DV file back to tape

[abm100]

I recently sold my Sony DCR-TRV240 (Digital-8) camcorder and purchased a Panasonic PV-GS120 (MiniDV) camcorder. I have several captured AVI files from the Digital 8 tapes and I want to put them on MiniDV tape for archiving (trying to free up room on the hard drive's too).

One of the files had been previously converted to Type-2 (all were captured as Type-1). The Type-1 files copy to tape easily with WinDV (and other programs) using IEEE-1394, but I cannot get the Type-2 file to copy to the camcorder.

Questions: Is it possible to copy a Type-2 file to tape? If not, what utility can I use to convert it back to Type-1? (All I can find are Type-1 to Type-2 converters, not the other way around).

[Beavis]

Hmmm... I print to tape type 2 DV files all the time- often using WinDV. Can't solve your problem but what you want to do is certainly possible.

[abm100]

I have figured out my problem. I found the original Type-1 file. I ran DV1to2 and converted it to Type-2. My camcorder was able to receive the Type-2 file. I then made an edit in VirtualDub and saved it out. It was then I could not send it to the camcorder. I looked at the settings in VirtualDub and realized that under the "Video" menu the setting "Full processing mode" was selected. I changed it to "Direct stream copy" and saved it. This time I was able to copy the file to tape.

Hooray!

[Bondiablo]

full processing mode might work too, though not sure you'd ever actually want to do that. did you remember to set the compression to DV?

[abm100]

Yes, when the menu was set to "Full processing mode", I made sure the compression was set to the Panasonic DV Codec I have. It wouldn't copy to tape. When I set it the other way, the compression item is ghosted of course. That method works for me.