPGENC Author 1.6 on WinXP with 1 gig ram and no virusses no spyware and 2 x 300 gig HDD's with a LG DVD-DL DVDwriter to read the contents of the DVD ram, it then comes up with unable to continue ... stream is mix format 16:9 and 4:3

I copied the file off the DVD-RAM and opened it in MPEG2VCR and this link shows what one frame of the stream looks like except the whole stream is like this (this is a home Movie) ---> http://kjaere.dyndns.org/problem/problem.jpg

I have tried setting the DVD recorder in both 16:9 and 4:3 and i get the same error, I have tried transfer instead of the RCA to use the TV tuner instead, and the same result happens. Note this does not happen when I record Digital TV, Satellite TV or analog ( one exception when we have a bad signal from Channel 10 Melbourne the same effect happens)

Ok thats the problem, hopefully someone will recognise the problem from my link --> http://kjaere.dyndns.org/problem/problem.jpg and may offer possible solutions or work arounds

I thank you in advance

[classfour]

TmpgENC DVD Author has a problem with mixing video in mixed formats. You may be able to import it under "add DVD video" from the DVD-RAM disc.

I've had the same error that you're seeing on video using both an E55 and E20. Once was on a camcorder transfer to the front AV connections (E20, E55), recently to the rear AV connections (E55, which rules out input as the problem). I believe it may have occurred when using the flexible recording mode - or it may have been a problem DVD-RAM disc. I've never seen it when using DVD-R media??? While it's only happened a few times during the past 3 or 4 years, it's extremely annoying when editing the video - as is having to re-record. I'd suggest recording again in 2 hour mode (using the same disc - if possible) and see if it clears up.

[kjaere]

TmpgENC DVD Author has a problem with mixing video in mixed formats. You may be able to import it under "add DVD video" from the DVD-RAM disc..

I currently use the "add DVD video" and that is where i get the problem, + i have it set to 2 hour mode currently (I never use flexible recording mode), I have checked the same disk by erasing it and recording something off satellite and TMPGENC author 1.6 will import it fine with "add DVD video" .. The Only Thing I have not Done is use a DVD RW, I will try that and see if i get different results, and post my result here

I've had the same error that you're seeing on video using both an E55 and E20. Once was on a camcorder transfer to the front AV connections (E20, E55), recently to the rear AV connections (E55, which rules out input as the problem). I believe it may have occurred when using the flexible recording mode - or it may have been a problem DVD-RAM disc. I've never seen it when using DVD-R media??? While it's only happened a few times during the past 3 or 4 years, it's extremely annoying when editing the video - as is having to re-record. I'd suggest recording again in 2 hour mode (using the same disc - if possible) and see if it clears up.

Thank you for replying, ill try a DVD-rw and see if that makes a difference, & I might try it in 4 hour mode

Fingers crossed