Help with HITCH

Backing Up (Hitch)

Final Note: If you need help with a Full Disk backup because DVD Shrink is running errors when you run that operation, let me know and I will walk you through the process of eliminating un-necessary material and still getting a Full Disk backup with Shrink..

I'm too tired to write that much additional material if nobody needs the help - but - I WILL do it if you ask me to. Do NOT be shy about asking for more assistance!

- Mike -

 

I was just sitting here doing nothing much when a thought struck me!

No, do NOT call 911 - It was a minor tap and I will recover shortly..

The thing that I thunk is this - We all take for granted the FACT that in order to work with Video Files the size of a Standard DVD, 7.2 Gig or better in some cases, we MUST have our Hard Drives formatted for the NT File System (NTFS) - Because, if you try to work with Video Files on FAT 32 formatted partitions, you are almost DOOMED for failure before you even start. The only HD format that will deliver the goods is NTFS.

But - we NEVER stop to ask the folks if they have their drives setup for NTFS partitions, we just always assume that they do.. Not a good idea - and a bad practice on our part...

- Mike -

 

when will the chaos of Hitch ever end?

 

Mike,

I'm set up for Fat32 and have no problem with shrink/decrypter combo. Shrink breaks up the movies into segments and creates a .mds file which decrypter uses to start the burn. Works great.

 

hey mike, thanks a lot for the guide! i dont know whats wrong with my setup, but i'm still having problems seeing the movie on my dvd player when i burn the whole disc (i'm not really interested in movie only discs, i want a full copy with menus). i think i know how to go about the burn process, but could you please outline the settings you have under the "backup dvd" tab? thanks for all your help!!

ps. i had a friend who would bring backups of his movies to my house and they always worked fine in my player, but i'm not in contact with him anymore to see what he may have done differently. please help?

 

Well guy, we shall just have to agree to disagree on this point. As far as I am concerned, FAT32 formats and Video files are an absolute No - No - No - No, and they always will be.

If someone is working with that setup, I won't even attempt to assist them. They have 2 strikes against them before they even start the copy process. All you need is a slightly fragment partition, a minor power fluctuation, and it's all over but the cursing - The data will be lost or so scrambled up that trying to compress and re-assemble the final format is nearly impossible. Nope, [bold] not worth the time or the effort [/bold] and never will be.

Working with Video Formats is problematic enough when everything is perfect. [bold] Why ASK for trouble? [/bold]

- Mike -

 

The trick with Hitch is to eliminate all of the additional Audio inputs that have no actual impact on the video files. In other words, 0 MB on the far right side. Also, you want to eliminate all of the garbage Audio that has no impact on any of the Video. It's just there to confuse copy programs, and nothing more.

Step by Step

Load Up Hitch

Press the Full Disk Icon

On the left side Highlight Menus

On the Right, Un-Check the Audio AC3 2ch Unspecified.
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On the Left Side, Highlight Main Movie

On the right side under Audio, Un-Check everything but the TOP entry which says AC3 5.1-ch English. Unless you just must have the subtitles, un-check all of them as well.
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On the Left, leave EXTRAS as is!
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On the left side, select Unreferenced Material

On the right side, Un-Check EVERY Entry. None of it is necessary for viewing the film properly.

Now, just doing THAT MUCH will eliminate a bunch of final file confusion and should be enough to give you a clean burn. If not, there is one more thing that can be done, but I won't mention it now. I got a perfectly clean copy doing nothing but what I outlined above.

- Mike -

P.S. Let me know if it works or not.

 

Afraid not, my friend. I stand by what I said. Fat32 and Video formats are a disaster waiting to happen and not worth the time or the effort.

The fact that something CAN be used does not mean that its right or proper. I'm not going down that road with anyone again because I have already [bold] been there and done that - LEARNED from my mistake! [/bold]

- Mike - (Large Grin)

 

smsmike:

i really appreciate all the help you've given me. my problem is not only with hitch, i think hitch will work fine (as it does in my pc) if i can remedy the problem i'm having with all my discs. as i stated in my last post, i'm having this playback issue on all of my discs, whether i use any and clonedvd, or decrypter and shrink - black screens that dont go anywhere. they all play fine on win dvd4 on my pc, and i cant figure out the problem. backups that other people made work fine on the same dvd player- what gives? i've read the tutorials on mayo's homepage as well as yours here. i'm not sure if the options in the backup box in shrink (specifically quality/compression settings and burn settings - book type?). when i burn straight from dvd shrink i get blank, yet unuseable discs, but all other methods seem to work perfectly until i try it in my seperate dvd player. if you can help me get quality backups, you'll earn my eternal gratitude. btw, my other hardware and software were listed in previous posts, but i'm burning with a plextor dvdr px-716a. you're the man, mike!!

 

The gist of it is you can use either format to get your project done.Its just with fat32 it takes a little longer.However you are wrong when you tell people not to go down the fat32 road.Its basically mis information to the people who are running a fat32 instance.

So your both right in a way.

 

rip just the movie with DDVD.
shrink with DVD Shrink and burn with DDVD or Nero.
The error is Sony copy protection..(anydvd also helps as long as you have the latest version)

 

@ chazbmwUS : man your like a stuck record

I've seen you post this exact phrase a couple of times now.Let me guess you write it down, save it on notepad and then copy and paste it where ever you go

 

@Muchu

Coach Carter was a good movie!!!

Damn it all, it's still at the theatres!!

Your persistence is your reward!!

 

Rae, your problem sounds like a hardware malfunction rather than a software or computer setup problem. Have you EVER burned a workable disk with that burner of yours?

Have you tried a [bold] Movie Only [/bold] disk to see if it will work that way?

- Mike -

 

smsmike:
yes, it appears that some work fine. i just finished watching a backup of underworld. however, i checked ladder 49, gothika, the notebook, breaking all the rules, and are we there yet - all that i've burnt, none of which work. but precinct 13, national treasure, meet the fockers and others burnt by my ex-friend all work, even if i make a copy, the copy i make works fine, so i dont think it's the burner. it must be something in the process that is screwing mine up. i had 6 days left on my trial of clonedvd, but i dl'ed the new version and now it wont work even if i reinstall the old one and restart- it says my trial has expired. (therefore, as of yesterday) i've been burning with roxio, cuz nero has no option on disc copier to go from files. i'm just confused all around and with all the software out there, i dont see why this is so confusing. i'm very computer literate, i follow instruction well, and i research before i go pushing buttons. what am i doing wrong??????
btw, dont forget, i have NO PROBLEM playing any of these movies on windvd4 on my pc, but my actual dvdplayer from bestbuy will (for the most part) only play movies my friend backed up. i would simply ask him what he used, but we are no longer friends, so i would just like to copyt exactly what works for you guys, from start to finish. since i already have the first half set up like yours, can you please completee the tutorial of burning from doing a whole movie with title in dvdshrink through creating the disc with nero(or roxio) so i can try that? thanks again for your patience, i'm at my wit's end!

 

What platform are you using? If it is PS2 that may be your problem because certain Ritek media will skip during playback on PS2....

 

download decrypter and shrink from this site they are free and will do everything and more that you need. Forget cloneDVD.