No-Go Video?
August 3, 2010 6:01 AM

Help me preserve memories and save money... I have several old VHS home movies I'm trying to digitize so I can preserve them and edit together the good parts. I used a GoVideo machine to create DVDs that are playable. But I can't copy the DVD files to my PC or otherwise rip them. I sent one of my tapes to a company and their DVD copies to my PC and into my movie editor without a hitch. What gives? Do I have to suck up the cost and send the rest in to the service? Anything I might be doing wrong?
posted by timnyc to Technology (5 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
You should be able to copy any playable DVD to your PC. What are you using to rip them?
posted by Obscure Reference at 6:29 AM on August 3, 2010


Does the disc play on a different player?

Did you make sure to finalize the disc?

I've heard that some set top recorders create non-standard filesystems as a method of copy protection. What do you see when you try to open the disc in your computer?
posted by Devoidoid at 7:12 AM on August 3, 2010


What brand of blank discs are you using? The DVD drive on your PC might not like them.
posted by reptile at 7:27 AM on August 3, 2010


I did finalize the DVDs in GoVideo. The discs I used are Verbatim DVD+R. I'm told that the newer model GoVideo (sometimes) works with DVD-R, and this type can be more compatible with PCs. Is this true? Maybe I'll try this.
posted by timnyc at 8:02 AM on August 3, 2010


The DVD drive in your computer might be DVD-R or DVD+R only, if it's years old. Put a Verbatim DVD+R blank into your computer & see if it recognizes it as a blank DVD.
posted by Pronoiac at 4:45 AM on August 4, 2010


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