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Okay, I have Microsoft Windows Vista. I also have a Hitachi Ultravision camcorder. (Yes, I know camcorders are old). I put a DVD-RW in it, and took some videos earlier. And now I am wondering how i can put the files on my computer. I though it would be simple and I would just take out the SD card and put it in the computer, and that's it. But the camcorder doesn't save my files (photos and videos) to the SD card. So then i tried to put the little DVD-RW into the cd slot on the computer. Then i went to the "My Computer" icon and saw that it said 0 bytes free of 1.36 gb. Here's a short video of how it looks on my computer if you want to view:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cptueyJuT08

So i don't know what to do. I tried to google download ImageMixer3, which the manual said you should donwnload in order to put files on the computer from the dvd-rw, but every site i go to says it is an 'updater' which i don't need. I need the actual official downoad for it. I don't know. Maybe i should download something else, idk. Thanks everyone. (:

PS, I don't have the manual or the cd that came with it, i wish i did lol. Thanks (:

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Short version: because your footage sits on the camcorder’s DVD-R(W) rather than an SD card, the disc usually needs to be finalized or accessed via the camcorder before a PC can read the video files. is on the right track — finalizing/closing the disc is the first thing to try.

Steps to try (in order):

  1. Finalize on the camcorder — put the battery on charge or connect AC, open the camcorder menu, look for Disc / Setup options and run the “finalize” or “close disc” command. Wait until the camcorder says the process is complete. Note: finalizing closes the session so you normally cannot add more recordings to that disc afterward.
  2. After finalizing, insert the DVD into the PC and use Windows Explorer to copy the files to a hard‑drive folder. If you don’t see anything, enable hidden files in Vista (Control Panel → Folder Options → View → Show hidden files and folders; optionally uncheck “Hide protected operating system files” while troubleshooting).
  3. If finalizing is not possible or doesn’t help, connect the camcorder to the PC via USB and set the camcorder to any “PC,” “Mass Storage,” or similar mode; the device may appear as removable media you can browse and copy from.

If those fail:

  • Try the disc in a different DVD drive or another PC; some drives can read unfinalized sessions better.
  • Recovery utilities that can read unclosed DVD sessions exist (use them only if you cannot finalize and you need to recover video).
  • As a quick test, try playing the disc with a tolerant player (for example, VLC) after copying any visible files.

Checklist: finalize first, keep camcorder powered during finalizing, try USB mode, show hidden files, then try different drives or recovery tools as a last resort.

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Maybe you haven't finalize the DVD yet from your camcorder or the video files in your DVD is hidden... Try to check them both first

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