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Gold Member Username: Samijubal
Post Number: 2966
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Sunday, August 13, 2006 - 05:11 pm: |
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The media code is like a manufacterer/model number for discs. It tells you the manufacterer, and I guess what could be considered the model, like TYG01 is 4x, TYG02 is 8x and TYG03 is 16x. Certain manufacterers and media codes are well known to have problems. The best way to avoid problems is to use good quality media and keep the burner firmware up to date. |
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Bronze Member Username: Jchurch43
Denver,
Colorado
USA
Post Number: 76
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Sunday, August 13, 2006 - 09:14 pm: |
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Now I have a real dilemma, in fact, I have two dilemma, and they make no sense at all.
Dilemma 1: Suddenly, I cannot transfer anymore VHS to DVD. After being successful for over a month, now I get the copy protection message with copy protected tapes and non-copy protected tapes alike. I haven't made any changes to the connections or settings. It makes no sense.
Delimma 2: I can no longer copy DVD to DVD via the DVDFab, DVD Decrypter, and/or DVDShrink. There is no logic here at all. I'm about ready to just give up. Nothing makes sense.
Does anyone have any suggestions? |
Silver Member Username: Tmax59
Post Number: 106
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Monday, August 14, 2006 - 10:28 am: |
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James -
You say you are getting the copy protection message with non-copy protected tapes. Take the CT-2 out of the loop and see what happens. Obviously, you shouldn't be getting that message with non-copy protected tapes. If your CT-2 has gone bad, perhaps it's responsible for the message somehow.
If you remove it and don't get the message (with non-copy protected tapes) but DO get it with the CT-2 connected, then that's probably your problem. If you DO get the message without the CT-2 connected, it's something else -- I'd suspect either your D-R4 or your VCR (since there's nothing else to suspect!!).
I don't know that a bad CT-2 would give the message all the time -- it's just something I thought to try. You need to troubleshoot it systematically to eliminate each piece of equipment (and tape, of course). |
Gold Member Username: Samijubal
Post Number: 2969
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Monday, August 14, 2006 - 10:51 am: |
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Unplug the DVD recorder for a minute or so and plug it back in. All digital equipment has glitches that a lot of times can be solved by resetting. |
Silver Member Username: Tmax59
Post Number: 107
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 04:25 pm: |
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My DSL modem apparently just now needed that treatment. I wasn't connecting to the 'Net, so I shut it off for ~30 seconds then back on and it's fine. The instructions say to do that and the Verizon rep told me to shut it off every nite and back on each morning (but I don't). |
Silver Member Username: Tmax59
Post Number: 108
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Saturday, August 19, 2006 - 06:32 pm: |
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Just to note that I recorded a TY disc all the way to the end and it came up at 2:06:30. Unfortunately, I didn't check what it read before recording anything on it, but so far they've all said 2:04, and I suspect this one would have said the same thing had I remembered to note it before starting.
That's at SP (2-hour speed). |
Gold Member Username: Samijubal
Post Number: 2993
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Saturday, August 19, 2006 - 10:56 pm: |
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The total time will vary slightly depending on the source, at least with the JVC I used to use. DVD recorders use VBR (variable bitrate). On poor quality sources or something with a lot of fast moving scenes, it will give less record time, on a clean source without fast moving scenes it will give more record time. I don't know if this would be true with the Toshiba or not, since it doesn't record all of the disc space, at least not on AT. |
Silver Member Username: Tmax59
Post Number: 109
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 02:04 pm: |
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Boy, I DO really hate widescreen now. I guess I'll appreciate it when I get a big screen, big bucks TV.
What I don't get is what I just came across. Chinatown and The Conversation are supposedly both Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35, "Enhanced for 16x9" Paramount videos circa 1999 and 2000 respectively. But whereas Chinatown is a "half screen" job (boy do I hate that), The Conversation isn't bad at all.
What's up with that???????
Shouldn't they both have the same "black bars"?
Zooming seems to blur the picture a bit, so I'm not too thrilled with zooming Chinatown a whole lot. I guess I'll just have to get used to widescreen and maybe consider a new tube. |
Gold Member Username: Samijubal
Post Number: 3009
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 02:30 pm: |
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Zooming can look not so good on some movies. Those are both old is probably why. I zoom 2.35:1 movies 1 step all the time. 1 step on my player basically makes a 1.85:1 movie fullscreen, I lose half an inch or so from the top and bottom. The quality on most movies on 1 step is fine, and I'm really picky about quality. You still get bars on a widescreen TV, they just aren't as big. |
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Silver Member Username: Tmax59
Post Number: 110
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 10:51 pm: |
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David -
I'm now into naming and finalizing discs. I'm a tad confused about something.
