I am trying to edit and backup some home movies recorded with a Panasonic DVD Palmcorder. I am unable to copy the files onto my harddrive for file conversion due to a cyclic redundancy error. The Mini DVD-R plays fine in my DVD player. I have tried the following methods or programs: DVD Shrink DVD-Dycrypter Roxio DVD Builder FlaskMPEG DVDCutter Stream and MP3CDwav Converter Most methods fail at about 80% completion. I have used CDCheck to try to recover the .Vob files, but at 98% completion I start getting one error after another. Most programs specify the problem as a cyclic redundancy error, but some do not. So, If this thing plays fine in my home DVD player, whay can't I copy it? Any suggestions are very welcome.
Home players are generally less "sensitive" to errors on discs than are reader/burners, i.e., they will ignore minor errors and go on to the next viable dada. DVD readers/burners will not tend to ignore data and coontinue to try to read all data bits, thus giving "CRC" errors when they fail to read correct data.
try giving the disc a good clean using a soft cloth from the centre outwards (not in circles!), see if that helps. if the disc is scratched get yourself wipeout! cd repair kit, this will fix the disc and remove any scratches, hope this helps.
Thanks for the advise. I had already given the DVD a good thorough cleaning. Anyway, it seems I have somewhat answered my own question. I had no experience using DVD Decrypter in IFO mode, so I was experimenting with that and it seemed to work pretty well. I have saved nearly all of the data from the DVD, only losing the chapter that was corrupt. Now I have a slew of .VOB files which I can't seem to convert correctly. I either get video, or audio, but not both at the same time. I should be able to get this figured out in a few more hours (hopefully). Any more suggestions are of course welcome. I just keep asking myself why the hell I bought a DVD camcorder. It's way more trouble than it's worth.
Try reading the image of that bad disck using your favorite software at 1x speed to your hd. Now burn that image as slow as you possibly can.
hey shoey, have the same problem but have already completed your solution.Unfortunately it was a failure this time.Did you have a backup suggestion that i could try.
Don't know of any other solution but do have advice for you. Buy DVD R media made in Japan and burn backups at low speeds. CD-R/DVD R media made in Japan is most likely Taiyo Yuden , the best media there is.
