Capturing into VS a video originally on VHS but now on DVD

terry dennis · Post by **terry dennis** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:26 am

I have looked at some of the other similar topics on the forum but believe that this is somewhat different.

I made a VHS video some time ago using my old analogue video recorder which I have now copied into a DVD. My intention was to capture the video into Video Studio and edit the video properly and include chapters.

The DVD was not recognised by VS and so no capture was possible. I even looked to see what , if any , files there were on the disc using Windows Explorer. Nothing was indicated.

Is it possible to achieve my intention ? If so , how ?

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:30 am

terry dennis wrote:I have looked at some of the other similar topics on the forum but believe that this is somewhat different.

I made a VHS video some time ago using my old analogue video recorder which I have now copied into a DVD. My intention was to capture the video into Video Studio and edit the video properly and include chapters.

The DVD was not recognised by VS and so no capture was possible. I even looked to see what , if any , files there were on the disc using Windows Explorer. Nothing was indicated.
Is it possible to achieve my intention ? If so , how ?

Are you sure the disc isn't faulty - does it play in anything?
There should be several files on a DVD Video disc - even a home made one. Pop one of your favourite DVD Video discs in the drive and look at it with Windows Explorer to see what I mean.

If the disc isn't faulty then perhaps it is your DVD Drive. It could also possibly be caused by some dirt on the surface of the disc - even a fingerprint smudge.

Post by **Ken Berry** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:51 am

The question is, though, whether in fact he made a video DVD (and if so, how and with what program) or whether the VHS was stored on the DVD in archive form.

But I agree that it seems strange if Windows itself can't detect anything on the disc...

Clevo · Post by **Clevo** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 3:41 am

Thos combo DVD VHS recorders that are attached to the TV I thought were capabale of recording VHS to DVD.

I was thinking of getting one.

Just woindering if that has been used by the OP

and

If the disc is showing blank I'm wondering if it's a matter of "Finilising" the DVD

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:05 am

Those discs have a very similar structure to a traditional Video DVD.
Even a disc that has not been finalized will show various files when viewed with Windows Explorer.

I just had a thought..... this is something that is very easily overlooked - in fact I did this very same mistake only yesterday. I was asked to go and fix a broken computer at my eldest sons workplace - they couldn't get a Windows XP computer to even start up, not even in safe mode.

I went along with some of my "troubleshooting" discs such as an XP installation disc, Bootable Norton Ghost and even a Windows Vista installation disc. Their computer would read my XP installation disc but alas it did not show any installed copies of Windows (I was going to use either the recovery console or do a repair option)

So I popped in the Norton Ghost boot disc thinking I would access the hard drive that way -
Computer wouldn't read the disc

So next I popped in the Vista installation disc, again thinking I will access the hard drive that way - no dice - wouldnt read the disc.

Ended up taking the hard drive out and placing it into another computer to examine it.

Anyway - to keep to the subject here and also a possible reason why this member cannot read his disc......

I later realised the Norton disc and the Vista discs were DVD discs.
The computer was fitted with a CD drive.

terry dennis · Post by **terry dennis** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:15 pm

My 'D' drive is a Sony 16x Dual Layer DVD rewriter.

I have a Panasonic DVD recorder/player and a separate Panasonic VHS recorder/player.

The 'abnormal' DVD in question plays fine on my DVD player. It was a video created by my old Sony analogue camcorder and 'edited' using laborious play/record sequences on both the camcorder and VHS video recorder. I then played the VHS tape and simultaneously recorded onto a DVD-R disc.

I see what you mean about a 'normal' DVD ; Audio_TS and Video_TS directories are indicated using Windows Explorer ................. but here's an interesting point ! I go into Windows Explorer and see the Directory Listing down the left-hand side. Revealing the directories listed under 'My Computer' and the default description of the 'D' drive is DVD-RAM(Drive D). When a 'normal' disc is put into the drive , the drive description stays teh same and the directories contained on the disc are depicted on the right-hand side(RHS) , as usual.
However , when the 'abnormal' disc is inserted into the drive , the drive indication changes to CD Drive(D) and NO directories are indicated on the RHS.

Any further thoughts ?

Post by **Ron P.** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:38 pm

Is it possible you recorded the "abnormal DVD" as a ½ D, which would be a CD for all practical purposes. It is a CD that will play on some set-top DVD players.

terry dennis · Post by **terry dennis** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:47 pm

Ron

It is a DVD+R 4.7GB 120min disc. Is that what you mean or are there some special settings on the DVD recorder that need attention ?

terry dennis · Post by **terry dennis** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:54 am

Has anyone had any more thoughts about the solution to my problem ?

dbz2000 · Post by **dbz2000** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:24 am

This has happened to me once using DVD+R discs. For some reason my player (computer) would not, or could not read the DVD+R; but it would read DVD-R. Not sure if this is your issue, but just another perspective. Hope you get it resolved.

DBZ

terry dennis · Post by **terry dennis** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 12:22 pm

BINGO !

Your suggestion did not solve the problem as I had already tried that track but it triggered a chain of thought !

However , my Panasonic DVD recorder is a RAM compatible recorder so I wondered what would happen if a I recorded from the VHS tape onto a DVD-RAM disc.
When I came to Capture from the resultant DVD_RAM disc into VS , it worked and I was then able to get the clip onto the time-line to edit it.

Thanks for the input !............. and a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year to you and all the forum contributors and our 'gurus'

dbz2000 · Post by **dbz2000** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 2:47 am

Glad it was resolved. Don't you just love this forum? The guys here "rock", and the ladies too

Merry Xmas to all!!!

DBZ

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