Can I copy personal family dvds created by the MC6 unit? I have many personal 8mm videos of my kids, etc. that I would like to send to family members but read somewhere that Sony won't allow dvds created by the unit to be copied?
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There is no reason why a DVD you make with this unit cannot be copied. A finalized DVD does not invoke copy protection, it simply makes it so that nothing else can be put onto the DVD and allows it to play on a most all DVD players. You can also, of course, make several copies by recording the 8mm footage over and over, but that's a bit tedious.
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Yes, this machine will play DVDs on other machines. THERE ARE TWO STAGES to finish recording. The first is hitting of the "off" button after you are finished (which will probably allow you to run the DVD on the SAMSUNG and no other machine. The SECOND State is to go to the Disk Manager menu and FINALIZE the disk. I played my recorded DVD on two different computers plus a SONY component. Again - two stages 1) hit OFF button when finishing recording;2) From Menu, go to Disk Manager and FINALIZE the disk.Another nifty feature, the machine automatically places 5 minute chapters on what you record.JV - cfnjv@localnet.com Yes, this machine will play DVDs on other machines. THERE ARE TWO STAGES to finish recording. The first is hitting of the "off" button after you are finished (which will probably allow you to run the DVD on the SAMSUNG and no other machine. The SECOND State is to go to the Disk Manager menu and FINALIZE the disk. I played my recorded DVD on two different computers plus a SONY component. Again - two stages 1) hit OFF button when finishing recording;2) From Menu, go to Disk Manager and FINALIZE the disk.Another nifty feature, the machine automatically places 5... » Read More Yes, this machine will play DVDs on other machines. THERE ARE TWO STAGES to finish recording. The first is hitting of the "off" button after you are finished (which will probably allow you to run the DVD on the SAMSUNG and no other machine. The SECOND State is to go to the Disk Manager menu and FINALIZE the disk. I played my recorded DVD on two different computers plus a SONY component. Again - two stages 1) hit OFF button when finishing recording;2) From Menu, go to Disk Manager and FINALIZE the disk.Another nifty feature, the machine automatically places 5 minute chapters on what you record.JV - cfnjv@localnet.com « Show Less
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Hi Cosmo - did you have any luck with Sony? When I called about 2 months ago there was no solution for the problem, which I thought was insane. There is a work-around that I discovered, and that is saving videos in a playlist which are browsable on the Sony player, so videos I want to watch on my TV I put in a playlist, but this gets annoying after awhile. If you had any luck getting this fixed please let us know!
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A Melton:The Net MD recorders are not designed to upload sound to the computer. They are designed to work like an iPod, allowing you to transfer mp3 music tracks from the computer to the Net-MD unit. They won't go to the computer at all. This was a major disappointment when those Net-MDs were introduced. Sony stubbornly refused to allow the mini-disc units to upload to the computer for like, 20 years. Maybe because Sony has a big interest in the record business they tried, in a small way, to prevent piracy. But in doing so they assassinated the mini-disc format. We're very lucky that they finally relented on their final unit and we finally got this capability for our old mini-discs. A Melton:The Net MD recorders are not designed to upload sound to the computer. They are designed to work like an iPod, allowing you to transfer mp3 music tracks from the computer to the Net-MD unit. They won't go to the computer at all. This was a major disappointment when those Net-MDs were introduced. Sony stubbornly refused to allow the mini-disc units to upload to the computer for like, 20 years. Maybe because Sony has a big interest in the record business they tried, in a small way, to prevent piracy. But in doing so they assassinated the mini-disc format. We're very lucky that... » Read More A Melton:The Net MD recorders are not designed to upload sound to the computer. They are designed to work like an iPod, allowing you to transfer mp3 music tracks from the computer to the Net-MD unit. They won't go to the computer at all. This was a major disappointment when those Net-MDs were introduced. Sony stubbornly refused to allow the mini-disc units to upload to the computer for like, 20 years. Maybe because Sony has a big interest in the record business they tried, in a small way, to prevent piracy. But in doing so they assassinated the mini-disc format. We're very lucky that they finally relented on their final unit and we finally got this capability for our old mini-discs. « Show Less
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So t17, do you have any advice about how to reasonably & inexpensively get digital videos made on a Flip onto DVD's? LUV LUV LUV the convenience of the Flip, but I was suprised that I can't just burn my videos to a DVD. Called Ritz Camera (at Flip's suggestion since they are 'authorized to create DVD's from the Flip'), and was shocked that I would need to give them the Flip for 10 days plus $29 for the first DVD and $15 for each subsequent copy. Yikes!! So to give my family (some of whom are elderly and don't have web access) 7 DVD copies of the cool little 18 minute movie I edited together from our July 4th party, I would have to spend $120! There's got to be a better way. Any suggestions?
