Can I watch dvd-ram videos with this program?

DVD Studio Pro is for authoring (ie creating) DVDs for duplication/replication. it's not a player software. I believe there are softwares out there that enable you to play DVD-Ram discs on a Mac but why bother. DVD-R's don't cost much so just use your Panny DVD-Recorder to burn the programmes to DVD-R..

That's what I do with mine (not that I usually use my Mac to watch programmes...)

Steve

I'm lucky because i have one of the Panasonics with built in hard drive - so I use that to edit adverts etc. then burn to DVD-R. can't you do it to DVD-RW and edit on there - then transfer to the Mac?

Or have a look at this:

http://www.softarch.com/us/products/rdvd.html

Steve

Hi David (and everyone else).

Hope you don't mind me asking this (whilst in the process showing my ignorance!) but could you possibly let me know how you've managed to copy your DVD-Ram to DVD-R? I'm going crazy trying to find a solution......basically, I've burnt onto DVD-Ram (and edited) programmes from an archive of footage I need to use for work (I'm an archivist for a TV production company). I recorded the footage via the TV on a new Panasonic DMR-ES30VEB Combi DVD-Video recorder.

I really need to copy the DVD-Ram disc/s on my Mac G4 but, although it's recognising the disc (it appears as filename MEI_UDF) it won't let me copy it, I receive the following error message:

"Sorry, the operation could not be completed because an unexpected error occurred (Error code -50)".

I'm intrigued by your remark, David, about burning from DVD-Ram to DVD-R via Toast Titanium as I bought that program and use it regularly. Surely, though (and here's my ignorance!) I need to copy the contents from the DVD drive in my Mac, to the computer first and then back to DVD-R via Toast Titanium? This is the thing I can't seem to do?!

I desperately hoped I could copy the full contents of the DVD-Ram (use these discs kind of like masters) and then make back-ups onto DVD-R, inclusive of all the chapter points/thumbnails/text details as these are important factors for archiving........but at this point I'm so desperate I just want to be able to copy the contents of the DVD-Ram to DVD-R.

Any help would be HUGELY appreciated as I really am desperate for an answer (it's driving me crackers searching for one!).

Thanks for bearing with me,
Joanne

PS Hope I've made even a little sense here! 😉

Mac G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

two methods

1
use two Panasonic video RAM recorders.
the first to record the programmes off air on to a RAM disc which is then played back feeding a secord record machine to record to a -R disc.

2
transfer the VR files on a RAM disc to the Mac
using the Read DVD software The RAM disc must be played back on a RAM drive connected to the Mac, and not the internal Mac drive.

Use Toast to burn

Thanks so much for the response, Gary, both options from which I'll try (I actually have two Panasonic DVD recorders.....yeah, I know, I should've thought of this earlier!!!!! I did warn that I'm ignorant! Ha ha).

Sorry to ask another question but with the second option, do you know if the Read DVD software also saves all of the corresponding chapter points, thumbnails etc? I know, I'm probably asking for too much (wanting perfection) but I thought I'd ask anyway as it would be brilliant if I could save these aspects as they're pretty crucial in my line of work.

Again, thanks heaps for all your help.

Cheerio.

Joanne 🙂

Laptop Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.2)

Mac G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Hi again.

In case this is of any use to anyone, I think I've just realised why I couldn't copy in Toast Titanium.

Whenever I tried to make a copy of my disc, I received the following message:

"MEI_UDF could not be unmounted. All open files and programs on this volume must be closed first."

I immediately gave up. But.....what you do is simply press record again and it works.

Ok, so I know I'm dumb! 😉 Sorry but I genuinely didn't know about this trick.

Is this some legal thing that Apple put into the program because of copyright issues (not that I'm copying a movie or anything as the footage I work with belongs to us)?

Thanks for the previous answers. I hope the above may help someone some day.

Joanne

I have dvd-ram recordings I've made on my Panasonic
dvd-recorder (hooked to the tv), and while I'm able
to transfer these dvd-ram recordings to dvd-r discs
using Toast Tinanium.....

David,

I'm HUGELY sorry and embarrassed to be posting again like this but, if you're around, is there any chance at all you could tell me how you managed to transfer the DVD-Ram recordings to DVD-R via Toast Titanium as I have a Panasonic DVD Recorder, Mac and Titanium and am totally stuck as to how to do this.

You make it sound so easy but I've spent days (and days! Aagh!) trying to do this and just can't seem to fathom it out.

Can someone please put me out of my misery! 😉

Sorry for being a nuisance with this query.....very embarrassed 😟

Joanne

Mac G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7)