Help! need tech advice!?

Question

here is the thing. i bought a panasonic camera and then i filmed some videos, finalize the disc and popped it into my computer to edit it and then nothing! it is not playing. i played it on windows media and it said it need a decoder....please help. recommand me something to use to play and edit this disc..and that thing must be free!....thank yo!

ps: it's a panasonic vdr-d210

Answer 1

you can download windows media encoder free off CNET.

Answer 2

You will have to 'finalise' the mini DVD first - your camera manual will tell you how to do that - but you should note that once a DVD is finalised you cannot record any more video on it.

then try it this way

Use a programme called Ulead VideoStudio - you take the mini-disc out of your camcorder and put it into the DVD tray of your PC making sure it sits centrally in the little depression made for it.

Inside VideoStudio you select "Insert DVD" and point the programme at the DVD and follow the prompts and the video is copied from the disc into the timeline of VideoStudio so that you can edit it - add lots of different videos together - add titles/music/narration - make a file that you can e-mail or upload to 'Youtube' etc. and finally burn to a full size DVD to play in a standard player.

Full details and a one month free trial of VideoStudio from :-

www.Ulead.com

    

or

www.Ulead.co.uk

**

Answer 3

I like the VLC media player as a free DVD player, but I don't know of a free MPEG-2 editor.

Answer 4

Rip the DVD using Handbrake... you may need ISOBuster, too if the DVD has problems.

Once the video is ripped, you can edit the video.

Warning: DVD camcorders provide the worst available video quality - especially for editing.