recovering video from unfinalized DVD+R

[jbdaddy]

I have been using a Philips DVDR72-17 recorder to record live meetings and events where I work. I've discovered that if I let it burn the DVD right to the end, the DVDR72-17 does not save the room it needs to add the TOC and other info it adds when it finalizes, and will not finalize, leaving me with a useless unreadable disc. Is there a process or a program or tool that will enable me to finalize these discs, or to recover the video from these overfilled un-finalized DVD+R's?

[blutach]

Try DVD Decrypter. Tools-Drive- Close-Disk

Regards

[jbdaddy]

The error message after trying DVD Decrypter. Tools-Drive- Close-Disk :

I/O Error!
Device [1:1:0] Memorex DVD+/-RW True 8xn1.G1(E(ATA)
Scsi status 0x02
Interpretation: Check Condition
CDB: 5B 00 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Interpretation:Close track/session
Sense Area: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 30 05 00 00 00 00
Interpretation: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format

On trying to Read ISO, legend at bottom of panel says Disc Is Empty
(I know this is not the case - I watched it record and the disc surface is written on, darker field start to finish)

Is there a way to fool the drive? Add the missing info to start a read?

Thanks for your help.

[cornholio7]

try a firmware update http://www.memorex.com/html/download...CID=11&PID=688 see if it helps

[lfcrule1972]

Yep a firmware update might help as corny suggested. My concern is that you said your burning these discs to the max - in which case are you perhaps leaving no space to close the disc ?

[drfsupercenter]

Not sure if this will work, but worth a try. The DVD probably does not have any sort of copy protection since you made it, so opel it in Windows Explorer and drag it to a folder on the HD. Then, open Nero (www.nero for trial) and say "Make Your Own DVD-Video". Then click Add Files and select VTS_01_1 or whatever VOB you want and wait for it to load. It should then load the VOB files as you load them. Just burn it and viola! And if you are one of those people who doesn't like Nero for some reason, just use it for now and then you can rip that DVD and use TMPGENC DVD Author to make menus and stuff.

Let me know if this works!

[Danny1976]

Need Help

Same thing just happened to me. I burned the DVD all the way to the end and now it does not have space to finalize. When I put the DVD on my pc it just spins, but will not load any info. If I put it on my DVD Recorder it will not read the DVD. Please Need Help!!!!!!

[Danny1976]

Help

I have tried DVD Decrypter, DVD Shrink, ISOBuster, Windows Explorer, CD DVD Data Recovery, and Do not know what else to try.

[drfsupercenter]

Well, if it cannot be read by the machine that recorded it I am not sure it was burned at all...