Re: rdr vx535 recorder dvd and vhs

I have an old, but great RDR-VX560 video cassette recorder/DVD recorder, but I lost my remote control. Where can I find one?

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Rdr vx535 recorder dvd and vhs

I am trying to record programs to a dvd but I don't get sound during or after the recording. I have sound to the television, but not to the vx535.
Tried changing settings. cables. etc......

Please check the following:
Also, check if you get sound when playing back old DVD discs or VHS tapes. If so, try using a different recordable disc or tape.
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DVR620 incorrect aspect ratio when recording DVD or VHS

I have a DVR620KU connected to a Sony Digital LCD Bravia TV, Sony HT-CT100 Home Theater system and a Scientific Atlantic Explorer 8300HDC cable box. I am using HDMI cables except for the connection from the "out" on cable box to the "in" on the DVR620. When recording from a broadcast program or DVR'd(cable box) program, the picture on the TV while recording, and the DVD or VHS recording when played back, have letterbox like bars top and bottom and the aspect ratio for the picture is stretched. I have tried eliminating the Home Theater system, but that doesn't help. Other than that, things work as they are supposed to, including viewing a commercially recorded DVD.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

It does mean that the DVR620 is not the problem.
I don't have the same cable box as yours. Mine is an Explorer 4250HDC. Even if they were same, however, I believe different cable systems will handle things differently.
I'm on Time-Warner Cable in central NC. I have that big universal remote model URSU-8800L-TWR.
When I press SETTINGS, I get the Settings menu. On the bottom of the screen is Quick Settings. If I press right arrow several times, I get to High Definition. The choices are AutoHD, Picture Size, Aspect Ratio, and Output Resolution. The choices for AutoHD are on/off. I'm using on. Picture Size are Zoom, Normal, and Stretch. I am using Normal. Aspect Ratio choices are 4x3 and 16x9. I am using 4x3. Output resolution should probably be 480i for recording to the DVR620. Note that on the NBC channel currently there is letterboxing on the top and bottom. There is no distortion or stretching. I don't see a way to avoid the letterboxing.
Part of the problem with making these changes is that they will affect all output from the cable box, so your HD signal to your TV might not be as good.

How can I input data from dvd and VHS to iMovie 6?

I am trying to copy excerpts from a dvd that I recorded from a commercial dvd into iMovie for inclusion in a power point presentation. With the dvd in my super drive and using the help menu procecure of 1. Choose File >Import 2. Select the file you want to import 3. Click Open. When I select the dvd icon on my desktop and click Open, I ged a drop down window for importing files for about 20 seconds, but I never have any files presented in the clips squares on iMovie. I get the same results if I drag the dvd icon to the "drag clips her to build your project" strip. Same thing if I drag the icon to the clips squares. However, I never get any data presented in the areas and the play, reverse, review clips buttons. Same thing happens if I try to transfer the file on the dvd (VIDEO_TS) to the same locations. If I try to transfer the seven sub files individually, I get--The file could not be imported: The file “Hard Drive/Volumes/B04101500/VIDEO_TS/VTS_011.VOB” can’t be imported; QuickTime couldn’t parse it: -2048--. In all these situations there is no data presented in clips or display, but a gray clip area will go blank. This dvd is about 20 minutes in length and is not broken down into scenes in a menu. I recently upgraded to iMovie 6, so I reloaded the program to no avail. I have previously used iMovie 5, but it will not load as long as '6 is loaded.
Since I also have this data on a VHS tape, I tried to recode it through an ADS Tech Pyro A/V Link converter to enter it into iMovie. In the past this was a simple procedure--connect a VCR player to the converter, connect the converter to the firewire port on the iMac, the system profiler automatically recognizes the converter, start iMovie, then Play on the VCR, and press Import on the File menu. That starts the recording in the past. Now I get another drop down window with an "open" button. However, since there is no software for the Mac with the Pyro A/V, there is nothing to open. Has iMovie 6 made these procedures obsolete?? They have worked in the past.

