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Capote nightmare
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mcmenace
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27. March 2006 @ 14:42 |
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right carmike, you are the only one that knows anything and us "newbies" are just a bunch of fools waiting for you to save us. I was not aware this thread is about me, sorry. So I had problems with a bad disc, that means I know nothing else, and what business is it of yours anyway??? I don't recall talking to you. You didn't offer me any help. I thought this was a forum to help people, not to try to make fools of them which you have done twice now to me, once telling the girl to do the same thing you told me not to say duh, and now telling everybody I asked for help once. What purpose does that serve and why are you even saying it here in this thread?? Do you always act like a child with someone who disagrees with you or has a better idea???? Does that make you feel superior now Mr. Senior Member. Just because I don't post a lot is a real measure of my intelligence, knowledge, and worth. I don't sit here and watch every word everybody says hehehe. I chime in if I feel I have something worth saying, not to belittle people. Get a life.
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spaneye
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27. March 2006 @ 15:23 |
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What is the best decrypter to use as far as speed goes. I was using the DVD43 but then after reading this I now use DVDFab. Any suggestions?
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ddp
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27. March 2006 @ 15:44 |
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knock it off everybody!!! we are here to teach & learn whether we are addicts or newbies. nobody knows everything so act civil or you'll won't like the results!!!
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soundmax
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27. March 2006 @ 17:31 |
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Hi all,
Backed up Capote using DVD Fab to rip(latest version)then ran through Shrink (re-auth main movie only) and burned using DVDD.
Watched it last night the backup was perfect.
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spaneye
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27. March 2006 @ 17:41 |
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I use 1 click dvd to copy and compress my movies. It is a one step process. Are others using two different programs to do the compressing and recording?
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27. March 2006 @ 22:13 |
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to summarise the posts so far..
The Cave i found to be do-able with just DVD Shrink alone. i only ever do 'movie only' so probably that's why i always have an easier time (i rephrase that to easy, hassle-free time) with the encryptions. at the end of the day we're making backups of dvd's we own so why bother with backing up all the extras etc etc, life can be so much simpler to do 'movie only' but that's just my own opinion.
Firmware is very important. it's true and fine that some ppl don't always update firmware until something forces them to, ie they start buying new discs that aren't recognised by their current firmware. A lot of us regulars will do stuff like analyse logs and see downrev firmware and recommend it be made current. Whilst this is what most awful 'tech support' from companies will suggest ppl do, it's all about basic ground-up troubleshooting (i do tech support for a living, Unix in fact, and i hate escalating to other tech support companies; it often takes weeks (my world record was 3weeks for a problem to be resolved, a big pain to my firm but i digress) to get past even the basics that i'd spent my own time on prior to making the fateful decision to escalate a problem to another compaines tech support. Anyway a lot of us around here rule out the basics such as firmware, out of date software, conflicting software, crap discs etc etc, and hopefully the true culprit(s) of a problem become apparent.
DVD burners are easily capable of 1000s of burns, many of the regulars here will attest to that.. as to reader drives, i'm in awe of my trusty 3yr old dvd-rom ripper drive, it's done i guess 3000 or more rips and it's still ripping up a storm.
RachelR's problem was not down to DVDFab Decrypter but something in the Nero setup/dvd burner/also don't rule out the standalone player being picky about some discs.... also see my next comment as the point with subpar media is that it's inconsistent.
TDK disks (ugh) are a lottery as to what manufacturers' discs you'll get. buy decent discs. Also TTH02s come up far too often in Nero logs and believe me i've seen more Nero logs than most would ever want to.
AnyDVD - i read virtually nothing but praise about it. i haven't bought it myself (yet) as DVDFab Decrypter is awesome and just works (so far).
