I've tried to copy a film onto a DVD+R but as soon as the transfer is
finished, the recorder 'finalises' the DVD so I cannot copy any more onto
the same DVD.

Is there some way I can get round this problem?

"alan holmes" wrote in message
...

I've tried to copy a film onto a DVD+R but as soon as the transfer
is finished, the recorder 'finalises' the DVD so I cannot copy any
more onto the same DVD.

Is there some way I can get round this problem?


Another case of not RTFM...
Normally you can select if to automatically finalise at the end of
recording in the set up or record menu. Anyway, what are we talking
about here, a computer drive, a stand alone DVD recorder or what?!

alan holmes wrote:
I've tried to copy a film onto a DVD+R but as soon as the transfer is
finished, the recorder 'finalises' the DVD so I cannot copy any more onto
the same DVD.

Is there some way I can get round this problem?



It would help if you told us what software you are using.

John.

alan holmes wrote:
I've tried to copy a film onto a DVD+R but as soon as the transfer is
finished, the recorder 'finalises' the DVD so I cannot copy any more
onto the same DVD.

Is there some way I can get round this problem?


If what you where doing is copying it would have been no problem providing
you had space but if you where making a DVD movie then the software would be
rendering to DVD format which is not multi session. Might well be possible
to add both movie files into the application at the outset and get both with
a menu on the disc
--
Trev
You can always tell a Yorkshire man,
But you can't tell him much.

":Jerry:" wrote in message
...

"alan holmes" wrote in message
...

I've tried to copy a film onto a DVD+R but as soon as the transfer is
finished, the recorder 'finalises' the DVD so I cannot copy any more onto
the same DVD.

Is there some way I can get round this problem?


Another case of not RTFM...
Normally you can select if to automatically finalise at the end of
recording in the set up or record menu. Anyway, what are we talking about
here, a computer drive, a stand alone DVD recorder or what?!

It's a Panasonic DMR-EX77EB. and the manual was written in chinese,
translated to urdu, then to german, then to italian, and finally to english,
as they usually are, and contain no information of any sense!

I'll try to read it again, but previous attempts have not been at all
helpful!

"John" wrote in message
...
alan holmes wrote:
I've tried to copy a film onto a DVD+R but as soon as the transfer is
finished, the recorder 'finalises' the DVD so I cannot copy any more onto
the same DVD.

Is there some way I can get round this problem?



It would help if you told us what software you are using.

I'm not sure if any software is in use, it is not using a computer, but the
recorder presumably has something built in.


John.

"Trev" trevbowdenAT.dsl.pipex.COM wrote in message
...
alan holmes wrote:
I've tried to copy a film onto a DVD+R but as soon as the transfer is
finished, the recorder 'finalises' the DVD so I cannot copy any more
onto the same DVD.

Is there some way I can get round this problem?


If what you where doing is copying it would have been no problem providing
you had space but if you where making a DVD movie then the software would
be rendering to DVD format which is not multi session. Might well be
possible to add both movie files into the application at the outset and
get both with a menu on the disc

As I said in another post, I'll try to make some sense out of the manual,
but I don't hold out any hope!

"alan holmes" wrote in message
...

":Jerry:" wrote in message
...

"alan holmes" wrote in message
...

I've tried to copy a film onto a DVD+R but as soon as the transfer
is finished, the recorder 'finalises' the DVD so I cannot copy any
more onto the same DVD.

Is there some way I can get round this problem?


Another case of not RTFM...
Normally you can select if to automatically finalise at the end of
recording in the set up or record menu. Anyway, what are we talking
about here, a computer drive, a stand alone DVD recorder or what?!

It's a Panasonic DMR-EX77EB. and the manual was written in chinese,
translated to urdu, then to german, then to italian, and finally to
english, as they usually are, and contain no information of any
sense!

I'll try to read it again, but previous attempts have not been at
all helpful!


Have a play with it, actually go and look through the various menus
options, any thing that mentions "record" and "Finalising (disk/disc)"
is going to be relevant in some way. I don't have a Panasonic DVD
recorder but do have one of their TV's and have used their video
cameras and whilst some of the wording in the manual could be better
they are a lot better than the LG stuff I've had - clue, US English is
the second language of Japan so I doubt that the problem is really
their end...

Oh, and perhaps if you tried posting your question the (correct)
uk.tech.digital-tv group you might come across someone who has or uses
the same recorder, this group is more about using video cameras and
computers to make video content.

alan holmes wrote:
":Jerry:" wrote in message
...

"alan holmes" wrote in message
...

I've tried to copy a film onto a DVD+R but as soon as the transfer
is finished, the recorder 'finalises' the DVD so I cannot copy any
more onto the same DVD.

Is there some way I can get round this problem?


Another case of not RTFM...
Normally you can select if to automatically finalise at the end of
recording in the set up or record menu. Anyway, what are we talking
about here, a computer drive, a stand alone DVD recorder or what?!

It's a Panasonic DMR-EX77EB. and the manual was written in chinese,
translated to urdu, then to german, then to italian, and finally to
english, as they usually are, and contain no information of any sense!

I'll try to read it again, but previous attempts have not been at all
helpful!

So I take it you mean copy from HDD to Disc. On my DMR-EZ45 V copying to
Disc asks if I want to finalize at the end of recording saying yes Finalizes
the disc so that no further recording can be added and the disc can be
played in another DVD player. Also ejecting a disc asks if I want to
finalize.
--
Trev
You can always tell a Yorkshire man,
But you can't tell him much.

In message , alan holmes
writes

":Jerry:" wrote in message
...

"alan holmes" wrote in message
...

I've tried to copy a film onto a DVD+R but as soon as the transfer is
finished, the recorder 'finalises' the DVD so I cannot copy any more onto
the same DVD.

Is there some way I can get round this problem?


Another case of not RTFM...
Normally you can select if to automatically finalise at the end of
recording in the set up or record menu. Anyway, what are we talking about
here, a computer drive, a stand alone DVD recorder or what?!

It's a Panasonic DMR-EX77EB. and the manual was written in chinese,
translated to urdu, then to german, then to italian, and finally to english,
as they usually are, and contain no information of any sense!

I'll try to read it again, but previous attempts have not been at all
helpful!

I've got the DMR-EX87EB which has a common manual with the 77. In fact
the two recorders are identical with the exception of the hard disk
size. The manual (in my view) is a very good manual, though with the
many features of the 87/77 it might seem overly complicated unless you
set aside a little time to read (and re-read) it.

You'll find the information you need on page 21 and (more specifically)
page 61. Finalising is listed in the index at the back of the manual
(the first place you should have looked !!!).

You might remember that UNLESS you finalise your DVD, you can't play it
on any DVD player/recorder other than the recorder that it was recorded
on.

Anyway, this is Off Topic for this particular newsgroup, and as Jerry
suggested your should RTFM :-)

One of the (several) reasons, BTW, I went for this DVD recorder is the
ability to get your Sky Box to control the recording on the
DMR-EX77EB/DMR-EX87EB.
--
Alpha