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[Alexandr Malusek <Alexandr.Malusek@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Sunny <sloncho@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

>> How can I copy a DVD-RW to a DVD-R with Linux software?
> 
> I do not know if your recorder does not make some different
> structure for rewritable media, so it is easy later for it to edit
> the content.

It seems it does.  Actually, the RDR-GX210 can format DVD-RW media in
two ways: -RW VR and -RW Video.  Only the -RW VR supports editing (A-B
erase).  The directory structure is (only 1 title is present):

/media/dvd> tree
.
`-- DVD_RTAV
    |-- VR_MANGR.BUP
    |-- VR_MOVIE.VRO
    `-- VR_MANGR.IFO

MPlayer and other tools do not see a DVD disc:

/media/dvd> mplayer dvd://1
...
Playing dvd://1.
Reading disc structure, please wait...
libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO.
Can't open VMG info!
Exiting... (End of file)

But MPlayer can play the VR_MOVIE.VRO file which is identified as::

MPEG-PS file format detected.
VIDEO:  MPEG2  720x576  (aspect 2)  25.000 fps  4505.6 kbps (563.2 kbyte/s)
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [liba52] AC3 decoding with liba52
Using SSE optimized IMDCT transform
AC3: 2.0 (stereo)  48000 Hz  256.0 kbit/s
...

The directory structure of a DVD-R created by the RDR-GX210 is
different, for example:

/media/dvd> tree -a
.
`-- video_ts
    |-- video_ts.bup
    |-- video_ts.ifo
    |-- video_ts.vob
    |-- vts_01_0.bup
    |-- vts_01_0.ifo
    |-- vts_01_1.vob
    |-- vts_01_2.vob
    `-- vts_01_3.vob

It seems that a more sophisticated tool than "dd" is needed in this
case.

--
A.M.