Mini DVD-RWs - kinda important now >.<
 

Heya

I bought 2 mini (the small ones) DVD-RWs that go inside a camcorder (they hold 1.4 GB)... I recorded on them and changed their format to "VR" which according to the corder it's supposed to work on most DVDs... but now when I place it on my computer and double click on that drive I get

"Windsor cannot read from this disk. This disk might be corrupted, or it could be using a format that is not compatible with Windsors"

So what now? I wanna copy the files to the computer so I can record some more...

Windsor?

Anyway, have you tried looking at it via Isobuster?

In fact, most DVD players are not compatible with VR mode. Use video mode instead.

Did you finalize the disks with the camcorder?

I vague on this, but I made the same mistake of using VR mode once. If you can get your computer to read the discs, I think the movie's extension is VRO.

After searching videohelp.com, I think I eventually imported the VRO file into TMPGEnc and converted it to a usable format.

and..what's Windsors?

Hmm k

I did tape it on "Video" mode now and I can view it on my DVD player... but whenever I place it on my computer and double click on the drive it's empty oO?

that means that it can't read that disc.

He still needed to finalize the discs.

Normally those mini-RW aren't suppose to be playable until you finalize them.
But some newer DVD Players and players with the same brand as the mini DVD-RW disc itself have the ability to play them without finalizing.

ie. a Sony mini DVD-RW disc can play unfinalized on a Sony DVD Player, but not work on a cheap "no name" brand player (and computer.)

Yep, I get that error too so I record in video mode. Finalize the disc and your computer should be able to open it.