I want to copy a TV show I recorded on DVD onto a thumbdrive. There are two shows on the disc, but I only want to transfer one.

How do?

there's no separation between each show?
perhaps open it in a video editing program and splice it that way?

sammij said:

There is separation, but - when I open the files on the disc - I can't tell what the hell's what.

The two main folders say "VIDEO_RM" and "VIDEO_TS".

ok, let's start at the beginning.


First, is your computer plugged in and turned on?

In the "RM" file, there's a DAT file, an IFO file and a BUP file.

TS: 2 IFO files; 2 BUP files; 6 VOB files.

Imago said:

Imago said:

i *hate* when i'm asked that!

Ace said:

well really your best bet is to click on each one and figure out which is which
you can't possibly do any damage from that.


can't you even tell from the icons?

sammij said:

i'm the person that question was made for.

because sometimes my computer isn't plugged in or turned on so i think it's broken.

just like sometimes when my car won't start it's because i parked it in gear but instead of checking that, i just think that my battery is dead.

or when my lights go out suddenly and all of my neighbors still have their electricity, i'll think that i'm in some horror movie scenario instead of just thinking that maybe i just blew a fuse.




On the plus side, i know a hell of a lot about veterinary medicine!

but apparently that's all i know a hell of a lot about.

sammij said:

All icons identical. When I try opening them, all but one file says, "Windows cannot open this file...". Asks me to let it go online to find appropriate program, or to choose from list. When I try to open DAT file, it says, "These files (.DAT) are used by the operating system and various programs. Editing or modifying them could damage your system. If you still want to open the file, click "Open With"...".

Ace said:

did you do the recording on that very same computer? what program did you use to record these videos?

JasmineFire said:

sammij said:

No, I recorded the shows on my DVD recorder.

Ace said:

how about you record just that aprt onto another blank DVD?

Ace said:

aha.
do you know what format they were recorded in?
and did your recorder come with any software to install on your computer (i know it's a separate unit you bought that probably is wired to the tv, but it helps to ask)

Stymie said:

Uh, 'cause I want to copy one of the shows onto a thumbdrive?

sammij said:

Well, I can tell you that they were recorded onto a DVD+RW. And the machine did not come with any software.

Ace said:

no no, not what they were recorded on
do you know the type of file format they were recorded in?

like how pictures come in .jpg or .gif or .tiff or even .bmp

do you know if the vid was in any kind of video format that *can* be read by a computer, provided it has the right codex?

and, do you have divx on your computer and do you know if your dvd recorder supports that format?


sorry this probably all isn't helping but if i can get as much info as possible i may be able to help you
other wise, maybe someone else will here if they see all the info you're giving me...

i hope i can help somehow!

I believe the DAT file is your video file. Have a look at the answer here to play the DAT file on media player:

http://answers.yahoo.com/...000AAsEd8k

sammij said:

I know you're looking for the file type, but I have no idea, so I just threw out the disc type, in case that was any help.


Not a clue.


Yes, I've watched DivX vids on my comp, but my recorder doesn't support it.



Hey, I just appreciate the effort!

coolcat said:

I can play the disc on my comp (including in WMP); that's not the issue.

coolcat said:

and there you have it
i learned something too


try it out ace - see if that works!

Ace said:

maybe try importing it/copying it onto your computer using media player and seeing if you can rip it onto a thumbdrive that way???

sammij said:

Let's just say I copy one of the DAT files to my thumbdrive. Won't it need some of the other files on the disc to play back?

Ace said:

like those other hidden type files?
not sure
try it out and see what happens, after all the file will be just a copy of the original you have on disc...

Whoops! As stated above, there's only one DAT file. Wouldn't the two shows (recorded separately) be divided into two files?

sammij said:

Seems to me, I would need one of the IFO files, the corresponding BUP file, plus some of the other files, no?

Ace said:

sorry I just re-read your reply #18... yeah, I guess both files are together... so I guess you'd need to use some video editing software to separate into two files... not sure...

I'm just wondering though... were you able to play the file by double clicking and select WMP?
[Edited 4/15/08 20:47pm]

Ace said:

i think that may depend on how your dvd recorder operates..
try it out though and see what it plays as...