can someone please help me?...I'm using NeroVision express 2 to burn movies i've downloaded to my DVD-R disk, but when i burn them it takes hours and when i play the movies on my PC and DVD the pictures all jerky and the sounds delayed. So i downloaded CdBurner XP Pro 3 to see if i had better luck and i did, well kind of, i burns movies in a couple of minutes but when i try to play the disk in my DVD player it either says "No Disk" or "Unknown Disk" i've tried it on other players and it still wont work, but when i try in on my computer it plays ok, so far i've wasted 10 disks trying to get this to work. Does anyone have any ideas whats happining?
hi is05! First off welcome to the club.First of all what type of computer do have.cpu,speed,ram,hd space,video card etc.. Also what write speed is your dvd-r burner.Also download and try dvdecrepter and dvdshrink!They both work very well.There free too!Good luck is05 hopeful that might be some help.Also check and make sure you have the latest firm ware.The best of luck!
? I have DVD XCopy Platinum and couldn't copy Little Black Book, said 'bad sector' so looking here I found I needed to download something to fix the problem. I downloaded anydvd. and now could copy the DVD using X copy. It copied & when I put the blank in it wouldnt do anything. I couldn't get it to burn, it looked like it should as usual but wouldnt move. I started over and copied the DVD again and when it was done copying I again put in a blank disk & as I clicked Start it now said bad sectors 2/0 and I had to close it. This took about 1 hr to copy the original, unusually slow. How do I get this to work. Download another program, quit using DVD X Copy platinum? 8x burner, 768mb Ram, HD 20+ gig free, 1.73GThz, Video G Force 68mb
rgh I use to use DVD XCopy Platinum!Dont get me wrong its a good program.But i started usen this set up (Anydvd,dvdecrepter and dvdshrink with a copy of nero 6.3).When i went to this setup.I could burn everything i threw at it.It worked great.Also everthing is free to download and try!I cant tell what would work best for you.But i can tell you this!Every one loves these programs!There are post after post.About how much luck the have had with those programs!Cant hurt to try!All it can do is cut down on your coaster count.Best of luck!
rgh! Make sure Anydvd is runing in the background before you run your dvd threw dvdecrepter.Then run it threw dvdshrink.It works for me.Hope it will work for you!Happy ripping!
uzmeplz AnyDVD was running as b/4 I couldn't hardly get started B/4 it gave me the error message. Now do I need to download dvdecrepter & dvdshrink, 2 programs? How or where do I get the instructions to copy, burn etc with these programs or is it very simple. Thanks for the help.
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Try to put it someplace where you won't forget it - i.e. C:\All DVD work\ Sleeping Beauty Kills Bill, needs Anger Management Now open up DVD Decrypter - and under "Mode", select "ISO" then "Write" - under "Source" you may leave that blank as DVD Decrypter will find the location that DVD Shrink put your ISO image in all by itself. Select your "Destination" as your Burner - and make sure that the box that says "Verify" is un-ticked (This last one will cut down on false DVD Decrypter errors). Do that now. OK, feel free to close DVD Decrypter now because when DVD Shrink is finished it will open DVD Decrypter by itself. Let’s go get one of your favorite DVD’s and make a copy of it so should something unforeseen happen, like a waterspout hit the Mojave Desert and claim the original you’ll have a backup of it. Now you can place your original DVD in your DVD-ROM drive and a DVD blank in your burner's drive (If you have two drives). If you only have the one drive, put your original in that drive now. When the time comes for you to put in your blank in either the drive door will open OR a message will appear. As for your DVD media, PLEASE USE; TDK, Ritek G04, "Branded" RiData, Verbatim "DataLife", Verbatim DataLife "Plus", Phillips, Sony , media boasting "Advanced Metal AZO", Taiyo Yuden's and generally, almost any discs manufactured by Mitsubishi are excellent bets. Other media could cause unnecessary errors. Only the very best media should be used for DVD Video backups. Remember that RW discs will probably not play in older standalone players. But I suggest that you use your RW now until you get comfortable with the backup process. That way we won't be creating any "Coasters" during our trial period Now is defiantly not the time to put your, "Look how much money I saved on these." cheap stuff in.. Using quality media plays a major role in successful DVD burning. Certain "Name Brands" should not be trusted. If you're not sure, ask here before you buy. Now, into DVD Shrink we go, let's "click" "Edit", then "click" "Preferences" on this page we're going to select "DVD Target Size" as "Custom" and set the size between "4300MB" to "4360". - We do this to make sure that we don't burn to the very edge of the disc. When using poorer quality disc we may have to go lower still as the dye toward the edge many times is uneven or absent. Then, under the "File I/O" tab "UN-tick" "Enable burning with Nero" then "click" "OK". Let's do that now ! Now let's burn a DVD, OK ? Kweel ! Alright then, let's open DVD Shrink and "click' "Open Disk". We'll have to wait anywhere from 30-seconds to a minute for DVD Shrink to analyze (rip) your DVD. If you wish, we can edit your movie now. 