Comments on: Finalizing Discs on the DC330 [Canon DVD Camcorder]

By: James Romano

James Romano — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:10:08 +0000

Thank you! This really worked. I always wondered what made some discs finalize and others not. Now I can go through all the old ones and finalize and upload them. I have some irreplaceable stuff so better to get them up asap. tHANK YOU!

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:45:22 +0000

Man,

THANK YOU SO MUCH!..
You just saved me from making tedious phone calls. I read the manual and there is NO sign of this issue in the entire manual!.. I was going to call Canon but just wanted to give it a shot here. This thread was the first to pop…
I immediately tried: With the battery (showing plenty in the battery bar), the “Finalize” option was black (not available) as soon as I hooked up the power cord, it turned white (available).

I will share this finding with other Canon owners…:))))

By: Ravi

Ravi — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 07:02:29 +0000

I have been breaking my head for the past 18 months why does it finalize some time and not all the time, now after reading this article I am able to finalize all my old DVDs.Thanks a Bunch

By: Justin Marty

Justin Marty — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:55:43 +0000

It’s been long time since I’ve dealt with this camera, but I believe you just need to copy the video file to your computer and edit it using the video editing software of your choice. The individual videos are contained in that one long AVI file.

If you don’t have any video editing software, try the free Windows Movie Maker that should already be on your Windows computer. If not, go here:

For windows XP: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx

Vista: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=D6BA5972-328E-4DF7-8F9D-068FC0F80CFC&displaylang=en

Windows 7: http://download.live.com/moviemaker

By: casper le Roux

casper le Roux — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:55:35 +0000

Well, no i have finalized the disk but how in the hell do i edit the single videos that ive takin, when i put the dvd in the comp. it just gives me one long avi file???

By: Justin Marty

Justin Marty — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:51:49 +0000

@Derrick, Alberto

Well, I hope your Christmas/friend’s marriage wasn’t teetering on the success of the video, but I know the feeling! I’m glad you found the answer you were looking for!

By: Alberto

Alberto — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:56:59 +0000

Thank you very much man!!! you saved my friends marriage!!!!

By: Derrick

Derrick — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:16:22 +0000

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!! You just saved a families christmas

By: Neil

Neil — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:42:48 +0000

If you don’t want me to ask, don’t mention it

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:44:30 +0000

Sometimes even that doesn’t help…
(don’t ask…I had a bad experience…)