NCDave
09-03-08, 09:38 PM
Sorry to post another one of these threads, but I've read many, many threads and have not gotten this to work all the way through. I'm not sure where the problem lies. Here's what I'm doing:
1) Recorded widescreen video using Canon ZR950 (MiniDV, standard def.)
2) Used Firewire connection to burn a DVD+R directly to my Panasonic DMR-ES15 recorder. I would rather not involve a personal computer at all, but that's not entirely possible, it seems.
3) Played the new DVD, using the same recorder, on my 4:3 TV, which is probably not going anywhere for a few more years. [But my videos will be around for a while, hence my wish to record them as least in 16:9 SD, whilst all this high-def stuff gets ironed out (and cheaper).]
The resulting picture fills the TV's 4:3 screen, but it is stretched vertically. I expected this would happen (from what I had read), even though the Panny supposedly has settings for 4:3 or 16:9.
The DVD's picture is also stretched vertically when played on my Vista machine's DVD player. Also expected.
4) Copied the raw files from the DVD+R to my Vista machine.
5) Used IfoEdit (also tried IfoAR2WS on my 2nd coaster), to change the 4:3 to 16:9 in the raw IFO files.
6) Burned the modified files back to a new DVD+R (and to DVD-R on my 2nd coaster), using drag-and-drop on Vista, which seemed to be my only option for burning the raw files. [Maybe this is my problem, but I'm stuck with Vista and don't have other DVD burning software. Please redirect me if this whole problem is a software issue.]
7) The resulting DVDs (DVD-R, DVD+R) read properly in my Vista machine's DVD player (this is a Dell Vostro 200). They come up in widescreen, as expected. So I know I did the IfoEdit stuff correctly.
So far, all is as I expected, at least from all the reading I did. Here's the problem:
8) Neither of these modified DVD's (DVD-R and DVD+R) will play in my Panasonic DMR-ES15. It gives an error about unrecognized format.
I also have another (older) Panasonic DVD player (not recorder): DVD-RV31. I get a similar error on that player.
What have I done wrong?
[Aside: I have considered just using DVD-RAM to archive these MiniDV tapes, but I'm afraid DVD-RAM (and support for the same) will soon be gone forever.]
Thanks!
1) Recorded widescreen video using Canon ZR950 (MiniDV, standard def.)
2) Used Firewire connection to burn a DVD+R directly to my Panasonic DMR-ES15 recorder. I would rather not involve a personal computer at all, but that's not entirely possible, it seems.
3) Played the new DVD, using the same recorder, on my 4:3 TV, which is probably not going anywhere for a few more years. [But my videos will be around for a while, hence my wish to record them as least in 16:9 SD, whilst all this high-def stuff gets ironed out (and cheaper).]
The resulting picture fills the TV's 4:3 screen, but it is stretched vertically. I expected this would happen (from what I had read), even though the Panny supposedly has settings for 4:3 or 16:9.
The DVD's picture is also stretched vertically when played on my Vista machine's DVD player. Also expected.
4) Copied the raw files from the DVD+R to my Vista machine.
5) Used IfoEdit (also tried IfoAR2WS on my 2nd coaster), to change the 4:3 to 16:9 in the raw IFO files.
6) Burned the modified files back to a new DVD+R (and to DVD-R on my 2nd coaster), using drag-and-drop on Vista, which seemed to be my only option for burning the raw files. [Maybe this is my problem, but I'm stuck with Vista and don't have other DVD burning software. Please redirect me if this whole problem is a software issue.]
7) The resulting DVDs (DVD-R, DVD+R) read properly in my Vista machine's DVD player (this is a Dell Vostro 200). They come up in widescreen, as expected. So I know I did the IfoEdit stuff correctly.
So far, all is as I expected, at least from all the reading I did. Here's the problem:
8) Neither of these modified DVD's (DVD-R and DVD+R) will play in my Panasonic DMR-ES15. It gives an error about unrecognized format.
I also have another (older) Panasonic DVD player (not recorder): DVD-RV31. I get a similar error on that player.
What have I done wrong?
[Aside: I have considered just using DVD-RAM to archive these MiniDV tapes, but I'm afraid DVD-RAM (and support for the same) will soon be gone forever.]
Thanks!