Can my 12" Powerbook 1GHZ G4 Read DVD-RAM

[cwedl]

Basically what my title suggests.

I have a friend that was in a drama on ITV a few months ago. He gave me a dvd-ram disc that he recorded from a dvd-recorder (as in a standalone dvd-recorder i.e. the new video recorder!) on the TV. He wants me to convert the files into mpeg or anyother format, that can be read on the computer.

Any ideas of how I can get this off for him? My powerbook spits the DVD-Ram disc out, and I have had no luck with my two other PC's.

Does a DVD-recorder record discs like that for some reason?


Thanks for your help!

I added a poll if people, don't want to answer me!

 

[alexprice]

It won't read them. 95% sure. I would call a few AASP's and ask if they can help by burning it onto a regular DVD.

 

[yellow]

Open Terminal.
Type:

drutil info

 yellow% drutil info
 Vendor   Product           Rev 
 PIONEER  DVD-RW  DVR-109   1.17

   Interconnect: ATAPI
   SupportLevel: Apple Shipping
          Cache: 2000k
       CD-Write: -R, -RW, BUFE, CDText, Test, IndexPts, ISRC
      DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW, BUFE, Test
     Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO

If you don't see RAM in the list.. then it doesn't read RAM.

 

[cwedl]

Thank you!