Sunny
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.