Video wont show on computer...?

Question

so i have a new camera and i just filmed a movie with a bunch of friends for school. i recorded it on a dvd-r. then when i go to plug the camera into the computer it only shows a single clip on it called "Track1.cda". so i go to google and i see that that file type is an audio file type. and when i play it it doesn't play anything. then i go and research more on the dvd-r part of it and it tells me to finalize it. so i go into the camera and find that option in the video recorder. so i do that and it still shows the same file. but when i go into the camera i still see the video and they all work. so i know its not a "coaster" as they called it in an article i read. i just cant get them into the computer. any help would be much appreciated because I'm sure that my friends wont want to shoot the video again.

Answer 1

You need to rip your movie before trying to play it on your PC.  PCs will not play files with a CDA extension automatically.  Try searching "free rippers" on the search engines, and nab one according to your needs.  

Another good option is something like DVD Decrypter.  I am pretty sure this is the program I used a year or two ago with a video from my cell that ended up saving as a CDA extension as well.

Hope this helps! GL!

Answer 2

You don't need to connect your camcorder to your PC - just finalise the disk in the camcorder, load it on your PC and rip it with DVDDecrypter.