How do I record to DVD player from timeline?

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M.L. wrote:
> Hi. given the following, I would like to make a digital copy of my
> timeline (avi or mpeg or wmv) file to a tabletop DVD recorder:
>
> 1.) SonyV460 Digital8 camcorder (firewire, analog/digital converter)
> 2.) WinXP Pro SP2
> 3.) Sony Vegas Video 6.0
> 4. Cyberhome tabletop DVD recorder (firewire input)
>
> The Vegas help file describes how to pass video from the timeline to a
> camcorder, but I don't know how to transfer the digital data from the
> camcorder to the firewire DVD recorder without recording to a digital
> tape first. Is there a way I can record directly from my timeline to
> the tabletop DVD in one pass, without using the camcorder's analog
> jacks to the DVD recorder? Thanks in advance.

Have you tried connecting your DVD Recorder to your PC via Firewire? It
may show up as a 'record to' device. You may find it helpfull to also
check the manual and perhaps online help/faq for your dvd recorder to
see if any illumination on the process resides there.