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Do you need to use sdcopy to get it onto your computer? If I used the imagemixer software to get it on my computer, how can I convert it to another file type? I have such simple requirements - my in laws want a copy of a video that I took. I don't want to have to install my image mixer software just so that they can watch it. It just doesn't make sense. I need more instruction. Can someone spell it out with little baby steps?
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I never tried. I am pretty sure that it will though. It duplicates any DVD. Any size it doesn't matter. All it does is duplicates whatever you put in the top slot. It is a fantastic machine. I use to make my DVD's and burn them for a church among other organizations. It won't duplicate a copyrighted dvd though.
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I just read that the .MOD extension of the JVC can be changed to .MPG for recognition by Windows Media Player and should work with other software since it is a standard format. (You can do this by copying the file onto your PC, right clicking and renaming. With this extension you should be able to burn to a DVD. I am interested in purchasing this camcorder but will NOT do so if I have to purchase extra software. If someone tries this, please let me know if you are successful. JVC appears to receive much better reviews than Sony other than the burning issues. The article I read can be found at http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2006-12-06-camcorder-hard-drives_x.htm. I just read that the .MOD extension of the JVC can be changed to .MPG for recognition by Windows Media Player and should work with other software since it is a standard format. (You can do this by copying the file onto your PC, right clicking and renaming. With this extension you should be able to burn to a DVD. I am interested in purchasing this camcorder but will NOT do so if I have to purchase extra software. If someone tries this, please let me know if you are successful. JVC appears to receive much better reviews than Sony other than the burning issues. The article I read can be found... » Read More I just read that the .MOD extension of the JVC can be changed to .MPG for recognition by Windows Media Player and should work with other software since it is a standard format. (You can do this by copying the file onto your PC, right clicking and renaming. With this extension you should be able to burn to a DVD. I am interested in purchasing this camcorder but will NOT do so if I have to purchase extra software. If someone tries this, please let me know if you are successful. JVC appears to receive much better reviews than Sony other than the burning issues. The article I read can be found at http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2006-12-06-camcorder-hard-drives_x.htm. « Show Less
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I've been looking for either a mini-disc player/recorder to OR a method to take self recorded music from one mini-disc to a computer, THEN be able to transfer that music on the computer to a CD/mp3/ or even another mini-disc (as clear as possible).With my four (4) MD player/recorders that I have already, I can record digitally w/ the optical digital cable input. Will the MZ-M200 allow me to do MORE in terms of recording digitally (like from other optical digital sources)? I know previously, there was only so much you could record digitally rather than analog. Any help is GREATLY appreciated, as this new unit is looking good... I've been looking for either a mini-disc player/recorder to OR a method to take self recorded music from one mini-disc to a computer, THEN be able to transfer that music on the computer to a CD/mp3/ or even another mini-disc (as clear as possible).With my four (4) MD player/recorders that I have already, I can record digitally w/ the optical digital cable input. Will the MZ-M200 allow me to do MORE in terms of recording digitally (like from other optical digital sources)? I know previously, there was only so much you could record digitally rather than analog. Any help is GREATLY... » Read More I've been looking for either a mini-disc player/recorder to OR a method to take self recorded music from one mini-disc to a computer, THEN be able to transfer that music on the computer to a CD/mp3/ or even another mini-disc (as clear as possible).With my four (4) MD player/recorders that I have already, I can record digitally w/ the optical digital cable input. Will the MZ-M200 allow me to do MORE in terms of recording digitally (like from other optical digital sources)? I know previously, there was only so much you could record digitally rather than analog. Any help is GREATLY appreciated, as this new unit is looking good... « Show Less
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You do not have to have a previous version for ver 7 to work.Copyright issues? Don't really understand what you are asking but 1) it will copy copy protected tapes 2) it does not place a copy protect on the disc 3) it does not give a license to copy copyrighted material.
