I'm just wondering if there is a program out there to analyze a DVD that might be damaged to see if it will properly rip and play? What I mean is, I have some DVD's that are scratched up a bit, and so does my GF. Her's are far worse. Usually when you rip a DVD if it rips it usually plays fine. But, in some cases it will still rip even if skipping is present in the movie. I was wondering if there is a program out there that can analyze a DVD quicker than ripping to tell you if it will burn and play properly. That way I don't backup any of her movies and waste blank DVD's on movies that may end up skipping anyway. Sort of like the program that analyzes your DVD's to tell you the manufacturer, dye type, etc... Anyone know if there is a program like this out there? I might be reaching with this one, but I thought there might be something out there that does this. To see if all areas of the DVD are properly readable and able to be played back normally...
Hi try this http://www.isobuster.com/ get the free version you are supposed to be able to salvage data with this programme that others cant.
I would do this. Load the disc in DVDShrink. See if it loads. Then, if it does, highlight the branch at the very top of the left pane. Basically, highlight the entire branch for all Titles, etc. Then, use the preview pane's slide with the mouse and slowly move through it and see if you see the video scrolling by. A few pauses and stops are to be expected, so, just wait for the software read to "catch up." If the reading never goes beyond X point, it probably isn't a good candidate for a successful read. However, one never really knows. None of these drives are standardized. A standalone may read something another standalone won't. Just as one PC drive may not read it, but, another will. And can even fail to read a part that the PREVIOUS drive could. Wish there was an easier answer, but, sorry, there really isn't. It comes with the territory of DVD's, I'm afraid.
A good ripping program will use checksums to see that only godd stuff is ripped. If you do instruct the ripper to ignore reading errors - then you will end up with jumpy playback as there are missing parts/frames of the video.