When going thru the finalizing process, the screen comes up where you can name the disc. It says there that the disc name can contain a maximum of 50 characters and the title name can contain a maximum of 56 characters, with no more than 16 characters per line.
How the heck to you change to line 2 (and 3 and 4) when naming a title? I don't see it in the manual, although it's probably there somewhere.
As far as naming the disc, I did that. But I don't know what that does for me. Similarly, I don't know what naming the title does for me. I guess I'll have to play a finalized disc in a different player. Maybe then the name of the disc (or title) is displayed? |
Gold Member Username: Samijubal
Post Number: 3013
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Friday, August 25, 2006 - 12:02 pm: |
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In the title name, you'll see white lines, they tell you where another line starts. That's what you'll click on to start what you want to see playing. The disc name is at the top of the page. I put the disc number and movie title in the disc name and leave the date in the title, but I add the day of the week. To make it come out right on each line, I have to move stuff around. I never have more than 1 title on a disc, I do TV series which have more than 1 title on a PC. |
Silver Member Username: Tmax59
Post Number: 111
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Friday, August 25, 2006 - 04:19 pm: |
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Thanks David, but I really didn't understand about the white lines, etc. Do you or anyone know if this is in the manual somewhere? I couldn't find it but maybe it's in there. All I saw was the mention of a keyboard coming up, and also the other blurb that I referred to (which was under naming the disc, not under naming the title).
I'm talking about using Easy Navi to name the title. You go to the "Edit title name" button. That brings you to the next screen with the keyboard and certain default information already inserted (the date and time, and also "Line1").
I can then enter the name, but when I save it, I only get 2 or 3 characters of my name displayed on the beginning page. So I get the default information displayed (the time and date) and a couple of characters of my name. The rest is not shown. I assume the rest would show if I put it on "Line2", but how the heck to you do that????
You said "I have to move stuff around" but I don't see how to do that. I'm probably just being stupid and missing something simple, but I still don't see it.
I don't want to finalize any more discs until I get this figured out. |
Bronze Member Username: Jchurch43
Denver,
Colorado
USA
Post Number: 77
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Friday, August 25, 2006 - 06:13 pm: |
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I'm watching your posts closely. I'm having the same problem as T. |
Silver Member Username: Tmax59
Post Number: 112
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Friday, August 25, 2006 - 08:24 pm: |
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Hi James. Did you get your problem resolved? My CT-200 is working great (knock wood) and I haven't had any problems at all yet. I guess I've used about 60 TY discs so far and nary a problem with anything.
Knock wood again. |
Gold Member Username: Samijubal
Post Number: 3014
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Friday, August 25, 2006 - 08:28 pm: |
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If you want to make your own title, you'll have to delete what's there, time, date, input. Use the arrow buttons at the bottom to get the cursor where you want, if you want to delete everything move the cursor to the end with the forward arrow and use backspace to delete everything. If you want to move something that's already there, use the arrows to get the cursor where you want, then use the space to move everything forward, or backspace to move everything back. Whatever is on the left side of the first white line will be on row 1, the top row, in the title box, anything past the first line and before the second white line will be row 2, anything after the second white line will be row 3. |
Silver Member Username: Tmax59
Post Number: 113
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 12:46 am: |
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I must be doing something wrong. I deleted everything that was there and entered a long series of characters, well past the first white line and the second white line. But when I go back and display that title using Easy Navi, I see only "001" (the title number) and 20 of the characters that I entered as the title. The last character is followed by "..." and none of the rest of the characters are displayed. I'm not getting any 2nd or 3rd lines at all.
I'm stumped. The manual clearly states that each line of the title name can contain only 16 characters, which seems to pretty clearly indicate to me that you CAN have more than one line in your title, but I sure can't figure out how ya do that. |
Silver Member Username: Tmax59
Post Number: 114
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 12:57 am: |
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Also, both my machines do it this way.
