DVD-RAM vs DVD-RW

I recently installed Final Cut Express 4 on my Macbook and I am using a Panasonic AVCHD camera to transfer footage. When I used a DVD-RAM disc the data appeared in the Log and Transfer window with no problems, however I have footage on a DVD-RW disc which I want to transfer. (Despite being RW it won't let me delete footage through my camera) My DVD-RW disc has been finalized and when I plug in my camera it shows the loading color wheel, but no film clips appear in the log and transfer. I look in the actual disc window and all the files for my clips are there, but it doesnt recognize them in log and transfer. Is there some reason that Final Cut Express 4 will only notice DVD-RAM discs?

I have the disc in the video camera (I dont think a Macbook CD drive can use those mini-dvd discs) and the DVD is finalized. (which i believe allows it to be played back on other devices) Panasonic just says the camera can record on DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, and DVD-R discs. It didnt have much to say in terms of other media it can be used with. And Final Cut just says it supports AVCHD but I havent found anything about differences in the type of disc you can use.

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Log and Transfer: DVD-RAM vs DVD-RW

I recently installed Final Cut Express 4 on my Macbook and I am using a Panasonic AVCHD camera to transfer footage. When I used a DVD-RAM disc the data appeared in the Log and Transfer window with no problems, however I have footage on a DVD-RW disc which I want to transfer. (Despite being RW it won't let me delete footage through my camera) My DVD-RW disc has been finalized and when I plug in my camera it shows the loading color wheel, but no film clips appear in the log and transfer. I look in the actual disc window and all the files for my clips are there, but it doesnt recognize them in log and transfer. Is there some reason that Final Cut Express 4 will only notice DVD-RAM discs?
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Is Toast 7 a method of making disk image(s) or
DVD(s), or are we talking about several different
things here?
YES. IT IS AN ALTERNATIVE TO IDVD.
Also, the reason I bought +RW disks and TWO of them
at that is that it seems ANYTHING I do needs to be
done about ten times to be right ONE time (hence five
days to get titles that play the way I want) and the
thought of a "write-once" disk scares me.
SO IF YOU MAKE DISK IMAGES FIRST YOU DON'T BURN ANYTHING AND CAN TEST IT OUT FIRST.
You know that song, "Mamma's Going to Buy You a
Mockingbird"? If this doesn't work, then that, if
that doesn't work, the next, and so on.
YOU WOULD BE BETTER OFF LEARNING A BIT MORE SEE THE PRECEDING POST
If the +RW disk won't play in my VCR
A DVD CANNOT PLAY IN A VCR
I will try
playing it on my combo drive in my Mac. If it plays,
I'll see if there's a way to connect the VCR to the
Mac and copy it to videotape from that so I can
finish the rest of the project!
YOU CAN'T UNLESS YOU CAN FIGURE OUT YOUR CANOPUS BOX BETTER THAN SO FAR
(The reason I don't
go direct from the Mac to the VCR, besides the
generational loss of digital to tape, is that I want
the opening titles at the beginning, the middle title
in the middle, the closing titles at the end, and the
outtakes after that, and if I have to string them all
together into ONE project I don't see HOW I can put
them where I want on the tape without a DVD I can
start and stop!)
YOU COULD MAKE ON IMOVIE PROJECT THAT WOULD DO THIS, OR SEPARATE ONES, AND USE MULTIPLE CLIPS IN IDVD, BUT HEY YOU'VE BEEN TOLD THAT AND WON'T LISTEN, SO GOOD LUCK.
If that won't work, I'll copy it
either from the +RW disk or (if I dare!) directly
from whatever format seems best to a -R disk my
friend gave me. If none of these work, then I panic.

MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-875S - Anyone know which media are compatible with this

Hi,
I bought the Matshita DVD-RAM US-875S from the PowerBook Guy and installed it in my G4 Pismo. I have corresponded with their support--who reply, but without actually answering. On PowerBook Guy's site, the thing is described as a Superdrive DL DVD-R-RW burner/player. I know this is a very basic question but I need to know if that means it will burn and play ONLY DVD-R and -RW whether DL or regular. I've asked them and they just say "It supports several different media. Ask on the Matsushita site."
Okay, there is probably some Matsushita site with that info, but I can't find it. I've gone through four pages of Google searches and haven't found a Mats site that has it. Panasonic Customer Support--or Parts--doesn't find it after a search.
System Profiler says it will write -R, -RAM, -RW, +R, +RW, +R DL. That's great if it does, because +R DLs are much easier to find than -R DLs. But why would PB Guy call it a -R-RW burner/player instead of telling you all the capabilities?
I found one site (CDfreaks.com) that says write speed as follows:
DVD-R 8 x
DVD-RW 6 x
DVD-R DL 4 x
DVD+R 8 x
DVD+RW 8 x
DVD+R DL 4 x
DVD-RAM 5 x
Note that it give DVD-R DL, which System Profiler does not. And DVD+R DL which PowerBook Guy does not. Does anyone know what the capabilities of this drive are, or where I can find a definitive answer? Thanks for any help you can give. Giles

