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wild77
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Just a list I made up that might be of help,and save you a lot of Headaches!

1> Learn to SEARCH also look through the recent posts.

The Rules Take the time to read them!
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2487

2> GUIDES, If you can’t figure it out with these ,buy the Movie!!!
ScubaPete
http://www.dvdplusvideo.com/tutorial007.html
bbmayo’s Site
http://home.comcast.net/~bbmayo/index.html
Decrypter Settings
http://www.dvdshrink.info/dvd-decrypter.php
AfterDawn Guides just in case!
http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/
Doom9 lots of guides for just about anything!
http://www.doom9.org/

3> SOFTWARE, Free Stuff the best for beginners, nothing to lose.

Speaking of Sotware be sure to use the Latest Version!!!
Lots of problems are due to outdated software.

DVD Decrypter to rip and burn
http://www.dvddecrypter.com/
DVD Shrink to compress/encode
http://www.dvdshrink.org/what.html
AnyDVD to make life easier (optional) Free Trial
http://www.slysoft.com/en/

DVD Rebuilder, For the best Quality after you have mastered Shrink and Decrypter
Look for the latest version with the installer.
http://dvd-rb.dvd2go.org//modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=14
You will also need to download Avisynth before installing Rebuilder
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/video_tools/avisynth.cfm
Need more info on Rebuilder, feel free to ask.

4> DVD-RW’s, Use these until you have mastered your process.Unless you need coasters for the Beer!
Don’t be afraid to try different things, find what works best for you!

5> Use only top quality media and burn at 4x
http://www.dvdplusvideo.com/petesguide12.html

Do a SEARCH on your drive and compatible media! Read your manual.


Miscellaneous Items
DVD Identifier, A must have Tool!
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/dvd-r_tools/dvd_identifier.cfm
DVD InfoPro, Another handy Tool
http://www.dvdinfopro.com/

Happy Burning!
I think I remembered everything!

@ScubaPete & bbmayo thanks for the great guides!


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dvdripdvd
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Only if I knew AD was around before I spent all my money on blank 'NON' rewritable dvds at the beginning of my burning/ripping era.
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First rule of AfterDawn.com is you search before you post.

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2487

Common answer to ripping problems: Use DVD Decrypter first!

Newly Improved Bbmayo Guides -- http://home.comcast.net/~bbmayo/index.html

ScubaPete Guides -- http://www.dvdplusvideo.com/tutorial007.html
Noqoilpi
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This will only work for those that can read. Unfortunately that leaves half of the Newbie's out. The other half will use the search.

Edit Helpful links
Firmware
http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_all.php
Writers and Media
http://www.videohelp.com/
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wild77
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This will only work for those that can read. Unfortunately that leaves half of the Newbie's out.


There is hope for some Newbies

Noqoilpi
I forgot all about a firmware link,nice one.

Any other links or suggestions Welcome!

Force ASPI
http://cd-rw.org/software/cdr_software/cdr_tools/frcaspi.cfm
DMA ~ PIO Mode
http://www.overclockers.com/articles1161/
Microsofts site
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;817472

Uninstalling Your Drive(s)
(1) Go to “Control Panel”
(2) Double click on “System”
(3) Click on “Hardware” tab
(4) Click on “Device Manager”
(5) Click on the “+” beside IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers
(6) Right click on “Primary IDE Channel”
(7) Then Click on “Uninstall”
(8) Repeat steps 6 & 7 for each IDE Channel
(9) Then click on the little “+” beside DVD/CD ROM Drives
(10) Uninstall your drives in the same manner as described in 6 & 7 above
(11) Exit out of Device manager and restart your system
(12) Let Windows install your drives automatically

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Gringle
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A well writ and deserved bump.
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wild77
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@Gringle Thanks

I have more links I have collected over the last 8 months.

I figured I would start with some of the basics and add them as I sort them out.Besides I am trying to clean up the files on my machine.

Any and all input from other members is definately welcome!



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squizzle
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Don't forget the link to the Rebuilder/CCE guide, which also contains links to the programs needed: http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/dvd_rebuilder_tutorial.cfm

This thread deserves to be a sticky I think.....