And I only get 11 characters between the white lines (not 16). If each of those white lines indicate a new line of the title name, they should each hold 16 characters (according to the manual). |
Gold Member Username: Samijubal
Post Number: 3015
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 10:09 am: |
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It will show up right when it's finalized, that ... is just because it won't all fit in that space. Are you counting spaces too? I just looked at one of mine, it has 14 characters on the second line
06:00pm Line:1.
If you count the space and all numbers and letters, it's 14. This is the way all my movies are, so I can't say wheather you'll get 16 or not, but it's still got a little space on the right side. |
Silver Member Username: Tmax59
Post Number: 115
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 12:30 pm: |
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I had thought that maybe it would come out differently after the disc was finalized, and meant to mention that, but forgot to.
As far as the # of characters goes, I just entered a series of q's (for no particular reason) with no spaces. It showed 11 between each of the white lines.
I'll go ahead and finalize a disc with a long title and see how it comes out. But it's a little strange that the manual doesn't describe this better (assuming it's not in there somewhere) because it kinda leaves you to trial and error to figure it out. You really need to know how it's going to display in order to plan things properly. Otherwise, you could end up with a finalized disc which splits a word into two parts.
I'm also curious to see how one of these discs displays in a different player (other than the D-R4) as far as these names go (the disc name and the title name). I'm yet to play one in one of my other players. There's really not much point in naming a disc or a title when the disc has only one thing on it (like the entire movie and nothing else), but title names might prove useful when there are other things on the disc (like some special feature stuff, etc.) if the player does display the various title names.
I guess I'll just have to do it and find out.
Thanks for your help. |
Gold Member Username: Samijubal
Post Number: 3018
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 02:02 pm: |
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I use the disc name for the disc number and title, since there's only 1 thing on each disc. I leave what's already there for the title, I just move everything so that it comes out right line per line and add the day of the week. My exact process is to move the cursor 14 spaces back, then move the date and time 4 spaces forward, that puts everything between the first and second lines, then I move the cursor 14 spaces forward, that takes it to the end, then 2 spaces forward and I put in the day of the week, that puts it on the third line. I just noticed looking at a disc that the day of the week is 1 space to the right of the other 2 lines, so the third line may start 1 space inside the second line. |
Bronze Member Username: Jchurch43
Denver,
Colorado
USA
Post Number: 78
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 02:56 pm: |
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No, T, I haven't done much of anything since explaining my problem way back when. I'm involved in some other projects (honey-do list). I am also in the process of getting some education on PC's by doing the HP Tune Up course available online. Who knows, maybe I'll learn enough to fix my problem.
I'm also keeping my eye on your's & David's dialog. There is always something interesting going on with this thread. |
Silver Member Username: Tmax59
Post Number: 116
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2006 - 01:11 pm: |
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Hi Jim. Keep on keeping on. You might find something of interest in my thread with David after all. Hope you do.
David -
Regarding your last post, I think I know what you're talking about there at the end, and I think maybe I've figured it out (or pretty much so). Here's what I think I see -
First of all, naming the disc is indeed all you probably really need if there's just one title on it, such as where you've got a complete movie on it which fills up the disc (or you're not interested in filling up any remaining space with anything).
But if you have some different things (titles) on a disc and want to identify them, then maybe it's a good idea to name them. It took me awhile to figure out what good it does to name titles because after the disc is finalized you no longer see the title name displayed using Easy Navi. And neither the disc name nor title name displays when you load a finalized disc into the D-R4. Maybe it does when you load it into another machine (?).
But, both the disc and title names DO display when you press the Top Menu button (on a finalized disc). And the title is shown with the same screen-shot that you see on an unfinalized disc using Easy Navi. After the disc is finalized, you no longer see either the title name or screen shot using Easy Navi.
The only disc I've done so far has just one title on it, but I suspect that on a multiple title finalized disc, all the titles (and screen shots) would be displayed using Top Menu.
Now, naming the disc is pretty simple. Ya just enter the name, limited to the 50 characters you have for that (more on that in a minute).
