Cloning DVD-RW TV recordings

[Sonof]

Hi all,

Can you advise me if CloneCD can create images of DVD-RW TV recordings?

These have been made with a Sony HDD in "VR Mode".

I've tried to make images with CloneCD. It gives no error messages but creates a tiny file in a few seconds, rather than a full image of 4.7 Gb or so.

I don't have AnyDVD, but these aren't copywrited recordings, so I don't think I need it.
I want to make 1:1 images, so I think CloneCD is what I need, rather than CloneDVD.

I'd be grateful for any advice!

Thanks

 

[Sonof]

Hi all,

Can you advise me if CloneCD can create images of DVD-RW TV recordings?

These have been made with a Sony HDD in "VR Mode".

I've tried to make images with CloneCD. It gives no error messages but creates a tiny file in a few seconds, rather than a full image of 4.7 Gb or so.

I don't have AnyDVD, but these aren't copywrited recordings, so I don't think I need it.
I want to make 1:1 images, so I think CloneCD is what I need, rather than CloneDVD.

I'd be grateful for any advice!

Thanks

P.S. This is with CloneCD 5.3.1.4 on Windows 7.

 

[Recycle]

Hi all,

Can you advise me if CloneCD can create images of DVD-RW TV recordings?

These have been made with a Sony HDD in "VR Mode".

I've tried to make images with CloneCD. It gives no error messages but creates a tiny file in a few seconds, rather than a full image of 4.7 Gb or so.

I don't have AnyDVD, but these aren't copywrited recordings, so I don't think I need it.
I want to make 1:1 images, so I think CloneCD is what I need, rather than CloneDVD.

I'd be grateful for any advice!

Thanks

First you need to be sure they aren't protected did you play back the recorded video on a computer just to see how they play? Little confuse here you saved it on the sony VR HDD and created a dvd-rw burn then? Did the sony have the option to burn to dvd-rw? You don't know sometimes stream have their DRM encoded and only that player will play that stream but not your computer player. CloneCD can create a DVD but if that video is not dvd format or ISO format to burn it won't work. You will need a program to convert that stream into a DVD format to burn or DVD image to burn onto a dvd.

 

[Loonier]

@Sonof
Image creation of DVD Recordings can be problematic for several reasons (improper finalization, Multisession, etc).

Better try CloneDVD, DVD Shrink 3.2 or the like.
Structure will change (or rather return to standard), but Video content-wise it should stay 1:1.

 

[Sonof]

First you need to be sure they aren't protected did you play back the recorded video on a computer just to see how they play? Little confuse here you saved it on the sony VR HDD and created a dvd-rw burn then? Did the sony have the option to burn to dvd-rw? You don't know sometimes stream have their DRM encoded and only that player will play that stream but not your computer player. CloneCD can create a DVD but if that video is not dvd format or ISO format to burn it won't work. You will need a program to convert that stream into a DVD format to burn or DVD image to burn onto a dvd.

Thanks for replying


It's a HDD with DVD recorder, so it allows recordings to be burned to DVD-RW (amongst other formats).

The info about CloneCD says: "CloneCD is the perfect tool to make backup copies of your music and data CDs, regardless of standard conformity" and "Copies DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R Dual Layer and DVD-RAM".

So I assumed that it could make an image of my DVD-RW no matter what the content was. I'm guessing that's incorrect, but it's not clear what can or cannot be copied by CloneCD.

It's not that I wanted to watch the video on my PC - I wanted to back-up the DVD-RW.

 

[Loonier]

If you by all means want an 1:1 image of a non-standard Video DVD:

Was does ImgBurn say about your DVD-RW ?
Open Read Mode in ImgBurn and insert your disc.
Does the 'Status' on the right say "Complete" ?
Also please click on the disc symbol with the question mark and post the Media Information.

 

[Sonof]

If you by all means want an 1:1 image of a non-standard Video DVD:

Was does ImgBurn say about your DVD-RW ?
Open Read Mode in ImgBurn and insert your disc.
Does the 'Status' on the right say "Complete" ?
Also please click on the disc symbol with the question mark and post the Media Information.

Thanks for the advice! Haven't had too much time to play around with it, but ImgBurn does at least make proper, full-sized image files.