burning copy protected dvds

THANKS PETE! I've had a DVD burner for over six months and gave up on it long ago. Since my initial purchase, I've built another computer and thought I'd go at it again. Once again, no luck, not with Nero, Roxio, or the TDK software suite the burner came with -- oh Pinnacle too.

Still can't believe your intructions produced a copy on my first try. Thanks again!

 

michigan,

I know exactly where Big Sandy is - if you've ever been there they have a large shell factory there. Shells are taken from the river and ground up then sent to Japan where they're placed into oysters to make cultured pearls.

Anyway, keep me posted

Pete


tyeshab04,

No competition. If you followed my guide exactly, you'd have a backup. What media are you using ?

Pete


You go Big "O" -

"P"

 

tyeshab04,

Taiyo Yuden are a pretty good media, so I've been told. It could be that your firmware isn't setup to recogonize it. Try one of the others I recommended, Verbatim, TDK, Sony RiData OR Ritek G04's.

I've got faith in you Buddy, keep your upper lip stiff

Pete


matt67,

Roxio + (plus) Nero = Trouble

Roxio doesn't get along with many other backup proggys -

Try uninstalling it by going to - Start, All Programs, Orxio, uninstall Roxio THEN run Roxio Zapper.

Remove all types of Roxio tentacles and tendrils with Roxio Zapper -

Find it here:

http://www.microadvantage.net/downloads/zapper60.zip

After you've done that and rebooted your system to flush it all out, print out a copy of my guide and have a go at it again
Cheers,

Pete

 

Competition? Nah, that wasn't my post. That was from Newfee. I am thankful for the both of you for helping me out the way you did. I really appreciate it *kiss*

However, the realization of how much of a goober I am has dawned on me! I went back thru BigOrange's instructions and found out the reason I was getting the I/O error. I had the box to burn using Nero checked and I had uninstalled the software a couple of days ago. Once I unchecked the box, I haven't recieved the error again and have backed up 3 DVDs with no coasters *yyyyaaaayyyy*

Thank y'all once again! LoL...If it wasn't for you guys, this DVD burner would be on the way back to the manufacturer!

 

OH, really? my issue is cheap media? hahahahahaa -- sorry to insult your reading eyes, but i bought them at cvs. ok. well, unfortunately, computer programs never just Say "we don't like your media." ah well. i'll be back when i get the dvds in the mail, to let you know how it works out...
but i think my dvd burner is +/- so it should use both kinds, but how do i make sure it really is +/- and not just one of them? the actual drive just says it's RW. thanks!

 

Way to go tyeshab04 ! !

Now that you're doing well, that doesn't mean it's time for you to leave - this is a give and take kind of deal - we had fun with you, now you get to have some fun yourself

It's people like you who make this site work - You've seen how we work and, you see we had fun doing it -

Now it's your turn, stop back when you're free and help someone else - You'll have fun and a chance to learn some more, (teaching is a learning experience too you know) the people you help will appreciate it and it will make you feel better

Then you can "Welcome" them into our little Club

We hope to see you around when you're not having problems to solve -

You'll find us hanging out, over there by the water cooler under the potted palm, chewing the fat and trying to help the next Newbie with the weight of the burning world upon their shoulders -

We'll be looking for you -

Cheers,

Pete

 

hongwon,

Where did this come from ?

I went back through this entire thread, all (5) pages and saw nothing posted by you at all.

May I ask to what, in the good Lord's name, are you replying ?

 

[bold]Tyeshab[/bold], you rat,LOL, I specifically asked you if and I quote [bold]Hmmm, so you followed the guide exactly?

Did you have auto burn with Nero enabled when you tried to burn with decrypter? [/bold]

I'm gonna have to get my wife to punish you, she's very good at punishing(well me anyway,LOL)

I am glad you got it burning, both for your sake and mine, I wasn't gonna let it go. Now, at least when you try to help someone you'll have the entire checklist to give them.

Oh yeah, make sure they follow the directions to a "T". heh heh See ya.

[bold]Pete[/bold] your family is fine, that part of the state didn't get hit as hard and as a matter of fact we didn't get as much as they predicted.

There is a lot of flooding but the worst is over and I'm back on line.

BTW, I wonder where his post came from also, left field?

 

Um, I posted this question yesterday and got this response from ScubaPete earlier today ... so my response was, oh duh, no wonder, since i bought the dvd-r's from cvs (the drugstore). no wonder.

hope that clears your confusion -- i've posted to this discussion a few times, and you've replied a few times to me too -- ??

 

ps -- i guess i took too long to reply so my initial question/your responses got kind of lost in all the other conversations!

but i'll get some better blank dvds, thanks.

 

It confused me too, lol.

If you haven't ordered yet, try meritline, they usually run between .40 and .47 ea/w free shipping.

That's for branded ritek G04. make sure your riteks are branded.

Good luck...

 

thanks! sorry to have confused the both of you!
seems a great price too -- i've seen you recommend a link before, i'll go there.

 

Ok, I burned one dvd just fine. The next one I put in I used the exact same media and everything but when i hit "backup" it starts to encryp then gives me an error saying that an "exception occured" and then under it says "invalid handle" then other "exception occured" and then dvd shrink closes. I tried re-burning the first dvd i did and again it works just fine. Anything special you have to do with certain types of DVD's?
all help will be gladly appreciated Thanks!

 

all i use to burn copy protected dvds is first ripp the files with dvddecrypter then comprese the files with dvd2one then burn the disc with copy2dvd works every time.Nero is a load of rubbish use copy2dvd never fails

 

I have just followed the instructions of ScubaPete on how to backup my DVD movies, using DVD shrink & DVD decrypter and to be honest I was dubious to say the least, but I was amazed how easy it was and even more so on the quality of the backup. So thanks for taking the time to explain in detail...!

 

dvd2one also has an option to burn the disc useing copy2dvd this is the best way to do it
this copying dvds is easy when you what to do

 

[bold]dvd2one also has an option to burn the disc useing copy2dvd this is the best way to do it
this copying dvds is easy when you what to do [/bold]

Actually when you "know" what to do, that holds true for most apps including Nero, which BTW, I consider one of the best all around suites out there..

In fact shrink 3.2 can also use Copy 2 dvd to burn, or nero or decrypter, has better quality than dvd2one with the new settings and it's free.
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as i stated before not everybody has to use shrink or nero to copy dvds what ever works for you is the solution to the problem

 

elvin,
I agree that whatever works for you is what matters, but that wasn't what you stated til now.

You stated that:
1)nero is a load of rubbish, not true. nero is an entire suite of apps including cover design, PC backup, audio apps,file conversion, burning engine,menu construction,toolkit and much more. Comparing it to dvd2one is apples to oranges.

2)not everybody has to use shrink or nero, I never said they did, I have many apps that I use depending on the situation. I would never say use one way to backup and that's it.

Actually some people prefer quality over ease.

RB/CCE, Intervideo dvdcopy2,Pinnacle IC8,shrink 3.2,all have better quality than dvd2one. In fact we tested the new dvd2one 1.5 during the shrink 3.2 beta days before it was released against all these apps and it came in last on almost every test.

I have dvd2one and it has it's uses too, it is good for combining two dvds onto one disc and it is a basically good program. The new 1.5 is superior to the old 1.4. I just pointed out that Nero is also a good app and so is Shrink which is free.

In the end, you are correct though, whatever makes you happy is really what it's all about.


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oh well i stand corrected