But, as you've noted, naming the title so that it displays as you want it, is a tad tricky. Rather than try to explain it (or really even figure it out), I think the best thing to say about it is to just go ahead and name it as best you can (spacing-wise). Then go through the start of the finalizing process, whereupon you have the opportunity to "preview" your title as presently set up. I think it's right after you select your title color, and that screen indicates that you can preview it by using the star button. Previewing it allows you to see if you've got everything set up right or not, and also shows what ya gotta do to get it right. I found that I was one character off (as your last post references at the end), so that the last character of the 1st line of my title was displayed on the 2nd line of my title, even tho' that character was inside the white line for the 1st line when I entered it at the "Edit title name" screen. So, I bailed out of the finalizing process at that point and went back and edited my title name accordingly by adding a space (or spaces) as necessary until I got it all set up and displaying the way I wanted it.
Since you can always edit and change your title (and disc) name before the disc is finalized, and you can always bail out of the finalization process after previewing your title name (and general setup), you can fiddle around this way until you get it right.
Now, as to characters per line and such, it looks to me like upper case letters take up more space such that you get less than 16 per line if you use any upper case letters. I used all upper case for my title name and I seemed to get a lot less than 16 per line. And you only get 3 lines displayed, so you've got to plan things when you've got a long title (like "The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre," which is the one I was fiddling with). Like you, I like to leave the date and time displayed, so that gives less room for a long title.
As far as those white lines go, they are useful as a guideline for sure, but it seems ya can't count on them with any certainty. As your post references, characters inside a given "white line" don't necessarily end up displaying on that line. The "white lines" are actually little white "backward capital 'L's" at the edit menu screen (pretty easy to identify for anyone confused by our reference to "white lines").
That seems to be about it.
I'm now going to take some time to finalize a "partials" disc I have. It contains the start of a few long movies as separate titles and naming each title will obviously be helpful in identifying what's on the disc in the event my Sharpie writing ever got wiped off (if that's even possible), or something else happens that I haven't even thunk of.
I like to do the beginning of long flicks as the "left over" part, then finish it up by filling up the 2nd disc. That way, I only get ten or twenty minutes into the thing before I have to switch discs and I can then sit back and enjoy the balace of it without further interruption. It's also usually easier to find a good spot to make the break early in the film, rather than at the end when things might have built to a climax (one would hope). It just seems a bit less intrusive to break a film up at the beginning rather than at the end. |
Gold Member Username: Samijubal
Post Number: 3020
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2006 - 01:39 pm: |
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I didn't know about the preview thing, never saw that one. I used to do the same thing with split movies, put the beginning however much wouldn't fit on the first disc, then the last 2 hours on the second disc. Partially for the reason you stated and partly because I was recording from east/west satellite feeds and the ending would be on too late for me to stay up and record it sometimes. My 4DTV bit it though, so I don't have all those east/west feeds anymore. |
Silver Member Username: Tmax59
Post Number: 117
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2006 - 03:47 pm: |
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I kinda stumbled across the preview thing. It first shows up at the 3rd screen in the finalizing process, which is the screen right after the screen where you can edit the disc name (or just enter it initially). You'll see it as an option at the bottom of the screen (for the "star" button on the remote).
It's also available at the next screen (after you've actually chosen your color option).
Now, here's what happened with me on my "The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre" disc:
(I should have documented it better before finalizing it, but I didn't, so here's what I do know):
I cleared everything using "clear all" when naming the title. So I cleared out the time and date and everything. Since I didn't document exactly how it looked at the "edit title" screen or the preview screen, I'm still at the experimentation stage. But I THINK it didn't turn out (after finalization) the way I thought it would. Meaning the way it looked in the "preview" screen.
Because here's what it looks like as finalized next to it's screen shot (when Top Menu is pressed):
THE TREASURE
OF THE SIERR
A MADRE
(2:06:31)
I didn't enter the "(2:06:31)" part, that just entered itself. It's the total length of the recording on the disc (I max'd it out). It's also displayed differently than it's probably going to look above -- it's actually right-justified (against the border of the little display "box").
As you might have already guessed, my title didn't display as intended after it was finalized. I should have noted things more carefully but I'm pretty sure it displayed properly in the preview screen. Which means it changed from that screen to what it looks like now (as finalized).
You can see that I got only 12 characters per line using capital letters. If I had gotten 13, the "A" in SIERRA would have displayed on the 2nd line rather than being carried over to the 3rd line. I DON'T think that was a mistake on my part. I'm pretty sure it's simply a function of the fact that ya only get 12 capital letters per line after finalization. I'm also pretty sure that's NOT what the preview screen led me to believe was the case, or I would have made the proper adjustment before finalizing.
