I have been using DVDShrink/Nero with AnyDVD, and after the trial period was over I was still able to copy a few DVD's. Now every DVD I have copied will play about 1/2 way or 3/4 way through then just freeze and say "unable to read" from that point on. Is this because of the AnyDVD being outside of the trial period? Or is it somthing else?
hi i would say its more than likely its the discs you are useing! use dvdinfo pro or dvd identifier or dvd decrypter to tell us the IDcodes / dye info from the discs you are useing and copy nad paste here! aswell as maybe burning to close to outer edge when compressing the dvd to dvdr5 sizes? also burn speed can be an issue!
hi brand names dont mean much you need to find out the dye info thats inside the discs... set dvd shrink to output size CUSTOM 4300 to make sure of the end problems of dvdr's i use RITEK GO5 dye/discs burn at 4x
If your backup freezes, stutters, skips, or has some pixelation, it is more than likely due to poor quality media being used. Cheap media is poorly manufactured around the edge of the disc, hence the reason why it mostly skips or freezes from the middle toward the end of the movie. The two main things to consider first are: 1. Is it cheap media that you are using? (ie. some off brand you bought at a local computer store/fair, even a store like Circuit City or Best Buy sells cheap low quality media.) 2. How fast are you burning? - Burn no faster than 4X, might have to go down to 2X with really cheap media. Also, are you using adhesive labels on your back ups? If so, try removing the labels (if you can) and playing them again. Go here for more info on why not to use labels. - http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=28604 You can go here for some other possible solutions: http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44912 Also try lowering outcome the "Target DVD size". Open DVD Shrink. Click "Edit", then "Preferences". On the first tab at the top in the drop down box, change it from "DVD-5 (4.7GB) to "Custom" and enter a number of 4200MB (4464MB is burning to the edge of the disc, you want to stay away from the edge as the edge of cheap media (disc's) are poorly manufactured). Screen Shot Below:
@ OutkastLV hi Ridata are Ritek Corp own branded media and are one of the best you can buy they should ID as RITEKG05 -R 1x-8x as you can see by my sig i use RITEK all the time burn speed of 4x or less gives less chance of burn errors as Rotary and jmet has stated
Cool deal. I will give that a shot today, and see what happens. I'll keep you informed. Thanks again.