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Lawrence/Melton, thanks for the info! I am thinking about .atrac for nostalgic reasons. Some years down the road, when Sony folds and ATRAC becomes public domain, perhaps ATRAC files will be more playable.. ;) But looks like PCM/WAV is the way to go, as someone else mentioned that I will be transcoding the audio if I save it as ATRAC3+. So I will probably just do PCM and convert it to FLAC for archival and playback. The CDs will be for giving to my relatives so they can play it on any CD player. Not as a storage/archival medium. That'll be on my RAID harddrive. I am picturing another scenario. After all these work (and $$$ to buy the MZ-M200) to upload a pristine copy of the recording to my computer, and put the MD away for storage in my attic/craw space, something happens and I lose the copy on my raided HD, the copy on my RAID NAS, the copy on my offline HD, and the copy on my offsite storage, and I am back to square one, bidding on an MZ-R200 from ebay (as I've probably sold mine), paying dearly, to do this all over again. ;) Well, of course this won't happen, as I can probably still hunt down the copy I gave to my relative, but the thoughts have occurred to me. ;) In the end, I think the MD would've cost me more than if I had purchased a professional DAT player in the first place. There are so much that can be said about why MD failed and how utterly stupid Sony is, I am not going to say anything other than Steve Jobs is the best answer to Sony's paranoia about copy protection. Protected a few pennies, but missed out on billions.
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yes I have done it. I started dubbing my sons dvd's just in case they get scratch, broke, and etc...so i don't have to go and buy the same movies over and over again. I keep the original safe and when the dvd is non usesable I just make him another. But since he got older to put the dvd in himself and scratching it up I tried puting it on usb and the clarity is the same as if it was on a dvd. but the flash drive only go to 16gb and I had more movies i wanted to put so I got a 250 portable hard drive and it is working perfectly. I also invested in a portable and home dvd player that is usb capatible so instead of me haveing 50 dvds, cases and cases of dvds. I have 1 portable hard drive with over 50 movies on it that I watch on my computer or regular tv. Some of the plasma come with usb ports so you don't even need a dvd player.
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I appreciate the tip about the Sony PSP. I'll Look into that. I actually already have a really good Sony Portable DVD. There are just a couple of problems with it that seem to be the downfall with most Portable DVD players. First it is really pretty bulky and with Airport security and the rest of the craziness with air travel, the less and the lighter the load with a small child in tow is preferable. The other problem is her want to remove/change DVDS on her own which is tending to cause some damage to the DVDs themselves. I still haven't purchased anything because I am really trying to find the best item to suit my needs and I really appreciate the helpful advice. I appreciate the tip about the Sony PSP. I'll Look into that. I actually already have a really good Sony Portable DVD. There are just a couple of problems with it that seem to be the downfall with most Portable DVD players. First it is really pretty bulky and with Airport security and the rest of the craziness with air travel, the less and the lighter the load with a small child in tow is preferable. The other problem is her want to remove/change DVDS on her own which is tending to cause some damage to the DVDs themselves. I still haven't purchased anything because I... » Read More I appreciate the tip about the Sony PSP. I'll Look into that. I actually already have a really good Sony Portable DVD. There are just a couple of problems with it that seem to be the downfall with most Portable DVD players. First it is really pretty bulky and with Airport security and the rest of the craziness with air travel, the less and the lighter the load with a small child in tow is preferable. The other problem is her want to remove/change DVDS on her own which is tending to cause some damage to the DVDs themselves. I still haven't purchased anything because I am really trying to find the best item to suit my needs and I really appreciate the helpful advice. « Show Less
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I have had great success with a $50 software called DVDFab Platinum ($50 on line). After several tries on different outout formats, choosing the Sony PSP output created a file that I copied directly into the Sony MP3 video file. I have been enjoying mobile movies since. One tip: copy only the movie file to the MP3. DVDFab Plat creates many subfolders necessary for the PSP. The MP3 will not read that far into the video folders. $50 for DVDFab has been worthwhile because all in one package is a security decoder/ripper, copy out to many formats including burning your own DVD. Good luck.
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Same problem as BookWorm but different player. I have tried 3 different copies of the mpvie Stranger than fiction (from the same video store) and not one would get past the selection menue on my PC or my new Philips dvd player. Ive only had a problem like this once before with the movie Layer Cake. I looked it up and its a Sony Pictures movie too. So maybe this is a problem with the actual DVDs and not the players? Or maybe Sony and Philips DVD players are having the same problems.
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HI! No This burns them all! I have used Dvd +R and Dvd- with no problems! its great!!!! It will not burn copy right dvd's but everything else it will. Hope this helped you!
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I'm confused... The specs on this page and in the downloadable user manual both say it has repeat...That's the main thing I need on a portable DVD player and why I was considering this one....However, it doesn't go into detail about the repeat, is it repeat for title, chapter, A-B, or all three?I need the A-B repeatWhat gives?