As you noted in your one post to me (at least I think you were saying this), the default date and time don't end up all being displayed on line 1 if ya just leave them as they are by default. If you don't change something, the last digit of the time gets carried to the 2nd line. So instead of getting this on the 1st line (which would be 16 characters):
2006/08/21 02:18
You get this:
2006/08/21 02:1
8pm Line:1
Which is only 15 characters on the 1st line, resulting in the 16th character (the "8") getting carried over.
That's how it shows up on the preview screen and that's also how it shows up after finalization. I checked one of my other finalized discs (maybe my only other one) that I hadn't messed with at all -- as far as this business goes -- and that's how it came out.
When I get some time, I'm going to look thru all the manuals to see if there's anything in there on all this crap. It looks like there are options (in the finalization process) to start a disc with a title other than title 1, but I can't seem to figure out how to change it.
Arghhhhhhhhh!!!! |
Gold Member Username: Samijubal
Post Number: 3023
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2006 - 07:43 pm: |
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You can't start a disc with any title but title 1, but you can make it start on the menu. I do mine that way. I do the date on the first line, the time and input on the second and the day of the week on the third. Everything with more than 1 title I do on the PC, which allows a lot more control over what you can do with menus. Did you figure out how to set the thumbnail picture where you want? I do the title thumbnail where I want, then just leave the chapters the way they are. |
New member Username: Plt
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| Posted on Monday, August 28, 2006 - 10:27 pm: |
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Hi all -- I'm new to the board & the archival process -- what exactly is the ct-200, & where can it be purchased? |
New member Username: Jastme
Post Number: 10
Registered: Jun-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 - 08:12 am: |
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Hi all, JoAnne here again. Just wanted to let you all know that I really appreciate all your help. I have been able to copy all my vhs tapes to dvd even the Disney tapes which by the way was a challenge. They would not copy or play with my set up until I put one in the vhs player on my Panasonic combo unit, when it started to play, I took it out and put it in my external vhs player and tadaaaaaaaa it plays and copies. Who knows why but it works nonetheless. I only have to do this when I first start the unit to copy, if I have more than that one to copy it works fine for the next one until after I turn off the unit and restart it later. It is just one of those quirks that we run into with electronics, I guess. Thanks again. |
Bronze Member Username: Jastme
Post Number: 11
Registered: Jun-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 - 08:22 am: |
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Hi John, welcome aboard
You have come to the right place to get help with copying vhs tapes to dvd. These guys & gals are good.
A ct-200 is a stablizer that you connect between an external vhs or dvd player and a dvd recorder to bypass the copyright when you copy them. I bought mine on EBay, I paid about $40 plus shipping.
Go back through the archives for June and you will be brought up to speed on this stablizer. |
New member Username: Jenblake
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| Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 07:11 pm: |
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I am thinking of buying the CT-200 to record our Disney and other kids VHS tapes to DVD. I say early on in the messages that some people were having difficulty with getting the Disney stuff to copy correctly, even with the CT-200. Has that problem been resolved? There are a LOT of our videos that are Disney and it would not be worth my $$ to not be able to copy them. |
Bronze Member Username: Jchurch43
Denver,
Colorado
USA
Post Number: 79
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Saturday, September 02, 2006 - 09:54 pm: |
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I think I have a bad stabilizer. I was checking out Red Pro online and DIMEX now has a next generation stabilizer called Grex. Has anyone had any experience with this one or heard any reviews on it? |
Silver Member Username: Tmax59
Post Number: 118
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Monday, September 04, 2006 - 04:09 pm: |
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James -
I just reviewed your August 13th 09:14 pm post above and I agree that what you noted there seemed to make no sense. You said you couldn't transfer anymore VHS to DVD and that you were getting the copy protection message with copy protected tapes and non-copy protected tapes alike.
The only thing I can figure is that your stabilizer is somehow sending a signal to your D-R4 that the D-R4 is interpreting as copy protection. You should take the CT-2 out of the loop and see what happens (with a non-protected tape).
You say you think you have a bad stabilizer. If I rememeber correctly, you have the CT-2. Why do you think it's bad? You should be able to confirm that it's good or bad fairly easily. If I were you, I wouldn't declare it bad and run out and get a replacement. You might just have the same problem still (if it's not the CT-2, getting the Grex ain't gonna cure it).
