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Hey MrsE - no Fair, NO FAIR, you're not playing fair at all - ;(

You're not letting me answer your questions, you're starting to play without me and answering your own questions - (Lol)

Really though, you're doing great !
Read the guide and buy the DVD's we recommend and you'll be a burning fool too -

You go girl you go ! !

Cheers,

Pete

Hey, way to go newfee, Burn on !!!

As Jerry said, you're doing great.

As you can see by my sig I love my DVD Rom !
(It does shave time, you bet

Cheers,

Pete

 

Hey Pete
I don't know what kinda medication you're on,,,, but I want some,,,, lol,,, great posts BTW,,, Where's your Gif,,, it's gone?

 

Hey, I am sorry to itterupt the teaching / learning process but as teacher I tend to barge on in!!!

Before I go shopping any recoomendations on the type DVDs to buy??

I hope this is as easy as it looks! My main man leaves in 2 weeks; his parents arrive in 1 week, and I want to have this figured out so I can be as efficient as possible!

Oh, how I have learning under pressure!

Anyone on the camcorder mess?? I guess I have to go back to the store tomorrow!! ALAS..

Thank again,

C-

 

Ritek G-04 "branded" (ie ridata) but they are hard to find in stores. So you can get Verbatim "datalife" they are the ones that look like movie reels, you can get them at Best Buy.

 

MrsE,

here is the best place (IMO) to buy DVD media. They have a full refund policy, free shipping and an oustanding reputation. You can get "branded Ritek G04's for .40 to .47 each w/ free shipping.

http://meritline.com/ritek-g04-dvd-r-ridata-branded.html

Always make sure your media is BRANDED, to avoid imitations. good luck...

 

MrsE,

You should be ashamed of your fine self - and after all the work I put in on this thread, look on page # 1 and tell me you still have questions after I gave you 6 + media's to choose from ?

How could you ?

Back you go -

Cheers,

 

I also use AnyDvd & DVD43, these do the job. P.S. Scuba you are indeed a God. Without people like you helping others the world would be a truly sad place!

 

Scuba - dude, (my nick - name for you - <<if okay??>>)

In my rush, I printed out ALL of your posts yet replied with out having read even one.

I acknowledge that I am a much better teacher than learner. If it helps I am ALWAYS patient with my kids and allow them to ask again and again (unless they are poops! OF COURSE!!)

My homework tonight it to do my "teacher homework" and then read my print outs!

Okay, after my "teacher homework" I will read so I know what to do.

I truly am freeking out! ARRGGHH

but i am still smiling!

C-

 

Pulsar,

While AnyDVD if a fine proggy it still costs $$$$.

While DVD43 is FREE (the original one) it does on occasion "Bugger" things up and has to be surgically removed.

We do have to tell pple All about the proggys -

Cheers,

 

S.D.

Your posts are truly a work of perfection!

As are my lessons!

The problem is with the student, me!

C-

 

Now, now, MrsE, I must confess now I am offended. After all, Did I go to the trouble of looking up that URL and posting it just so it could get lost in Pete's volumes and now you won't A)see it or B)can't click on it because you printed it.

That is my own personal store with my own personal choices at great prices, the best on the net! I try to share my years of experience only to be ignored because Scuba cried a little.

Thanx a lot, I hope you two are very happy together.

 

THANK YOU SCUBA PETE, you are the man, I just recently built a new pc and installed an LG 12x triple format dual layer DVD writer and with your suggestions of DVD Decrypter and DVD Shrink as software of choice along with your guides, I have just burnt my first DVD movie in just under 45 mins (perfect burn). Keep up the good work...

Cheers,

Another satisfied customer

 

Sorry Big Orange... I will go back to the link in the email. I am not caught up with my work yet but... perhaps after my stupid trip to circuit city to figure oit the deal with this new camcorder I will be in a state of mind to read and follow directions!

Oh, and BTW GO HUSKERS!!!!



I appreciate all of you!

C-

 

Dear, dear MrsE, I have the utmost faith in you -
(Heh, heh and in my guides

You'll do just fine AND I don't permit "Freakin' out" in my classrooms

Just take your time and sip your "toddy" slowly -

I believe in the power of alcohol (and Valiums).

Remember the correct dosage, 1 drink for you and a Valium for each student and your day will just sail by )

Cheers,

S.D.

Cheers

 

hi, guys!!

i am a newbie also but scubapete's instructions were great and i did a pretty good job of backing up my DVDs. however, i have run into a problem. one of the DVDs that i am backing up is a 170minute long classic and every time i try to shrink it, i get an error. i take it that it's because it's too large to fit on one disk. what i want to do is put half of the movie on one disk and half on another disk. can i do that using dvdshrink??? thanks guys

 

All pay homage to the all knowing and helpful scubapete. I followed his how to guides word for word and am now very happily backing up DVD's with my new Pioneer DVR-108. I only wish I had followed his advice earlier when I purchased the DVD X-Copy Platinum version several months before all the hoople over the ripper version. oh well, I suppose we all have something to learn. We should all be thankful for resources like this board.

