Copying DVD-R in VR mode?

[StuR]

Hi, can anyone tell me if they now of a program that can easily convert a -RW disk from a dvd recorder in VR mode to normal Video mode. This would mean I could us VR mode on my sony GX300 and copy to a more widely exepted format on the PC for archiving.

Also an aside - I have nero (6 I think) can I copy formated 'RW+-' to archive on 'R+-'. Then I can reuse the RW disks . Or is there any free dvd copying software I can download that anyone can recommend.
Thanks

[Baldrick]

I would try Tmpgenc DVD Author, free trial available.

[Seeker47]

Hi, can anyone tell me if they now of a program that can easily convert a -RW disk from a dvd recorder in VR mode to normal Video mode. This would mean I could us VR mode on my sony GX300 and copy to a more widely exepted format on the PC for archiving.

Also an aside - I have nero (6 I think) can I copy formated 'RW+-' to archive on 'R+-'. Then I can reuse the RW disks . Or is there any free dvd copying software I can download that anyone can recommend.
Thanks

In regard to the latter, I have done this a number of times with Nero 6, and coincidentally am about to do it again. Can't recall right now if the -RW VR was finalized or not, or if that matters. I would guess that I've done it either way, but can tell you for sure in the near future.

When you mention archiving, that brings up a good point. The rewriteables don't seem to be recommended for long term storage. (How long what's recorded on them is apt to last, I do not know.)

I'm still looking for a solution that goes in the other direction, from the PC to the DVR. That is, ouput / burn in VR format to -RW, in the PC. That is the only way to high speed copy video (with no re-encoding) into the hard drive of the DVR. This would open up a lot of convenience. So far, the only suggestion I've gotten for this is Cyberlink Power Producer, a product that has gotten mostly bad reviews here, although some say that an earlier version of it is more stable or reliable.

[normcar]

If it has not been finaized, the following may work.

Use RipIt4Me ( which works with DVDdecrypter) to rip the +RW, and then use FixVTS to change the resulting video to DVD compliant video. Then just burn as you would any DVD.

[StuR]

Thanks all,
Baldrick - will take a look
normcar - will take another few looks
seeker - it's only rw to r that I want, I wouldn't feel happy archiving with rw but I don't know if that's right. Its cheap enough to do two r copies of each and but 1 set in a very dry, cool, safe case. I can't stretch to harddrive recording yet so the other problem is one for the future for me.