Disc access after finalizing

For RW discs, you need to reformat them to reuse them. For your laptop, you should see a format option if you right click on the DVD icon when you have the File Explorer open to Computer (My Computer). (This assumes that the computer has a DVD writer.)

Finalizing the disc enables the contents of the disc to be read on other DVD players. (This isn't always an issue. For example, a disc burned with WinXP should be readable for a computer with Windows 7 without finalizing. However, if the disc was burned by a DVD player, the contents will not be accessible on any other units without being finalized.)

If the disc has been finalized, you need to take another step before reformatting the RW disc. Put the disc in the unit that initially finalized it. Then look for an Unfinalize option. Then format the disc again. (I've never used this feature on my computer. It's easily accessed on my DVD recorder in the same section of the submenu as finalizing the disc.)

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

The disc is corrupt, and therefore unusable.

I noticed that too with my "VR" (and NOT "Video") formatted disks. I don't think you can finalize the VR ones. Instead you have to use the Sony Import tool to grab the videos. If you are like me you probably remember using the import tool with Video formatted disks BEFORE finalizing them and it takes forever to copy them. They must be finalized to view on other devices, copy using the import tool quicker, etc., but VR formatted disks seem optimized for importing (and can be edited on the camcorder directly.

If it will not play either on the recorder it was recorded on or any other player, you need professional help retrieving the data. There are places where this can be done, but it will probably cost MANY times what the disc does.

Are you absolutely sure there are recordings on that disc?The message means the recorder can´t find any. If you have a chance and it´s a VR-disc, try playing it on another player that is known to be able to play unfinalized VRs. If it was recorded in video mode there´s nothing you can do. If the material is of great importance turn to data retrieval professionals.

If you had read the manual, it would probably have told you this. .It might be worth seeing if someone at your local friendly computer shop can assist you - they may have access to software that will help.

i'm seeing alot of problems on this site with trutech dvd players,first thing i would try would be different dvd's,if that does'nt work i would say it might be the dvd player.

well nero 8 contais a finalize utility you can use to finalize it.

antoer method is to retrieve the data via certin software and then bur it back off one such program is CD RECOVERY TOOL BOX (dont worry it does dvd's as well) http://www.recoverytoolbox.com/cd.html

although its for damaged and unreadible disc it will retrieve the video from unfinalized disc as well.. I used it many taimes and it works perfectly

Have you finalized the disk? I would suggest that you put it back in the camera and finalize.

Put it back in the Camera and see if it tells you the disc is finalized when it tries to format the disc. If it does then you know for sure it is finalized..