Camcorder mini DVD help

Autumn · 10-14-2009, 04:11 PM

A client has sent me some DVDs for transcription, but I am having trouble with one. It's a mini DVD-RW that was recorded from her camcorder (I'm still trying to figure out what model). It was finalized, and she was able to run it on her computer's DVD drive through PowerDVD.

Now when i got it, it was not recognized on my computer, or on our laptop. Just says no disc found, basically when I put it in the drive. I thought maybe she hadn't finalized it, but when she told me the above I tried it in PowerDVD myself, and lo and behold it plays fine.

No other program on my computer so far is able to recognize that there's a DVD in the drive. I need to somehow be able to rip it off the DVD so I can strip out the audio. Anyone have any thoughts? Any experience with camcorder DVDs? I haven't been able to find anything online so far that would explain it. Maybe a codec?

Tasan · 10-14-2009, 04:42 PM

Maybe try something like imgburn? If you an get that to make an image of it, maybe you can mount that image with a virtual drive and access the disc.

Autumn · 10-14-2009, 08:26 PM

Hmm, that was a good idea, and I monkeyed around with it a bit in Nero. It also says the DVD media is unusable or blank. Although if I click on Medium Info it shows a DVD session. It won't let me burn an image of it though. Thanks for the idea.

stevew · 10-14-2009, 08:47 PM

Lo Fi. Just play it in the program that works. And either output it into a voice recorder. Or run a line out and then into your PC and capture the audio.

Autumn · 10-14-2009, 09:40 PM

Yeah, I think I'm going to end up doing that. I can record it straight through the sound card, just ties up my computer for a bit.

stevew · 10-14-2009, 10:00 PM

I'll bet you a dollar she recorded it on a Hitachi. Those things are such piles of shit.

Autumn · 10-14-2009, 10:54 PM

YOu just won yourself a dollar. Well, not really. But in spirit.

10-14-2009, 04:42 PM	#2
Tasan College Starter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Houston, or there about	Maybe try something like imgburn? If you an get that to make an image of it, maybe you can mount that image with a virtual drive and access the disc. __________________ 2011 Golden Scribes winner for best Interactive Dynasty

10-14-2009, 08:26 PM	#3
Autumn Head Coach Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bath, ME	Hmm, that was a good idea, and I monkeyed around with it a bit in Nero. It also says the DVD media is unusable or blank. Although if I click on Medium Info it shows a DVD session. It won't let me burn an image of it though. Thanks for the idea.

10-14-2009, 08:47 PM	#4
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Lo Fi. Just play it in the program that works. And either output it into a voice recorder. Or run a line out and then into your PC and capture the audio.

10-14-2009, 09:40 PM	#5
Autumn Head Coach Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bath, ME	Yeah, I think I'm going to end up doing that. I can record it straight through the sound card, just ties up my computer for a bit.

10-14-2009, 10:00 PM	#6
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I'll bet you a dollar she recorded it on a Hitachi. Those things are such piles of shit.

10-14-2009, 10:54 PM	#7
Autumn Head Coach Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bath, ME	YOu just won yourself a dollar. Well, not really. But in spirit.

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