# Sony handycam help **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 29, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-handycam-help/42648 "2008-01-29T16:32:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-handycam-help/42648/1 "2008-01-29T16:32:33Z")
Soooo im looking at a sony handycam dcr-dvd100. i believe any sony hadycam that writes directly to a dvd would apply here. how the hell do i pull files off the camcorder without the sony software. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Nivek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nivek/32/5185_2.png) [@Nivek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nivek)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-handycam-help/42648/2 "2008-01-29T17:15:42Z")
also look when you load the disk in the computer it should just save the files and small clips on the dvd and you should be able to just click and drag them into a folder. but i havent messed around with a camera in ages. soo i could be wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-handycam-help/42648/3 "2008-01-29T17:22:41Z")
It depends on how you formated the DVD disk when you put it in the camcorder… do you remember? ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-handycam-help/42648/4 "2008-01-29T17:33:14Z")
when i finalized the cd in teh camera it looks like a normal “dvd” can i then rip the files into a wmv or something of the like… my ultimate goal is to take 4 of these mini dvds and combine them to one dvd that can be played in a dvd player. make sense? thanks! ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-handycam-help/42648/5 "2008-01-29T18:12:00Z")
If you aren’t willing to post the p0rn, I’m not willing to help. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-handycam-help/42648/6 "2008-01-29T18:12:21Z")
> [@Locutus](#): > > when i finalized the cd in teh camera it looks like a normal “dvd” > > can i then rip the files into a wmv or something of the like… > > my ultimate goal is to take 4 of these mini dvds and combine them to one dvd that can be played in a dvd player. > > make sense? thanks! If you finalized it as a regular DVD, then the only way to get the data off is with a DVD rip program similar to what you would use to rip full-length DVDs. The finalized DVD option is only there for the house wifes and tech-handicapped who simply want a way to record video, then play it directly on their TVs. You needed to make it the ‘data’ format if you wanted files that you could just drag-n-drop onto a computer… I forgot what it’s called though. I went though this with RX3 when he got back form California using xman’s camera. 87FoxGT’s dad has one of these cams as well. ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-handycam-help/42648/7 "2008-01-29T18:54:31Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#): > > If you finalized it as a regular DVD, then the only way to get the data off is with a DVD rip program similar to what you would use to rip full-length DVDs. > > The finalized DVD option is only there for the house wifes and tech-handicapped who simply want a way to record video, then play it directly on their TVs. > > You needed to make it the ‘data’ format if you wanted files that you could just drag-n-drop onto a computer… I forgot what it’s called though. > > I went though this with RX3 when he got back form California using xman’s camera. 87FoxGT’s dad has one of these cams as well. word. ill check that format thing out 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-handycam-help/42648/8 "2008-01-29T19:01:05Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#): > > If you finalized it as a regular DVD, then the only way to get the data off is with a DVD rip program similar to what you would use to rip full-length DVDs. > > The finalized DVD option is only there for the house wifes and tech-handicapped who simply want a way to record video, then play it directly on their TVs. > > You needed to make it the ‘data’ format if you wanted files that you could just drag-n-drop onto a computer… I forgot what it’s called though. > > I went though this with RX3 when he got back form California using xman’s camera. 87FoxGT’s dad has one of these cams as well. the only options i see are video and vr ☹