Are you using the CT-2 with a battery or power supply? I'd suggest using it with a power supply.
If I were you, I'd start at ground zero. Start with just your VCR and a non-protected tape and see if all works fine. Then add in the CT-2 and see what happens.
Then try it with a protected tape and no CT-2, then add the CT-2 back in.
You need to troubleshoot things in order to isolate the real problem.
Just a suggestion.
Jennifer, I have the CT-200 and I'm yet to find anything it doesn't work on. I haven't specifically tried any Disney tapes or DVDs, but I seriously doubt they'd be a problem.
I know my CT-200 works fine on "Crash," and that's a DVD that came out just about a year ago, so it's pretty recent. |
Bronze Member Username: Jchurch43
Denver,
Colorado
USA
Post Number: 80
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Thursday, September 07, 2006 - 11:54 am: |
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T -
You're right, I shouldn't just assume the CT-2 is bad. I should have been more specific in my post. I have no intention of just replacing the stabilizer without first doing some troubleshooting. I just haven't gotten around to it yet. I guess I was just thinking out loud (rather, typing out loud).
Yes, I am using a power supply with the CT-2. I never use batteries in anything if a power supply is an option.
I think I have too many irons in the fire. I'm working for the city transit service part-time, my wife & I have a small, independent floral delivery service, I'm copying VHS>DVD, loading all my CD music as well as my 45's & 33 1/3 records into the computer for later compilation. I think I need to slow down, perhaps take on one project at a time. But at my age, I'm afraid I may not have enough time left to get it all done.
The frustrating part is, I have always been a multi-tasker, even before it was a popular phrase. Now, multi-tasking is getting harder as I get older. As I said, I just need to slow down. |
Silver Member Username: Tmax59
Post Number: 119
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Thursday, September 07, 2006 - 02:01 pm: |
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James -
I'd be interested in knowing if your CT-2 is indeed bad. Even tho' the 200 supposedly has an automatic power off thingie (when it's not in use), I always unplug it when I'm not actually using it. It does indeed get fairly hot during use, and I do think it's not a good idea to leave it on at all times.
Keep us posted on your progress. |
New member Username: Skullpress
Post Number: 1
Registered: Sep-06
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| Posted on Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 09:05 pm: |
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I have a toshiba Pre-2002 model m671 vcr and a samsung dvd-m301 I am able to copy any dvd to vhs will I be able to copy the vhs to a dvd recorder? I havent bought one yet to try it. |
New member Username: Newf93
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| Posted on Monday, September 11, 2006 - 08:49 pm: |
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Okay, I need more help. I spent a night fighting with all the different electronics and cords until I finallly got my recorder to work. Or so I thought. So, last week, I FINALLY get a chance to "test it out," and try to record something off the TV. It seems to record, but when I try to playback, I get nothing but a black screen. Then I tried to record from my VCR - same thing happened. Can someone help? Do I not have it hooked up correctly? I have a TV, a VCR/DVD combo, and a DVR. I want to have it hooked up so that I can record from my DVR as well as my VCR (for when I'm copying vides/movie.) If you need me to tell you what wire or cable I have hooked into where, I can tell you that too, but only after I look. If you can tell me how to hook it up without that info, please share! Thanks. |
New member Username: Newf93
Post Number: 5
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 10:06 am: |
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Hello, anyone? I'd really like to start recording, but have no idea if it's hooked up correctly. PLEASE, if someone out there can help me, I'd really appreciate it. |
Bronze Member Username: Jastme
Post Number: 12
Registered: Jun-06
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| Posted on Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 12:18 pm: |
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Hi Nancy
I'm not sure whether I will be able to help you or not but I will give it a try. Everyone else helped me so much when I was having a problem copying vcrs to dvd, I will tell you what I can.
First are you just trying to record from your tv? If so, you will need to connect the dvr directly to your tv using the rear input/output jacks according to the manual for that unit. Disconnect the vcr/dvd player for now. Now you will be able to record from the tv as well as play dvds. Now how you have this connected may be the problem.
If it still does not work to record from and playback to the tv let me know. Remember you must play the recorded dvd on the same unit that it was recorded on, you can not play it on another unit. So you can not record on your dvr and play it back on the dvd/vcr combo player. After you record something you must 'finalize the disk' before it can be played on another unit, then you can not record anything else on the disk. I suggest you use a dvdrw or dvd ram disk for recording stuff that you do not want to keep. Then you can erase and record over it all the time.