Hi LesToile - welcome to the forum!
It is not possible to directly import material from a DVD as you are attempting. DVD is MPEG format - iMovie is incompatible with this. In order to use it, you must firstly convert it to DV format. Have a look here:
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6018.shtml
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6030.shtml
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=232703&tstart=0
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6010.shtml
http://www.moviecodec.com/topics/5155p2.html
http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/%7Eshmhav/SVCDon_a_Macintosh.html#edit_convertMPEG
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=267352&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=630709&tstart=0
I have no knowledge of your A/V Link Converter, but if you have a vidcam you can use it to record from VHS to DV tape, and thence into iMovie (there are now problems with the alternative 'pass-through' method using the camera).

Blank DVDs and CD-Rs No Longer Appear

Since installing the latest security update for 10.3.9 on my 1.8 Dual Processor PowerMac (yes, I repaired permissions immediately before and after installing the update) blank recordable media no longer appear in Finder or on the Desktop. I am able to use iTunes and apps with the ability to burn to record some things and the discs behave normally, but I can no longer insert a blank disc and copy folders or files to it to burn because it does not appear anywhere on the system. Named blank discs do not come up when I use Search either. These are the same batch of discs I have been using for months with 100% success (Imation brand of DVD-R and +Rs), and like I said, they work fine through certain apps that have a burn function. Seems like a Finder issue to me. Any thoughts?
When I insert a blank it get this error in Console:
Apr 25 11:35:57 ####-####-Computer kernel: disk4: media is not formatted.
My optical drive is a SONY DVD RW DW-U10A
Here is a list of what I have done in an attempt to resolve the issue:
-repaired permissions
-in System Preferences set the action to open Finder when blank discs are inserted (tried changing settings and restarting)
-used Onyx to clean system and app caches
-put machine to sleep and woke it (read somewhere this might do it)
-trashed the finder.plist file
-used Panther install disc to verify and repair the Volume (says all's good)
-downloaded the update again and reinstalled
My three external firewire drives all show up as usual, and USB CF cards mount normally. Recorded DVDs and CD-Rs appear normally.
In Disk Utility I see the disc icon with the name of the optical drive when there is a blank disc in the drive, but it says under Total Capacity: 0Bytes, and under Write Ability: Read Only (CD-R).
Any thoughts or ideas on what I could try will be greatly appreciated! I really need to burn some backups!
Thanks very much,
Kevan
15 1Ghz TiBook 1GB RAM: Dual Processor 1.8Ghz PowerMac G5 w/ additional 300GB Maxtor Drive Internal Mac OS X (10.3.9) 160GB and 300GB externals; 10GB, 40GB, 60GB iPods
15 1Ghz TiBook 1GB RAM: Dual Processor 1.8Ghz PowerMac G5 w/ additional 300GB Maxtor Drive Internal Mac OS X (10.3.9) 160GB and 300GB externals; 10GB, 40GB, 60GB iPods

Alright! I have it fixed using a little deductive reasoning and a post by Roam on another thread. Thanks roam!
Resetting Launch Services did it. Here's a link on how to do it:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/resetlaunchservices.html#Anchor-Reset-11481

My super-drive macbookpro stopped recording DVD

My super-drive macbookpro stopped recording DVD and continues to correctly read and burn cd. Has anyone had this problem? Is the drive or software? thanks
MATSHITA DVD-R   UJ-868:
Revisão de firmware:          KB19
Interligação:          ATAPI
Suporte de gravação:          Sim (unidade de origem Apple)
Cache:          2048 KB
Lê DVDs:          Sim
CD-Write:          -R, -RW
DVD-Write:          -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Estatégias de escrita:          CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
Suporte:          Para mostrar as velocidades de gravação disponíveis, insira um disco e escolha Visualização > Actualizar

This is a very common problem. Some are beacuse of the quality of media, some are because of the speed the media is burnt, some are because the drive gets dirty just where DVDs are concerned, and some are because of computer age. The last problem is common if the machine gets more than 4 years old, the PRAM battery needs replacing, and all sorts of settings start malfunctioning, until lastly the system clock no longer works and it might not boot. The others, see my FAQ*:
http://www.macmaps.com/cdrfailure.html

Copying video to DVD and finalising.

