I have transferred part of my home movie to DVD-R disc until full, It will play on my recorder but not on my daughter's, can anyone give simple step by step instructions please on how to finalize. I have a Panasonic DVD Recorder DMR-E85H and cannot understand operating instructions on how to finalise.
Many Thanks

Sue, December 2004

i know how to finalize BUT it keeps failing... will let me try to BUT after about 5 sec it fails??? Help????

JeniferGamelli, February 2012

I also have a Panasonic, so hope it's the same answer... You go to me menu and go to the disk functions. It's the same menu you use to format a blank DVD when you start the process. Finalize is at the bottom of the list... Good luck.

Lisa, January 2010

I have a sanyo VCR/DVD. To finalise a disc, I open the menu, then scroll down to "DVD Menu" and select "Finalise"
Easy!

Dennis Curtis, December 2009

I have a Sony dvd=vcr recorder and I am tring to finalize it but when I go to set-up the Finalize is not highlighted so unable to do it. What and what do I need to do??? I am getting super frustrated! Please advice me what i am doing wrong

sonia horne, September 2009

Hello, I have tried to finalze a disc on a panasonic vdr-d100 camcorder, when i tried 1st go it froze, tried again it will now say cannot finalize when selecting finalize, any ideas?. The disc will play back on the camera but noty a dvd player.

Barrie Hill, June 2009

Before you go to Disk SetUp you need to switch from HD to DVD. Then you will get the option to Finalize your disk. If you don't switch to DVD you will only get the option to Format and if you press YES you will end up erasing the contents of your HD. BTW you can only Format the HD or a DVD-RAM. The device will not Format a DVD-R.

Pete Porter, July 2008

Pressing FUNCTION Ony brongs up
Direct Navigator
Timer Recording ___________>TV Guide
Dubbing __________________>Flexible Recording
Play :ist
SetUp____________________>Disk Setting

Selecting Disk Setting only brings up Formatting


Hence, I am still unable to Finalize my disk.

Please help

Pete Porter, July 2008

Easy Media Creator 10 Suite will finalize dvd -r dvd's.

amok`, December 2007

Easy Media Creator 10 Suite will finalize dvd -r dvd's.

amok`, December 2007

Easy Media Creator 10 Suite will finalize dvd -r dvd's.

amok`, December 2007

You will be able to recover an interupted lead-out (finalization) by using a program called CDRoller.
http://www.cdroller.com/

Big Bro, November 2006

Is there a way to recover the information if I did happen to interupt the finalization stage?

Josh, August 2006

Take care, as I believe FINALIZE is under the FORMAT DISC option, although you DO NOT want to use the FORMATTING function.

Since FORMATTING is for DVD-RAM discs only, you shouldn't be able format your DVD-R by mistake. On the safe side DON'T confirm any message asking if you want to FORMAT the disc.

Take care and look under that same menu option for the FINALIZE function.

On the handsets...
Select FUNCTION -->

On screen menu appears....
Using the arrow buttons on the handset, select...
DISC MANAGMENT-->
FORMAT DISC -->
FINALIZE

Once at the FINALIZE option, use the arrow keys to select...
YES then press ENTER
START then press ENTER

Do not interupt the power to the DVD Recorder during FINALIZE or the disc may become unusable.

When it has completed finalizing the disc, takes about 15mins, press ENTER at the prompt.

The DVD-R becomes DVD-V and you'll be able to play it on any DVD player but no longer be able to record onto it.

Cobweb, December 2004