Just did narina. used dvdfab decrypter & dvdshrink. i have to say this i s the best backup i have ever done........no hassles at all still have it on my HD might just make a second copy if anyone wants one. did KONG last weekend the same way. perfect copy
Oddly enough I did finally make a copy. But not of the dvd I've been trying to copy. I bought the 2 disc collector's edition. As many of you know, I've yet to be able to copy that disc. However, I borrowed another copy of the move from my friend. It's the regular version, Full frame. I copied it with no problems. I appreciate everyone's help. I had checked the disc long ago for fingerprints etc. Still not sure what's wrong. Has anyone successfully copied the special edition??
Do as I suggested with a read scan and check for bad sectors. Discs will play that will not record. This is a known problem, luckily it doesn't happen too often. I've had 2 copies of the extended version of "Dune" to have a bad press. The theatrical version on the flip side (flipper) is okay. I've seen it on a couple of other releases as well. I can run rescue software and save all but the bad sectors, but that process is time consuming and leaves a short jump in the output.
Roxio DVD Copy 1&2 ?? Roxio does not play well with other programs. Just like children. But Roxio has a history of causing problems with other burning programs if they are installed on the same computer. Too many conflicts. Roxio has been considered an inferior program by many. The only reason it persists is because it comes bundled with some optical drives and gets loaded on the HD. Even some features of NERO share the same fame. Don't put too many programs on your computer. If you get a winning combination for your computer and it is working great, resist the temptation to tweak or improve it. Be cautious and ready to back track. TC
Did both kong and narnia with dvdxcopy, still use 2 disc's, dont compress especially with movies this long, and didnt need to use mu anydvd for the both, dvdxcopy took care of them on its own, wow I've een on a roll this week. not bragging, just happy for myself, many times things dont work this smoothly.
The companies releasing Narnia and King Kong must have been in a good mood. There was very little copyright protection. I'm surprised Shrink wouldn't do those 2 by itself. That's luck. There were releases that had even the best software in a bind till R&D did updates. Those protections had the most experienced scrambling to use PgcEdit with DVD Decrypter for PSL2s or other decryption software like AnyDVD and rip, both methods requiring processing for compliance. I doubt we've seen the worst yet. Narnia and King Kong were like a small reprieve.
FredBun Like I said, I'm surprised Shrink alone didn't do the badkup. Not putting down XCopy, it's decent if it's working. I'll not talk about pricing. As you noticed though, for those big blockbusters you need to use 2 discs for best quality. I did the backup to one disc with RB/CCE and the output was excellent. That was viewing on a 60" screen.
I understand brobear, I'm very happy for you, I wish I could not notice the diference between compression and the use of 2 disc's but I do, as far as money, my dvd+r come so cheap now its no problem to use 2 disc's, usings 2 disc's has always been my preference anyway for more reasons than one, but again I have been very lucky this past week, I did narnia, giesha, kong and capote, capote was the only one dvdxcopy did not take, but dvdxplat from xcopy did of course together with anydvd. I hope my luck continues, and best of luck to everyone else, I love to hear success stories.
With AnyDVD I suspect you'll continue to get the job done. 2 dvd5 discs are still cheaper than a DL, but I'll go that route before doing 2 discs. Besides, I've only heard of one release that RB couldn't do well and the app has been updated many times since then. With HC you can try it out for free (sometime when you have some free time to kill). http://www.dvd-rb.com Rebuilder has its own forum and a lot of help threads here at AD.
You're welcome. The HC encoder I mentioned is slower than the CCE Baisic (about $60). Good quality and the backup will be a keeper. The only usable CCE trial is the SP and it leaves a logo on the output. It'll give an idea of the quality and speed of CCE though. The CCE Basic trial times out after a few minutes so is unusable. With RB the difference between SP and Basic is that Basic is limited to 2 passes and SP does multiples. Over 3 passes with SP using RB is a waste. Some say 3 is questionable. So the $60 Basic is a steal compared to the $2000 SP.
@ Buik I know I'm going against all opinions about Roxio, but I have had Roxio installed long before I swithed over to Nero. The are certain programs in Roxio that I still use mainly those dealing with CDs. I din't install Nero inCD with Nero. So far I have no conflicts whatsoever with this combo>Roxio7 and Nero6.6. neither are set to load a startup tho.
Depends on who you talk to. The newer Roxio apps are less a problem than earlier ones. You left out the batch writing app InCD which is a problem with using recorders for video. Roxio used to have drag to disk batch software, which was similar to InCD. It could sometimes be turned off if problems arose. The key is not having software that will interfere running with other software. You noted neither Roxio or Nero are set to load at startup. As long as you have things set up properly, there should be few, if any, problems. For that matter a lot of codecs can reside on the same system without problems. I've suffered few problems and I have enough loaded on this system that I don't want to count. Let's just say when I enter Programs that the page is nearly covered. Half the desktop is covered with icons to recording software.
this is the info from narina. my best burn yet General Information Drive: HP DVD Writer 740b Firmware: FF24 Disc: DVD+R (MCC 004) Selected speed: Maximum PI errors Maximum: 0 Average: 0.00 Total: 0 PI failures Maximum: 0 Average: 0.00 Total: 0 PO failures: n/a Jitter: n/a Scanning Statistics Elapsed time: 0:31 Number of samples: 220 Average scanning interval: 16.00 ECC Glitches removed: 0
Hunh? Most discs that are coming out are similarly protected. Very few of them use anything special or worthy of calling tough. I think it's funny actually that people all over this board are having this problem, and that problem, and downloading 10 different apps to make copies of discs that I did with free and now outdated software. I mean Jesus Christ, it's not rocket science. Lately I did Zorro, and Flightplan and Brothers Grimm I believe had some issue. There were a few more, but c'mon the new protections on these things are an annoyance at best.
@Jigen Then be happy !!! I am. You are absolutely correct. Piece of cake. Most movies so far have been at most an annoyance as you said, so lets enjoy it while it lasts. peeps that are having probs will catch on. All the info anyone could possibly need has been posted. mcmenace
Just to let people know I managed to burn a full copy of Narnia with DVD shrink while running DVD region and CSS free in the background.That might work for some people.But i am going to try anydvd and see if i like it. Also could somone explain why sometimes you cant burn from your backups? I have all the sopranos and I can only copy from half of them.