I have spent the afternoon searching the net and looking at YouTube videos in vain. I'm amazed that the question has not been asked more often so either I'm unique (I don't think so ) or I'm missing something. I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013) with Pages, Notes, Garageband on it but not (I think) iLife which seemed to have iDVD which I see was discontinued in July 2011.
So. If it was discontinued what replaced it?
I have a Liteon external DVD player which is recognised by the Mac and plays pre-recorded DVDs and today after countless clicks and different ways of doing things managed to 1. Delete a video that was already on a DVD+RW and somehow copy a video back to the same disc. I am totally lost as to how I did it as sometimes I was dragging from Finder, sometimes I clicked on the video and selected Burn to Disc, sometimes different screens popped up ... I'm lost ... totally lost.
Also despite it being a 4.7GB disc it would only allow me to burn one video onto it and somewhere in the popups it kept incrementing the disc number so it started off as disc 1 then 2 then ...
So.
I have tried REALLY hard, can anyone tell me:
How EXACTLY to burn a video to DVD ... I did it by (ultimately) trying everything which sometimes worked ... most often not. And I can't replicate it.
Can you burn more than one video to a disc ... how?
Finally, and something I have been totally unable to find, a DVD needs finalising/finalizing to play it on other DVD players. I've found NOTHING on this which just amazes me.
Finally, finally, I have seen a FEW questions on this topic but so few I just don't get it and all dated before my machine.
Appreciate any help
Thanks

I have sorted it. Totally baffled that other people aren't asking the same question but there you go.
Download Burn.app from here http://sourceforge.net/projects/burn-osx/?source=typ_redirect
with long-winded YouTube video here http://youtu.be/GI4AqU5vnGg
Works perfectly.

Making Copies or Copyrighted DVDs and VHSs

Hi,
I would like to learn how to make backup copies of my copyrighted DVDs and backup copies of my copyrighted VHSs.
Is there a DVD/VHS combo that can do that or do I have to buy two separate devices?
Is there a device that will allow me to make DVDs out of my copyrighted VHSs and vice versa?
Angel

Angel:
While copyrighted videos (DVD and VHS) may not legally be copied, Apple (and other software publishers) permit making a backup copy of your software as per the Apple Software License Agreement
You may make one copy of the Apple Software (excluding the Boot ROM code) in machine-readable form for backup purposes only; provided that the backup copy must include all copyright or other proprietary notices contained on the original.
cornelius

I'm looking for software for my iMac to use to copy old VHS movies onto DVD and old records (digital turn table) in CDs. Recommendations please?

I'm looking for software for my iMAC to use to copy old VHS movies from a VCR into DVDs and records from my digital turn table into CDs. Any recommendations?

For the VHS movies, try googling Elgato - they make a number of USB devices that are supposed to be able to do this, but check what formatting options they offer : you will want a device that converts directly into .MOV files (to play in QuickTime), or into H.264 for iTunes / iPods, etc.
As for the vinyl records - first you need a device that will convert the analogue output (phono) into a digital form and will connect via FireWire or USB. The Griffin iMic is one such USB device (if still available?). From there you can use the free Audacity download to read in the signal and convert to a suitable format, e.g. MP3. (You will need to use SysPrefs / Sound to switch to an external audio device, instead of your Mac's built-in mic.)
(Wait - you said "digital turntable" - software already on your Mac? How do you use a virtual turntable to play vinyl?? Unless what you really mean is an analogue turntable that has a CD writer in it, or a USB connection to connect the turntable's DAC output to a computer?? In which case, either use your turntable to burn CDs, or connect via USB and the free Audacity software to convert the signal to music tracks and output as MP3.