Okay, for anyone who's interested, here's what I found on a British site called TheBookyard.com.
The Matshita (or Panasonic) UJ-875 slimline (I assume that's what the S means) is a replacement drive for the discontinued UJ-85J, the only difference in the specs being that the newer drive is slightly faster on the DL writing:
Specifications
Interface: IDE/ATAPI, Ultra DMA Mode4
Buffer: Memory 2 MB
Loading: Method Slot loading
Dimensions: 5.07” x 5.03” x 0.5”
Read Speeds: DVD-ROM 8X, CD-ROM 24X
Write Speeds:DVD-RAM 5x, DVD±R 8X (SL) 6X (DL), DVD-RW 6X, DVD+RW 8X, CD-R 24X, CD-RW 24X
So if it really does all this (haven't had time to test different media) I'm happy. My only question now (except re the error message in a separate post) is: Why does PowerBook Guy call it a DVD-R,-RW?

Using DVD-RAM drive

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You need special discs for a DVD-RAM drive, DVD-/+ discs will not work
If you have the older DVD-RAM drive it can only use discs that are 2.6 GB per side. A single-sided 2.6 GB disk will work or a double-sided 5.2 GB disk will work. The discs can be loose (I have a few single-sided like this) or in a cartridge (ALL of my 5.2 GB ones are like this).
The newer DVD-RAM drives use single-sided 4.7 GB discs and 9.4 GB double-sided discs.
Once you have the correct disc, it can be formatted and used just like a regular hard drive. DVD-RAM is fairly slow though.
These discs are getting tougher and tougher to purchase. You might be better off investing in a new larger hard drive or a current DVD-/+ drive to use for backup purposes.

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Hi,
I have an older Panasonic model VDR-M50PP which records unto both DVD-RAM and DVD-R discs. Over the years, I have made recordings in both types of discs... I know one of these is incompatible with iMovie but I am confused as to which. Can someone explain? I'm anxious to get my home movies into iMovie, but I guess I picked the wrong camcorder all those years ago. But if I can get either my DVD-RAM discs or my DVR-R discs to transfer, then at least I'll have something to work with. This camcorder has an USB cable and a Windows disc driver. Thanks!
Fio

I have an older Panasonic model VDR-M50PP which records unto both DVD-RAM and DVD-R discs. Over the years, I have made recordings in both types of discs... I know one of these is incompatible with iMovie but I am confused as to which. Can someone explain?
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2) In the case of HDD or DVD content, the data files/folders can be placed in an image file. When opened, the image content will appears as a separate volume as if a camcorder had been plugged into you computer. I don't use this option wery ofent but when I have used it, an ISO image file seemed to work for me most often.
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Hello,
according to the thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4755862
I have a iMac C2D 2,16GHZ and a Pioneer DVR-K06 DVD Drive
According the pioneer specifications this drive supports DVD-RAM read and write.
( http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/vgn/images/portal/cit3424/310207082POVDVR-K06.pdf )
But it isn't possible. Why? DVD-RAM is ideal to backup data. It can be rewritten over 100,000 times (DVD±RW approx. 1,000 times)
It is possible that Apple supply a firmware update that allows to read and burn DVD-RAM?
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Thank you and SG for your responses.
Several of my TV's DVD Recorder features are not available with the use of a regular DVD disc and require a DVD RAM disc (chapters, etc.) So I decided to do some experimenting and cross checking of the DVD Recorder and my computer DVD-RAM supported DVD burner/Premiere Elements with regard to disc types for DVD-VIDEO. That is what got us to my question.
Several months ago, I got involved in someone else's issue where he could not rip content from a DVD disc which had its origins in a camcorder that recorded to either a DVD-R or DVD-RAM disc. I suspect that my mini test ran into similar issues, that is, DVD-R with the recording format of DVD-VIDEO and DVD-RAM with the recording format of VR. (I added this explanation to clean up my previous misspoken comment about DVD-VIDEO format having a different folder/file structure depending on whether a DVD-R or DVD RAM was involved.)

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Tecra M7 DVD: CD/DVD RAM drive does not work since installing Vista

I did a clean installation on my Vista Ready new M7. It had XP tablet to begin with and the DVD drive worked fine. Indeed I used it to install Vista (Home Premium).
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Basic Specifications
Product Description HP GH80N Super Multi - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM drive - Serial ATA
Device Type DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM drive
Enclosure Type Internal
Enclosure Color Black
Interface Serial ATA
Dimensions (WxDxH) 14.6 cm x 17 cm x 4.1 cm
Weight 0.8 kg
Optical Storage DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM - 5.25" x 1/2H
Read Speed 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
Write Speed 48x (CD) / 22x (DVD±R) / 12x (DVD-R DL) / 16x (DVD+R DL)
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It almost seems like something broke on the motherboard perhaps? I downloaded and installed the latest BIOS updates as well to no avail. Please help. Thanks in advance for your time and consideration of this issue.
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Best of luck and have a great day!
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