Authoring a disc from a dvd recorder?

[mgy999a]

Yet another Newbie here. Originally bought a capture card and DVD burner and learned how to capture, process, convert, author and burn to a DVD but that process is labor intensive and slow (understatement). Now have a JVC DR-M10S desktop. Recording is a snap but would prefer another way to author (perhaps with TMPGenc DVD Author?). Is this possible? Is there a guide on how to do this? Can anyone please point me in the right direction?

Tried it using a -RW disc but my problem is that the recordings on unfinalized DVDs are not recognized by my computer (disc looks blank ). And the finalized DVDs, of course, have already been authored by the JVC.

Thanks in advance for anyone that can help.

[hech54]

This guide will pretty much cover all you are looking to do. There certainly are other ways to do it however and not all of the steps in the guides are completely necessary. I have a +RW Recorder (Philips) and in my opinion those discs are a bit easier to work with in a computer....but not much. Your main hangup will the the finalization of the -RW...which is not necessary with +RW's.

http://www.dvdguideuk.dsl.pipex.com/dvdguide/editing1/editing1.htm

[mgy999a]

Rip the DVD? I had heard of the process but never considered doing it to my own DVD.

Downloaded and tried DVDDecryptor and it worked. Don't have the Womble editor but understand that is optional.

Sincere thanks. Saved me considerable stumbling around.

- MGY