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Additional editing may be done by using the "Start" \ "Finish" controls to the right of the "DVD Compilation" heading on the left-hand side of the Re-author window. Bingo, Bango, you are done editing, giving you the least compression (best quality), backup possible. Now select "Backup" to get ready to finish. NOTE: If you want a "Full backup", that's everything on the original disc on your backup. We need to be sure that the "Full Disc" icon is depressed. Don't try to cheer it up and don't worry, it likes being "depressed". There's no problem in doing a "Full backup" as long as we don't see any "Red" on the size bar at the top of your window. If you should see some "Red" on the size bar, simply "Un-tick" any foreign languages, i.e. Klingon, Solarian Mush-mouth, Director's comments or DTS sound boxes until the "Red" disappears. Actually you can "Un-tick" those things anyway, it'll lessen the compression on your backup. (a good thing With no "Red" visible on the size bar we just let the "Automatic" (Default) settings alone. Since we are editing our DVD, DO NOT TOUCH THE "FULL DISC" BUTTON. Clicking the "Full Disc" button will erase our editing work and reset DVD Shrink to do a full backup. It's now time to select Backup". Take just a second and under "Target Device" go to "Select backup target " once there, select "ISO Image File and burn with DVD Decrypter". Now, under "Quality Settings", if it's SPEED you're after, "un-tick" the box which says, "Perform deep analysis" and "un-tick" the box for "Compress the video with high quality adaptive error compensation". This will give you an acceptable DVD backup. If it's QUALITY you're after and have some extra time to spend, "tick" Perform deep analysis before backup to improve quality" AND "tick" "Compress video with high quality adaptive error compensation." There you may adjust quality enhancements. Practicing with the settings can produce even better end products. For a no-frills DVD's like "There's something about Mary" I like Extra Smooth BUT for DVD's with a lot of special effects, I use the Extra Sharp setting. That's for me, you'll have to decide what you like If all the boxes are "grayed out" that's OK, it means your DVD is small enough that little will be lost from the original. Good, now click "OK." Finally, where it says "Select target image file", browse till you find your created folder for your backup, C:\All DVD Work\Sleeping Beauty Kills Bill, needs Anger Management and click "Save". That's it ! Click "OK" and enjoy a peaceful cup of tea. DVD Shrink will work it's little heart out, obeying your commands and putting a copy of your work on your HD while instructing DVD Decrypter to toast your DVD to your waiting disc to a rich, golden "Done".. - Believe it or not, that was as hard as it ever gets - We'll not have to mess with our settings again I KNOW you won't go anywhere near that PC while it's working cause we don't want to mess up the burn this late in the game do we ? Tell me now, . . . . Wasn't that finer than frog hair ? Slicker than a slimy, slithery, Southern, three-toed Sloth ? Yep, ya see, . . . . I thought you'd say that - . Me and thee, what a team :-D) Thank you for choosing a ScubaPete Guide. (Remember, when you want a guide with a "out of sight, out of his mind" personality, shop ScubaPete )
thanks for that i downloaded the latest Firmware and it seems to work alright, my only problem now is that Nero is talking hours to burn my dvds, is there any way to speed it up?
Im a very newbie and I need help bad! My wife got all the way to the burn part to where it was 80% completed and it just stopped saying something about error. can someone please tell me what we need to do to be able to get past that mishap. we used dvd shrink and nero so is there something we left out or did wrong. i hope we posted in the right place, if not we apologize. please help Tyson
Hi tyson, It would help us to know what the error message was. Also try to check what the target size was in Shrink. It may be that it was too big to fit the dvd blank. Target size should be set to 4300. Jerry
Tyson6773, Follow the guidelines and direction of J man above, worked perfectly the first time when DVD X Copy Platinum wouldnt get the job done after trying it several times. DVD X copy has worked perfectly up to this time, now with some movies coming up with a new protection I couldn't copy little Black Book. I followed the advice and instructuion from J man and it worked perfectly with a little hassle (self imposed ) and made a perfect copy. Now without the guidelines from Scubapetes that J man provided I probably wouldn't have gotten a successful copy.
I am so frustrated.....I get the same error message......I am trying to burn a DVD on my external Cyclone REvo Superdrive.....I have tried both idvd & Toast....the burner reads, encodes, fills cache and starts to "write Lead-Out" and then it ejects the disk???? I can burn Cd's...perfect, but I have yet to burn a DVD.....Disk Utility, Preferences everything says ok....Newest firmware 2.0 Toast 6.....I even tried 1x,2x,8x disc.....no 4x yet......DVD' both Memorex & Sony.....Cd's are Imation.....Maybe I should go buy some Imation 4x??? Do you have any ideas???? My DVD is connected via Firewire......could this be an issue?? Maybe firmware would work better via a USB connection.....Please Help??? Gordon
ggushee, It looks like you are using a MAC computer. Try this link for MAC. http://forums.afterdawn.com/forum_view.cfm/56 Good luck. Jerry