Lenovo IdeaCentre B520 - Plug in a Vhs and record my old vhs tapes!

Hi!
Besides of all i want to thank you for the time you gonna lose to read this post.
I bought a lenovo ideacentre B520 and i want to record my old vhs tapes.
I plug in the VHS into the AV in ports (yellow, red and white) and then i switch in the monitor to the av mode.
I can see the vhs tape in my computer but the problem is that i cant control the pc mode. I'd like to know how can i record the vhs tape in Av mode.
Thanks for the help, and sorry my english writing...
Cesar

You'd need to tell us what kind of film and cameras you have. I think you'll need to buy some equipment to do that.
An alternative is to send your film to a place like Integrated Imaging and they could transfer it to DVD or another suitable format for iMovie.

Best video Hardware/software for converting VHS DVD and others on Mac?

Hello,
I am having problems finding some much needed details on what the best software/hardware is for converting video formats on a Mac. I should note I am using a NEW iMac 4GB memory and Leopard OS so what I use needs to be compatible. Perhaps next year I will get a Mac Pro, but for now I'm using this setup. Here's is what I need to do:
1. Transfer old VHS tapes (home movies and such) to DVD. I need to be able to use DL DVD discs for my recordings so I don't have to switch DVDs. In other words make them just like the DVDs you play that you buy. Therefore, they also must be able to playback in home theater DVD players, not just on the computer. I would assume the best way as for encoding is to get the VHS tape in digital format on the hard drive, then use the codecs to turn them into DVDs?
2. Once on the hard drive I also need to convert them to a format neutral playback on both the Mac and PC. What is the best, MPEG 4?
3. The ability to do some nice editing of making bookmarks, chapters and thumbnails for the DVD menu and divisions I wish to make. In other words, if I have a home movie containing my Summer and Winter vacation, I want to insert bookmarks at points to skip to like in a movie DVD and also have a thumbnail of it just like DVD movies does.
4. A nice MAIN menu for the DVD that will let me hit the main categories, not just chapters for the TOP level DVD menu. Such as Summer Vacation, Winter vacation.
5. The software should be easy to use so I don't have to take a HUGE crash course requiring lots of work making the project a chore. Also, I don't want or need a professional package, just something simple that is less than $200 per software program. Not the expensive $500+ software options for movie makers.
Thank you for any tips and advice on this matter.

"Best software/hardware" depends on your exact needs & wants.
One simple way to transfer your VHS tapes to DVD is with a *DVD Recorder*. Many of these come with VHS and DVD decks already built in. Insert your VHS tape, a blank DVD, hit record and off it goes. When finished, you have a playable DVD.
To transfer your VHS tapes to DV for editing you will need a converter. The *Canopus ADVC-110* is a very nice, relatively inexpensive device that will do that job for you. (It's also possible to use most modern DV camcorders as converters, too.) You would connect your VHS deck to the Canopus box via their analog video & audio connections, then connect the Canopus box via FW to your Mac, and then when you play the VHS tape you would capture the video in iMovie or FCE.
Once your videos are captured on your Mac, you could use iMovie or *Final Cut Express* to do whatever editing you might want to do. Regardless of which one you edit with, however, it's iDVD that you would use to create your DVD menus and burn your DVDs.
So, overall, the workflow would be like this: *VHS Deck > Converter (camcorder or converter box) > Capture on Mac (iMovie or FCE) > Editing application (iMovie or FCE) > iDVD > DVD*
For playback on computers MPEG4 would be an ok choice, H.264 is probably a better choice, and then there's the matter of whether or not you want to export as a QuickTime movie and/or AVI.
iLife came with your Mac, so you already have iMovie and iDVD. How about giving them a try before you consider investing in a significantly more sophisticated application like Final Cut Express. (just my opinion)