Or at least a bump.
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Convert PAL to NTSC or NTSC to PAL------>http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/167922
ScubaPete's guides------>http://www.dvdplusvideo.com/tutorial007.html
Bbmayo's guides------>http://home.comcast.net/~bbmayo/index.html

My ever-growing movie collection------>http://www.intervocative.com/dvdcollection.aspx/squizzle
BigPantz
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What a great thread! thanx wild77.. i have some advice to other noobs.. read this page, click 'favourites' in internet explorer, then 'add'... simple as that, my friends...
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wild77
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I can't believe I forgot to add this one! The Rules
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2487
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Good link for newbs....
Any error message in shrink has been answered here....
http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=45339


Good Info...
Packet writing apps....get rid of them.....
Part of the way they work is to keep constant access to the drive so when another burning app needs to gain exclusive access to the drive it can't and the write process will be aborted. The three main packet writing apps are connected to burning suites.

- Nero comes with InCD.

- Roxio come with Drag To Disc.

- RecordNow comes with DLA.

All three should be found in Windows Add/Remove programs listed under said names :)




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wild77
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Just wanted to add this list of handy utilities to keep your machine running clean!

Ad Aware SE V 1.05 Free
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,7423,00.asp

Spybot Search & Destroy V 1.3 Free
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,22262,00.asp

Counterspy Free Trial
http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/CounterSpy-Download.cfm

AVG Anti-virus V 7.30 Free Edition
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,15202,00.asp

WinPatrol V 9.0 Free
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,22728,00.asp

Hijack This V1.99 Free
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,23258,00.asp

This is a good place to post your log from Hijack This
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/index.php?showforum=27
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sadsac
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Nice, Wild!

This should be a sticky.
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Smileys must die!




Having trouble decrypting a jibberish post? Use this tool I found and select "secret decoder ring":
http://www.elibs.com/e/funkatize
Noqoilpi
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@ zippyd Great link for Shrink.
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wild77
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Noqoilpi
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The Sysinternals web site provides you with advanced utilities, technical information, and source code related to Windows NT/2000/XP/2K3 and Windows 9x, Windows Me internals that you won't find anywhere else.

http://www.sysinternals.com/index.shtml

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/pagedefrag.shtml


Many handy tools free for the downlaoding.
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wild77
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Here are some more links to check out

Free Trial Nero
http://www.nero.com/us/neroue-prog.php

Nero Clean Tools
http://ww2.nero.com/us/Clean_Tools.html

Nero XP service pack 2
http://nero.com/us/Support_News_Service_Pack_2_Inquiries.html

VSO Software Copy to DVD
http://www.vso-software.fr/download.htm

VOB Blanker
http://jsoto.posunplugged.com/

SiSoftware Sandra standard
This utility's benchmarking, diagnostic, testing, and tune-up tools gather and report information about your system's hardware and resources.
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,4005,00.asp
http://www.sisoftware.net/index.html?dir=&location=home&langx=en&a=

Motherboard Monitor
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,7309,00.asp
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bbmayo
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wild77,
Very nice post, and my vote goes in for this being a sticky as well!!
If all the newbies read this thread it would cut down on a lot of the redundant questions. Again very nice thread indeed :-)
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Newbies------------>http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/183136
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arniebear
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This is a good guide for actually showing/explaining DVD Decrypter settings.

http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/dvddec-options.htm
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squizzle
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And DON'T use stick-on labels.
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Convert PAL to NTSC or NTSC to PAL------>http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/167922
ScubaPete's guides------>http://www.dvdplusvideo.com/tutorial007.html
Bbmayo's guides------>http://home.comcast.net/~bbmayo/index.html

My ever-growing movie collection------>http://www.intervocative.com/dvdcollection.aspx/squizzle
bbmayo
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Also Never Ever Use Memorex! :-)
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My Guides--------->http://webpages.charter.net/bacitup/
Newbies------------>http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/183136
Software ------->http://webpages.charter.net/bacitup/software.htm
bbmayo
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Hi all check out this link http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/183136
I just took everything here and put it there.. tell me if you like or not?
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My Guides--------->http://webpages.charter.net/bacitup/
Newbies------------>http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/183136
Software ------->http://webpages.charter.net/bacitup/software.htm
wild77
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Having problems with your playback of your burns Read This

How to check if your burn is a good one
http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=47762

Got bad playback
http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44912
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travalon
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Yes it's true,
I'm a noobie for ever. However with these 2 threads which are in my favorites I'll move up in no time. I haven't had time to fully investigate all the links but I am sure they will increase my IQ expedentially. It's a shame I had to dig so deep to find them. It would be a great thing to find them at the top of the dvd-r for noobies list as a permanent structure. And I'm still learning to read so please be gentle with me.
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Short and to the point. Too much info in one thread and some will become lost.
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