Hello folks, I am a brand new member. I bought SonyRDR-VX530 to transfer VHS tapes to DVD and to record off the air sports events. My father has dementia and has a very difficult time staying alert all the way through a basketball game. I was going to record the game and import it into Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 and edit out the commercials and halftime. That way he could more likely watch the game through. Problem is that the DVD crashes Premeiere Elements... every time regardless of what speed it is recorded at originally. After spending 4 hours on the phone with Adobe we determined that Sony is using a proprietary codec that is incompatable with elements. The suggested that I get a ripping program and convert it before taking the video into Premiere Elements. I am totally unfamiliar with ripping... and would rather take the resorder back to Best Buy and get one with the same functions that will be compatable from the get-go. Can anyone help me with this? It has been suggested by a sales person that the Panasonic DMR-ES35VS is just such a machine. I asked if he would guarantee that and he wouldn't. If I end up ripping, what softwear should I use I have Nero Express 6 (OEM) but have never used it. Is that process time consuming? Thanks in advance for any help.
If I understand correctly that your primary need is to edit out adverts and half time breaks etc, why dont you use the ediing features of the dvd recorder. I am not familiar with your model sorry but most allow you to edit the recording on the machine and then watch the edited version.
