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AmyRainey
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25. October 2005 @ 17:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
When trying to open the disc bewitched, alls I get is the dvd navigation error can anyone help
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ScubaPete
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25. October 2005 @ 17:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
@ AmyRainey,

You might take just a second to check the threads already posted. These 2 are within 5 titles of your question.

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/248679

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/248675

PLEASE, search (just a little at least) before you post ~

Thanks,

Pete


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25. October 2005 @ 18:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sorry people but I cannot understand why everyone is having problems with this movie, all I used was DVD Decrypter alone...nothing else running in background. In fact I made 2 copies.
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25. October 2005 @ 19:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi there gwendolin,

The "kids" just cannot imagine why they cannot burn any format on a disc at the fastest possible speed on the cheapest disc they can find and have it work all the time.

It's so much easier to say, "There's a new encryption, that's the problem."

They burn CD's all day long and multi-task their hearts out and think they s/b able to do the same with DVD's. It seems that they take forever to learn all the differences. Be patient. When they've exhausted all other possibilities, they'll begin to sea the light. (Lol) It seems that it runs in cycles doesn't it ?





The ?Old Man? Pete (ö¿ô)

Your DVD answers are at ScubaPete's DVD Backup Corner ~>

http://www.dvdplusvideo.com/tutorial007.html
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25. October 2005 @ 19:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
@ ScubaPete, yep patience pays. Just like the story of the OLD bull and the YOUNG bull!!!!
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26. October 2005 @ 13:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
this is how I copyed Bewitched

1) Used AnyDVD (Version 5.4.4.1) running in ther background
-------> Once it does its thing

2) Open up DvdFab (Version 2.9.5.2 Beta3)
-------> Save it to a certin location on the Hard Drive

4)Close DvdFab

5)Open DVD Shrink (Version 3.2)
--------> Hit Open Files
--------> Look for where you saved the Movie
5)Hit Backup

6)Then insert black dvd


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26. October 2005 @ 13:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I always shut down everything runnin on my system when I burn
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ScubaPete
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30. October 2005 @ 17:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
tmfloria,
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I always shut down everything runnin on my system when I burn
Most excellent ! You've learned a very important lesson :D)


Here are 3 additional lessons that make 99% of all problem's go away,

1. Adjust your program's DVD target size from DVD-5 to "Custom" and set your size to 4200 MB. First, we need to understand that your disc will **not hold the 4.7 GB that is printed on the disc. Please see explanation at this post's conclusion. Attempting to burn to most proggy's default settings means you'll be burning to the disc's outer-most edge where the dye app is apt to be uneven or, on cheaper quality discs, even absent. Burning to the disc's edge is generally the cause of coasters during the burn phase and may well cause "stuttering ," "pixelation" or complete "freezing" during disc playback. Allowing a small "safety" ring at the disc's outer edge will help you burn even bad media. Once you begin using the "Good" stuff, you can adjust your DVD target size upwards from 4200 MB up to 4360 MB thereby lessening your compression rate and improving your backup's quality.

2. Reduce your burning speed to 4X. When burning DVD videos, burning too fast causes problems, period ! When you see a disc advertising 8X or higher burn speed OR, when your burn program OK's a burning speed of 12X or 16X, that speed is for pple copying text or data, not DVD Video. Attempting to burn at a high speed is akin to driving a car at a constant 80 MPH (129 KPH). Yes, the car will go that fast but you're guaranteed to have an accident when you encounter an unexpended sharp curve or a turn you needed to make. Driving that same car at a constant 25 MPH (40 KPH), will always take longer but, when a sharp curve or turn comes up, you'll have no problem making that turn without a mishap. (We're equating the "mishap" to a coaster instead of a car crash.)
Two things good about my example:
One, nobody gets killed
And
Two, burning at 4X isn't all that slow at all, an est. 18 - 22 minutes for the average DVD.

3. Always use a quality media. Attempting to use low quality medias such as Memorex, Fuji or Maxell -R, "store brands" and the like will only add to your coaster collection. While those discs I just mentioned are ideal for data, photo and even music backup / storage, they have an extremely poor record for DVD video work.

