Panasonic DMRE500 DMRE500 User Guide - Page 47

Transferring (dubbing) titles or play lists [HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R] You can select from a variety of methods to transfer (dub) on this unit. When transferring (dubbing) MPEG4 motion pictures or video titles by converting them to MPEG4 format (➡ page 54). ∫ Transferring (dubbing) direction You can transfer (dub) your favorite titles and play lists to an archive disc. ≥Transferring (dubbing) a play list will create a title. When you want to re-edit finalized content on a DVD-R, etc. High speed mode High speed mode§ HDD RAM HDD DVD-R HDD DVD-V§ Normal speed mode Normal speed mode Normal speed mode ≥When you want to play a transferred (dubbed) disc on other equipment, you must finalize the disc after transferring (dubbing) (➡ page 60, 68). §Before recording to HDD, set "DVD-R High- Speed Recording" to "On" (➡ page 62). §Finalized DVD-R or DVD-Video on sale that is not copy-protected, etc. Normal speed mode: Select XP, SP, LP, EP or FR as the recording mode for transferring (dubbing) (➡ page 23). ∫ Transferring (dubbing) mode Transferring (dubbing) a title or a play list Transferring (dubbing) multiple titles and play lists together Transfer (Dubbing) One Touch Transfer (dubbing) (➡ page 48) Transferring (dubbing) using the transferring (dubbing) list (➡ page 48) You can select transferring (dubbing) speed mode and picture quality (➡below) ∫ Transferring (dubbing) speed mode types and features Features High speed You can transfer (dub) in a very short amount of time. You can transfer (dub) even faster if you use a high speed recording compatible disc. You can record and play using the HDD while high speed transferring (dubbing). Normal speed (XP, SP, LP, EP, FR) You can record for a long period of time on 1 disc. For example, using LP mode, you can record approximately 4 hours on 1 (4.7 GB) disc (➡ page 23). e.g., 1 hour TV drama XP Only one episode using XP mode LP LP LP LP 4 episodes using LP mode Transferring (dubbing) times ➡below, Approximate transferring (dubbing) times The same amount of time it takes to record the source Picture quality Original picture quality Can change§1 Are chapters/thumbnails maintained? Yes§2 No (One title is recorded as one chapter. Thumbnails return to the default position.) Other operations while You can record/play using the HDD. No transferring (dubbing) §1 If you select a recording mode with better picture quality than the original, the picture quality does not improve. (However, it does prevent against degradation of picture quality.) §2 When transferring (dubbing) play lists to DVD-R, the thumbnails may not reflect changes made to them. ∫ Approximate transferring (dubbing) times (Max. speed) (excludes time required to write data management information) HDD 5k high speed recording compatible DVD-RAM 8k high speed recording compatible DVD-R Recording mode Recording time Required time Speed Required time Speed XP Approx. 12 min. 5k Approx. 8.7 min. Max. 8k SP 1 Approx. 6 min. 10k Approx. 3.8 min. Max. 16k LP 1 hour Approx. 3 min. 20k Approx. 1.9 min. Max. 32k EP (6H) Approx. 2 min. 30k Approx. 1.3 min. Max. 48k EP (8H) Approx. 1.5 min. 40k Approx. 56 sec. [Note] ≥When recording or playing while transferring (dubbing), the unit may not use the maximum recording speed. ≥Depending on the condition of the disc, the unit may not transfer (dub) using the maximum speed. Max. 64k Regarding high speed transfer (dubbing) to DVD-R To high speed transfer (dub) titles (or play lists created from those titles), set "DVD-R High-Speed Recording" to "On" before recording to the HDD (➡ page 62). However, in the following cases, transferring (dubbing) to DVD-R using the high speed mode does not work. ≥Play lists created from titles using a variety of recording modes ≥Play lists created from multiple titles using FR recording mode ≥Play lists mixed with a variety of audio types (Dolby Digital and LPCM, etc.) ≥Titles that contain many erased segments. Regarding transferring (dubbing) of digital broadcasts that allow "One time only recording" You can transfer (dub) a recorded title to a CPRM (➡ page 68) compatible DVD-RAM; however, the title is erased from the HDD. ≥You cannot use one touch transfer (dubbing). Use the transferring (dubbing) list (➡ page 48). ≥Titles will not be transferred (dubbed) if they are protected (➡ page 41). ≥You cannot transfer (dub) play lists created from "One time only recording" titles. ≥Titles with recording limitations and play lists cannot be registered on the same transferring (dubbing) list. ≥Titles or play lists cannot be transferred (dubbed) from DVD-RAM to the HDD. RQT7394 47