Now as you will find in past archives, you will need a stablizer to copy movies from vcr or dvd to dvr unless they are noncopyright protected. All purchased movies are copyright protected.
I have just finished copying all of my vcr movies to dvd so I can play them on my home theatre system. I run a daycare and did not have a vcr connected to that tv so I now can play them on both systems.
The guys and gals from this forum helped me immensely. Go back to through the archives and see what has been said. Just read the June archives I think you find most of your answers.
Let me know if any of this helps.
JoAnne |
New member Username: Newf93
Post Number: 6
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 05:48 pm: |
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I actually would like to have it set up so that I can record from both the VCR and the TV. I have them all on my entertainment center, and to have to unhook equipment each time I wanted to record something would be a major pain, as the thing weighs a ton. But, if that's not possible, I guess I'll have to make do. Right now my biggest priority would be to be able to record from the VCR, as I want to copy my movies (I already have the stabilizer) and I also want to copy all the videotaped things I've collected over the years - my house is being overrun by the over 200 videotapes I've recorded on and kept over the years! I will have a look back at the June archive - I had already read them a few months back, but I guess I forgot anything that would have answered my questions. Thanks for your advice JoAnne! |
Bronze Member Username: Jastme
Post Number: 13
Registered: Jun-06
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| Posted on Monday, September 25, 2006 - 02:43 pm: |
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Don't get me wrong, you can have it set up so you can play or record without having to change anything but only under some circumstances.
I have a combo vhs/dvr with front inputs so I can record from a separate vcr or dvd players, and then play a movie without changing any of the hookups, but to record from the tv requires me to unhook the separate units before it will record from the tv.
The stablizer must be connected between the dvr and the separate vcr player. The video cable goes through the stablizer, and the audio cables can go direct from the player to the recorder.
Does your recorder have front inputs? That would make it so much easier.
It's difficult for me to visualize how you have it connected so if you could tell me what unit you have connected to what I could possibly help but I'm not nearly as good at this as the guys that helped me.
I first set up my dvr/vhs combo unit directly to my tv rear inputs, you have a separate dvr unit so this is the one you need to connect to the rear input/outputs per instructions that came with your dvr. then I connected the stablizer to my external vhs player, in your case it would be your combo players, then connected the stablizer to the front inputs on my dvr. And then the audio cables from the vhs player to the dvr front inputs. Remember you can not view any dvd created on your dvr on another dvd player until you have finalized the dvd. Did you try to play the copied or recorded dvd on the dvr?
I hope this helps. It makes perfect sense to me but I don't know how it sounds to someone reading it. Let me know.
JoAnne |
New member Username: Tromie
Post Number: 5
Registered: Jun-06
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| Posted on Monday, September 25, 2006 - 10:21 pm: |
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hi i have a sima ct 1 copy this and its not working it will for a few seconds but then the message "this can not be copied" pops up. i tried it between my vcr/dvd combo to my dvr and from a portable dvd player to the dvr. the connections have to be right cause its only video in video out. i also tried it between the portable dvd and a standard vcr and it worked but the picture was full of lines when i played it back. does anybody know about this and can anybody help? please. if not i'll have to hook it up to my beta and try that. |
New member Username: Bill038
San Diego,
CA.
USA
Post Number: 1
Registered: Sep-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 12:58 pm: |
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Can someone please tell me the difference in the Sima CT-2 and the CT-200?
Thanks bill038 |
Bronze Member Username: Lthompson
Alabama
Post Number: 40
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 01:33 pm: |
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Bill, Go back to TMAX comments starting July 1, 06.
and then check on down from there, He gives a link to check out and also talks some about his. I have the CT200 but really dont know what the difference between the two. |
New member Username: Bill038
San Diego,
CA.
USA
Post Number: 2
Registered: Sep-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 02:01 pm: |
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LThompson:
Have you found anything that you have had a problem backing up/ I have a huge amount of VHS tapes that I want to put on DVD's. |
Bronze Member Username: Lthompson
Alabama
Post Number: 41
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 03:11 pm: |
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Bill, Once I finally got it hooked up correctly I had no problems at all. Its really amazing that it really works. |
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