Copying dvd's recorded from desktop dvd recorders

[lennylock]

I need a desktop dvd recorder that will allow me transfer recordings from my camcorder to dvd, then allow me to make copies using my PC. I understand many (may all, I don't know) will not allow me to make copies. The recordings must be re-recorded to dvd.

[Kevin abq]

Many of the models have a firewire input so you can transfer the DV from your camcorder and burn to DVD. Then just use one of the many DVD copying apps on your PC to make a copy. It should be easy. I suggest you look throught the "tools" section linked at the left of the page.

[yumagah]

"should be easy" is definitely the word! The disks made with the LiteOn 5001 play well on mot players, but copying them with a HP300n Dvd writer is a challenge. DVdDecrypter in ISO mode is the most reliable I have found so far, but even that doesn't work in every case. The disks are harder to copy than the so-called "Copy protected" commercial DVD's I have.

[qpskfec]

I use the 'copy disc' function in ulead dvd movie factory 2 to copy dvds made on a Philips dvd recorder. 100% success. This includes discs that don't work when using iso read with dvdecrypter.

[yumagah]

I've learned it's much easier to copy the DVD+VR disks from the LiteOn 5001 if I read to ISO from a LiteOn brand DVD-rom drive, instead of trying to use my DVD writer. I bought a cheap LiteOn model 166S and so far it copies all my recorded disks to ISO with no errors. Faster than the +RW drive also. So the main problem was hardware compatibility.