A note for those considering the usage of Memorex Dual-Layered discs for their new, hi-end burners ~ In several unofficial tests done on Memorex DL discs, they had, as their best, a 33, 1/3 % failure rate. Recently, because of such a bad reputation in their burning, Memorex has run some "Special Sales" on their DL disc, selling them for around $3.00 apiece - Still, for discs that you may expect a 33 and 1/3% failure rate, it's still too much to pay. Again, Verbatim's were the best with a 100% success rate.

We need to use a consistently Hi-quality DVD media for our backups. Burning DVD video's isn't at all like burning CD's where almost any disc's are fine to use. Likewise, it's not like burning text files, photos or even music to DVD's. Burning DVD video requires a consistently Hi-quality dye application over a good composite disc and believe it or not, not that many media meet those requirements. The following media meet our criteria for a good DVD video discs and they are;! Phillips, Sony, TDK, HP, "Branded" RiData G03's, Ritek G04 and G05's (not the 01's or the 02's), Verbatim DataLife, Verbatim DataLife Plus and media boasting "Advanced Metal AZO" BUT, it must say "Advanced METAL AZO", this indicates a superior dye and dye application on a good composite disc. Other discs such as Memorex, "Great AZO", and Princo are, in a word, crap. As a general rule, the majority of discs manufactured by Taiyo Yuden, Mitsubishi, RICOH are good bets. Only those Ritek named above are to be trusted the rest should be avoided. Look closely at those discs we recommended, you will see some dye types not listed by us. Those are poor risks even though the same company makes them. Prices online from SuperMediaStore.com, Meritline.com OR Newegg.com have gotten Ritek G04 starting at about a $ .36 (USD) a disc - and just recently, a "Super Sale" had 100 Taiyo Yuden discs, 4X for $.25 ea.(USD). An added PLUS, the above online stores all have an excellent return policy.

For some excellent, online media stores to shop, try -

Mertline.com
http://meritline.com/

Newegg.com
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-132-...

OR,

Supermediastore.com
http://www.supermediastore.com/media1.html

Shopping around at retail stores can prove worthwhile as well even though exchanging an opened pack of media is next to impossible. ~ Staples, as of this date, offered HP +R DVD's (I LQQked them up using DVDIdentifier and they are made by Mitsubishi) for $18.00 per 50. Verbatim's were on sale offering a $10.00 (USD) rebate on a pack of 25, $20.00 (USD) on a pack of 50 AND Taiyo Yuden where on sale with their 4X, -R, DVD's for $.25 each (USD) ]in packs of 100 just a fortnight (2-weeks) past ~ Think of it, Taiyo Yuden's for $25 ea. There are sales all the time for the "Good" stuff - So you sea, quality isn't always expensive ~

I highly recommend DVDIdentifier as one way to your check media prior to burning up a storm:

DVDIdentifier:

http://dvd.identifier.cdfreaks.com/

** The difference of 4.7GB DVD and 4.36GB DVD -
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DVD disc manufacturers love to use marketing terms and sell their discs as 4.7GB discs, but this is not true -- the 4.7GB is calculated by using so-called "Japanese gigabytes", where the power of calculations is 1,000 instead of 1,024 (and 1.024 is the correct way to calculate everything in computer world -- so, 1024 megabytes == 1 gigabyte). Manufacturers do this false advertising all the time so you think you are getting more than you are, They do it with Hard Drives also so if you buy a 200 GB Hard Drive it isn't really 200 GB it is actually 189 GB. (I just checked both of my 200 GB drives and that's exactly right. What a rip off - Lol) At any rate, we prefer to calculate the available writing space on a DVD as 4.38 GB to include the reverse math and also provide a bit of room for overhead :-)
Once again, a 4.7 DVD disc can only hold 4.38 GB of information. The "Slide-rule types" will tell you that you can write to 4.38GB - you don't NEED to allow for overhead. I like to adjust the "Target size" to around 4360MB. It's not much difference but it will provide you with a little extra wiggle room and insure that you don't write to the very physical edge of your disc. When setting the size to 4200MB you can actually see a tiny unburned ring on the outside of your next DVD backup. If you are stuck using "el Cheapo" media, this is one good way to reduce your "coaster Percentage". The edge of the disc is the place where flaking sometimes occurs so that your movie might "stick" or "freeze" there.

I hope that helps,

Pete





The ?Old Man? Pete (ö¿ô)

Your DVD answers are at ScubaPete's DVD Backup Corner ~>

http://www.dvdplusvideo.com/tutorial007.html

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 30. October 2005 @ 17:31

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