Panasonic camcorder MiniDV PV-DV 102 problem dubbing to DVD recorder

[1234567]

Panasonic camcorder MiniDV PV-DV 102 problem dubbing to DVD recorder. Trying to dub the videotape to DVD machine but can not start. Even to see at the dvd recorder in DV mode does not see any video even in playback video from camcorder.

[dellsam34]

To be honest, this is not recommended at all to copy DV to even lossier codec like MPEG-2, Transfer the footage to computer and convert it to a more modern and efficient codec like h.264. But make sure to de-interlace it first.

[1234567]

To be honest, this is not recommended at all to copy DV to even lossier codec like MPEG-2, Transfer the footage to computer and convert it to a more modern and efficient codec like h.264. But make sure to de-interlace it first.

I am not worried that much for quality. I do not understand how you can not see the video of tape using DV connection

[Alwyn]

A couple of checks to isolate potential problem areas:

-Can you see the video playing on the camcorder's flip-out screen or eyepiece?

-Try connecting the camcorder to the DVD recorder using RCA cables (Composite[yellow] video and red+white for audio) instead of DV.

How are you determining that you don't have any video via DV? Is nothing being burnt onto a disk? For Panasonic DVD recorders at least, DV will not "passthrough" so the only way you can tell if DV is actually getting into the recorder is to try to burn a disk. Your DVD recorder may be the same. Using RCA cables, on the other hand, will show passthrough if you connect the recorder's OUT sockets to a TV.

[1234567]

A couple of checks to isolate potential problem areas:

-Can you see the video playing on the camcorder's flip-out screen or eyepiece?

-Try connecting the camcorder to the DVD recorder using RCA cables (Composite[yellow] video and red+white for audio) instead of DV.

How are you determining that you don't have any video via DV? Is nothing being burnt onto a disk? For Panasonic DVD recorders at least, DV will not "passthrough" so the only way you can tell if DV is actually getting into the recorder is to try to burn a disk. Your DVD recorder may be the same. Using RCA cables, on the other hand, will show passthrough if you connect the recorder's OUT sockets to a TV.

I can see the video on the screen of camcorder. When you connect camcorder with dvd recorder via DV cable the video on the screen of camcorder is, but not on DVD. Mabye a setting to set DV option out to other device. I dont know how

[Alwyn]

Here's the manual.

I can't see any particular settings for DV Out. It should just work.

Try with the AV cable.

[DB83]

Maye I am wide of the mark but I thought that the output on a DV/min-DV camcorder over a DV connection was digital so a DVD-recorder could not see/capture it.

Whereas that same camcorder outputing over AV/RCA is now analog/Mpeg2 and the same DVD-recorder now sees the signal and can record it.

[Alwyn]

Maye I am wide of the mark

Yes you are DB, many DVD recorders have DV In for DVD burning. All the Pannys, Sony, and Sanyo I have here are so equipped.

[DB83]

Fairy Nuff. But explain this.

A DVD-recorder can not burn a standard DVD-video disk from a DV source. Correct ?


But can these DVD-recorders with a DV input burn a data disk as DV ? Or are these recorders doing some internal conversion to either output to a tv or then burn as a standard DVD-video ?

[dellsam34]

There is a processing chip inside the DVD recorder that takes the DV video, strip the DV codec to a rec.601 digital video signal, then encodes it to MPEG-2 and burns it on DVD all on the fly, It's a very lossy process, that's why I did not recommend it in my earlier post.