Broken Layer Breaks?

[drfsupercenter]

Hello, this issue is really frustrating me...

I have a settop DVD recorder that I use frequently to tape shows and stuff.
They were showing something at 2AM that I wanted, and it happened to be two hours long. Since it was important to me, I thought I'd use a DVD+R DL (which the recorder supports) instead of a normal one, so I can still use the HQ setting.

However, that day, the settop was unable to play the thing it had recorded. I finalized it, and it wouldn't play in any DVD player or in the computer.

My theory is that since it was one huge long recording, the settop didn't properly create a layer break, and thus, the disc can't be read.

Is there some way to make the computer read it with a generic layer break position? I really hate to lose the thing I recorded, and it's also wasting a disc. If anyone has any suggestions, let me know!

[blutach]

Does it play up to the LB? What media is being used? You can try to drop the files to the PC and burn them again with ImgBurn in build mode. Doing this would see if there were authoring errors, too.

Regards

[Craftmaster]

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A lot of standalone dvd recorders require you to finalize the first layer, before you can record to the second layer. It's never automatic, maybe someday it will be. I never had any luck recording like that. Sorry I can't help.

[drfsupercenter]

blutach, it won't read at all.

I put it in the computer and it says "Please insert a disc into drive D" I think the settop was totally clueless in finalizing it... does this mean there's no hope of recovering the files?

And I'm using Verbatim DVD+R DL

@Craftmaster, This was at 2AM, so I scheduled it on the timer. Therefore, I would have no way to finalize one layer.
It didn't but me about it at the time, you think it would at least say "Invalid operation" if you try to record both layers at once...

[Chewy]

what recorder are you using danny?

[src2206]

I have seen that ImgBurn takes care of Layer Brakes quite nicely, I would suggest that you try blutach's way to see if you get a positive result.

[drfsupercenter]

Um, but... The computer says there's no disc in the drive. Last I checked, it needs to be able to read the disc for software to do anything?

Chewy, Panasonic something... not sure which model it is. But it's the one they currently sell at Best Buy and those places... supports DVD-RAM and just about any other DVD format.

[Chewy]

It is not possible to record digital broadcasts that allow “One time only recording” onto DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW,
+R, +R DL, +RW or 8 cm (3˝ ) DVD-RAM discs. Use the CPRM (➔ 78) compatible DVD-RAM.

that manual is a bear if your recorder is the DMR-EZ27

[drfsupercenter]

Looks like it, Chewy.

But what do you mean the manual is a bear? It provides no specific help on recording on DL from what I can see.

[Chewy]

does the CPRM compatible discs apply to the show you tried to record?

http://esupport.sony.com/EN/info/dvdcompat-faq.html

do a search for CPRM in that doc if it does

[drfsupercenter]

What do you mean apply to the show?

I taped it off MTV. Last I checked they don't protect stuff...

[Chewy]

MTV has been active in content protection for the last 2 years

[drfsupercenter]

Well, then my player ignores it.

I've taped stuff off there all the time, finalized it, and played it fine in the computer. It's an issue with the disc, not the channel, I'm sure of it.

I've never run into any normal broadcast channels my recorder won't let me tape, only when I try on a VHS with Macrovision. Even then it's easy to do it...

[Chewy]

did the recording exceed the capacity of dual layer(1hr 45 min) as specified in your manual

which also says allow some extra time in that calculation

[drfsupercenter]

I used 2 hours, but in "Flexible Record". It changes the bitrate so it fits on a disc. (I often use that on single layer to do 90 minute or 160, to avoid having to change DVDs in the middle)