Re: Copying DVD-RAM to DVD-R

Richard is absolutely right! The E80 (or 100) is the only way to go. See if
you can stop the delivery of your E50 and substitute the E80. It's not
really that much more money. It's a snip to copy from DVD-RAM to the hard
drive (HDD) and thence back to a DVD-R ... with no degradation, since you're
totally in digital environment. Denzil.

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"Mike Tickle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Having just investing in a Panasonic DR-E50 and eagerly awaiting its
arrival
> I have started thinking about how best to use it.
> DVD-RAM disks are a bit more expensive than DVD-R disks, but have the
> advantage  can use them again and again.  I see my self doing all my
> recording on the DVD-RAM disks as this allows me to use them like VHS (but
> with all the advantages of DVD).
> However I can see my self getting in the situation where I have stuff on
> DVD-RAM disks that I want to keep and I could move on to DVD-R (cheaper
> disk).  Or wanting to put something I have recorded on to DVD-R so someone
> else can watch it.  I am also planning to use the DMR-E50 to do some basic
> video editing of my home movies once I have put them on RAM (moving clips
> around, cutting bits etc) as my PC is not powerful enough and again I
would
> want to put these, when finished, on to -R disks for friends and family.
>
> So how do I best go from DVD-RAM to DVD-R?
>
> I want to avoid getting a DVD player (set top box) that reads DVD-RAM
disks
> as I have limited space under the TV and this will result in an analogue
> copy not a digital one (probably with a loss of quality)
>
> Since I have a DVD-R write in my PC I would favour getting a DVD-ROM drive
> capable of reading RAM disks and making digital copies.  Can I do this?  I
> can't find and DVD drives for a PC that state they can read RAM disks
other
> than the expensive DVD-RAM.  Do such drives exist at sensible prices?
Where
> could I get one?
> Assuming I can get a DVD-RAM reader at a suitable price (under 50 UKP) can
I
> just use Nero to make a copy of the RAM risk on to a -R disk?
> If I take this route is there anything I need to watch out for?
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
>
> Mike
>
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