Reading DVD from Sony RDR-VX535

Just bought a Sony Video Cassette Recorder/DVD Recorder to transfer years of family VHS tapes to DVD. Transfer seemed to go ok and DVD plays in DVD player. However, when put into my iMac the DVD files are not recognized either to play the DVD or put into imovie to edit, which is my ultimate goal. Sony tech support says I need MPEG codec but that means nothing to me. Not video savvy so need help!
Thanks

I'm assuming you are wanting to transfer VHS to DVD in your VHS/DVD player and then use the DVD's in your mac to edit movies with imovie.
You will need to convert the files on the DVD's you have made to a format that it compatible with imovie, DV will do fine. To make this conversion you will need some 3rd party software, I'd use mpegstreamclip (free), but you will also need to get the Quicktime mpeg2 playback component from  which will cost you $20/30. I believe isquint and some other software doesn't require this component and is also free, I don't use these applications but believe they are a little more restrictive than mpegstreamclip.

Recording sound from DVD and CD play

I just bought a Zen V Plus. Could someone please tell me how to record sound from a DVD and/or CD to my MP3? Thank you!

Try this:
1. Connect the Line IN jack on your player to the line output of an external stereo source, such as a CD or MiniDisc player, using the supplied line-in cable.
2. Press the Back/Options .You may need to do this more than once until the main menu appears.
3. Select Extra button to start a line-in encoding.
5. On your external stereo source, start playing the song you want to encode.
6. While encoding, you can press and hold the Back/Options button and select one of the following items:
Pauses the encoding. You can also pause the encoding by pressing the Play/Pause button.
Stops and saves the encoding. You can also stop the encoding by pressing the Record
Split Ends and saves current recording session, and begins a new one.
7. Press the Record button to end the line-in recording. The recorded track is named LINE followed by the date and time of the recordin YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS<. For example, if you record a track on March 5, 2004 at 2:57 pm, the track is named LINE
This information can also be found in your user's guide, it's a .chm file found in your installation cd.

Want to record edit and burn dvds of videos from canon camcorder what is the best way

what is the easiest way to transfer recordings from my canon camcorder hd to dvds after editing. The new imovie does not have idvd on it to burn dvds.

I'm assuming you're editing in iMovie? If you still have an older retail version of iLife, you can use that to install iDVD - I am using it with mavericks. Or, the retail 09 and 11 iLife disks are still available at some online resellers. The best thing out there still is iDVD with its customizable menus, themes, etc. However, there are other options for just burning: one good ons is Roxio Toast; then there is the free app Burn (basic I'm told, but works). Or google for others. Personally, I'd get iDVD.
The new iMovie (or the older versions) did not have iDVD built in - it's just a link to the iDVD application. FWIW, I prefer to use the older iMovie versions because they have more quality options to choose from when exporting. With the new iMovie, choose to export to file and choose your recording size and then you can drag that file into a burning app (or iDVD if you get it).

Re:tv recorded dvd rw and dvd-rw wont play anymore on my

Re:tv recorded dvd rw and dvd-rw wont play anymore on my

Like allen says, post this info...
At the Apple Icon at top left>About this Mac.
Then click on More Info>Hardware and report this upto but not including the Serial#...
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac7,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 6 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: IM71.007A.B03
SMC Version (system): 1.21f4
Then click on Hardware>Disk Burning & report what it says, like ...
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S222L:
Firmware Revision:          SB02
Interconnect:          ATAPI
Burn Support:          Yes (Unsupported)
Profile Path:          None
Cache:          2048 KB
Reads DVD:          Yes
CD-Write:          -R, -RW
DVD-Write:          -R, -RAM, -RW, +R, +RW, +R DL
Burn Underrun Protection CD:          Yes
Burn Underrun Protection DVD:          Yes
Write Strategies:          CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media:
Media Type:          DVD-RW
Blank:          Yes
Erasable:          Yes
Overwritable:          Yes
Appendable:          Yes

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