 

Hi I'm a n00b to the site. Scuba you rock, and I deeply appreciate your great guides. I do have some problems though. First off I have a Dell and I believe my dvd burner to support both + an -. The DVDs I'm using are DVD-R Comp USA brand. 4.7 GB 120 mins. The first dvd I burned as a test I used a DVD+RW for a concert. It played perfectly on my non-computer dvd player. Thinking I had it down now I burned a movie. I was able to open it up and play it on my computer, but not on my non-computer dvd player. I've produced three coasters and don't think I need any more. I usually spill my beer anyway, but I digress. Since my knowledge base for this subject comes completely from this site and some helpful customer at Comp USA, I'm pretty much in the dark. The guy I met at Comp USA told me that DVD-Rs work better to be able to be played on a normal dvd burner not just computers. So basically my end goal is to be able to watch my burned dvds on my tellie. I'm looking forward to your help. Thanks again for all you do.

 

Hi tyeshab04,

Exactly what error are you getting ?

What version of DVD Shrink are you using ?

There are way a few things we can do to get you where you wish to go, i.e. We can always edit a bit and use "custom" compression to compresss your DVD a bit more and we can even run it through DVD Shrink twice.

It's not time to give up just quite yet

Get back to me with exactly what you've done so far -

Cheers,

"P"



jkghome, hey there Buddy -

Not to worry, a-way back, 3 thousand years ago, I bought DVD XCopy (soo far back, they didn't even know what to charge for it) I paid $69.00(USD), a week later it was $79.00, then a month later, $99.00 and that's how it went - Yes, I have Platinum too BUT we do have things to help out like a FREE ripper for the rip-free versions and a proggy to get rid of the 321 splash-screen at the start of the copy, neat things like that -

Let me know what you need

Cheers,

"P"




Hi jwhyrock,

Not to worry there good guy -

You're just using really crappy media - we need to move uptown to a better quality of media

Memorex as an excellent example as media goes, figures as high as 50% coasters have been reported (One member bought a stack of 50 and got 23 good burns.), not what I would call an impressive record. There are 4 different companies that manufacture Memorex BTW and product quality varies widely as you might imagine. Easy to see now why the quality of a big-named company can't be trusted - " Who's making your Memorex tonight ?"

Is it just Memorex ? No ! I just used Memorex as an example., Princo, Orange Pack, Great AZO and most "store" discs aren't all that suitable as a DVD backup media - that's why we are specific in the type of media we are recommending.

1. * Cheap media freezes, skips, pixelats and may refuse to be recognized :-(
Besides "Freezing", "skips" and pixelations, many times you'll get a "Cyclic Redundancy error" or an "I/O error". This message can mean that your discs are scratched or dirty, it can also mean that your burner won't accept your "cheap" media :-(
Another problem which "pops up" is a "*Power Calibration Error". This can stop you right in your tracks and most often is caused by, Yep, you guessed it, inexpensive media. *A "Power Calibration Error" can also be attributed to the Optical Components of a DVD Writer, though this isn't usually the case. Trying to shut down your software and ejecting your DVD then restarting your program and re-inserting the same media recently cleaned has been known to help.

Inexpensive media or even average media is great for text, Data, Spreadsheets, .Jpg and .Gif pictures and is good even for MP3 music BUT for DVD backups - BLAaaaaaT! It SUCKTH in an extremely Big-th way !

What we are suggesting is to download this DVD Identifier to find out who manufactured your DVD and if it's a decent quality.

http://dvd.identifier.cdfreaks.com/

Once you have your disc identified, click the "More information" icon and see what information you're given. if you're not sure of the quality, come on back and we'll check it out for you -

2. A good grade, Hi-quality media is needed for DVD reproduction !
RiData, Sony, TDK, "Branded" Ritek G04's or "Branded" Verbatim Data Life and Verbatim DataLife plus are among the better discs we're looking for OR any media boasting "Advanced Metal AZO." - BUT it must say "METAL" AZO !, this indicates a superior dye and dye application on a good composite, while they are sometimes a bit "pricey" they are just the type of media we're looking for to do our DVD backups.
Prices online from Meritline.com have gotten Ritek G04 starting at about a $ .45 (USD) a disc -
Question - If you make coasters out of 3 cheap or even average discs and good copies from 3 RiData, Ritek, TDK, Sony or Verbatim discs - which ones then will you say are too expensive ? The 3 "Cheapo's with no movie backup OR, the 3 recommended discs with a perfect backup on each disc ?

Bear in mind, Memorex, Orange Pack, Princo, Great AZO and others are quite good for your MP3 music, picture archives, Spread sheets, Data and your text backups and archives, they just don't work well for DVD backups. Even DataSafe G04's made by Ritek have been reported as an inferior quality media and are evoking that "Oh no, I shouldn't have gotten those."
Remember, for DVD backups, purchasing inexpensive media or even average media is a gamble, some people win, the majority of people lose, varying amounts varying amounts, true but, they still lose :-(

Using good grade media can guarantee you one thing to an absolute certainty; it surely cannot hurt.

BTW, In an effort to clear the air, when I speak of "Cheap" or "Inexpensive" media, I'm not referring to the price you pay at the counter - I'm referring to the type of composite some manufactures use, their method of dye application and the lack of OR the poor quality control used during manufacturing. when I say "Branded" that means that when you pick up a disc in your hand, it says "Ritek" or "RiData" on the disc itself. The monetary cost of the media we recommend many times is cheaper than that you are buying now.

cheers,

Pete

 

I prefer+RW (x4), it burns a hell of a lot quicker than - media. I have never had compatibility issues with any of my standalone players, Pioneer 545s & Toshiba 330 (both multi-region) or PC players (pioneer108, Sony dru510a & samsung dvd/cd combo. By the way, I read on site called DVD de-mystified that - media is called "dash" not "minus". Anyone have any thoughts on this, or should I start a new thread before I get spanked on the bottom with a wet Haddock?!?