All troublesome movies so far i've done have been beaten into submission with DVDFab Decrypter followed by DVD Shrink alone. Prior to that the odd troublesome movie simply needed DVD Decrypter with the odd PSL import file. I see alkohol and others use/recommend vobblanker etc. that's fine as there are variations to take into account such as regions ie certain countries discs have different protections, and from what i read even that's not consistent (i might be wrong here though). Either way there are different methods for different ppl for the same movies; for instance i never say 10000% that DVDFab Decrypter such-and-such version categorically does a certain film just because i had success with it, i say that Fab and Shrink are all that worked for me or that DVDFab should be all that's needed for a certain movie.
I'll round up by saying Capote isn't here yet (in UK) but am confident that (as usual so far) DVDFab Decrypter will rip thru it effortlessly and the most i'll have to do is check the start/end frames in DVD Shrink in case there's any blank space at beginning of movie.
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pancho760
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29. March 2006 @ 15:12 |
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rip with DVD Decrypter then burn with DVD Shrink.no problems at all for me. i dont understand why anybody uses AnyDVD. ive never used it and ive never had a prob burning any movie ( over 4oo in collection)
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mcmenace
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29. March 2006 @ 16:26 |
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pancho
1 reason folks use any DVD is the time factor, as it runs in the background and strips "latest and greatest" protection on-the fly, cutting down on the amount of time it takes to back-up your movie. 2 hour movies in about 1/2 hour isn't bad, but with the success you're having, if it ain't broke, dont fix it LOL
Happy Burning
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29. March 2006 @ 16:59 |
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@pauncho760
you obviously haven 't gotten hold of some of the lastest Sony movies. Shrink and Decrypter alone can't handle the encryptions. When that comes you will want AnyDVD(21 day free trial) or DefabDecrypter(Free).
Also don't burn your movies on the fly even if you can. Use the advanced analysis tools of Nero recode or Shrink and burn at half the rated speed of the media. Just start the process and don't multitask. Come back and you got your new quality DVD. Fast is not always better. When you get better then play around with different ways to back up movies. Happy burning.
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pancho760
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29. March 2006 @ 17:56 |
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garmoon
ive had some probs with sony movies but it was never something that dvdfab or VOB blanker couldnt fix. ive real good success using these forums
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etvideoc
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29. March 2006 @ 18:06 |
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Had no problems with this one. I have been using CCE Free+ DVD Shrink+ Nero 7 most of the times, some times DVD Dicrypt and had no problems with almost any dvd's and trust me I back up a lot. Only Geisha gave me some problems but I split it in two discs and solved my problems. I will try it again with dvd fab and I beleive I will have no probs with this one either.
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pancho760
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29. March 2006 @ 18:12 |
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for geisha use dvdfab decrypter then burn with dvd shrink
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mcmenace
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29. March 2006 @ 18:45 |
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pancho760
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29. March 2006 @ 18:56 |
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mcmenace
im telling you i ripped with DVDfab decrypter then burned it with dvd shrink3.2. after i read your last posting i took my burnt copy of geisha put it in my entertainment sys and watched the beginning of the movie.
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mcmenace
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29. March 2006 @ 19:28 |
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pancho
i'm not doubting you, just informing you that shrink does not contain an integral burner. If you look under edit/preferences, you will see an I/O Tab, go there and you will see a box that says burn with Nero, if that is checked, Nero is doing the burning, if that is not checked, I have no idea how you are geting it to burn. It's a good idea to watch your copy anyway because just because they start doesnt mean you have a clean copy, I've seen them copy OK then hang up and skip half way through, especially with cheap blanks.
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pancho760
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29. March 2006 @ 20:03 |
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no you are right shrink is using Nero to burn that
i failed to mention that
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oupiin
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29. March 2006 @ 20:39 |
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I used CloneDVD2 and AnyDVD running in the background
Went write through it, no problems
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30. March 2006 @ 05:38 |
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I understand that some people want to use nothing but free programs. Free is nice. But, I'd rather pay a little bit, and not have the time and hassle invested with using nine(ok, four) different programs, to do a simple job.
Maybe you can't afford the programs, or maybe you're just too cheap, or maybe I'm just too lazy, to go through all that! I've always believed......... the simpler it is, the better it is! That's with everything in life. Not just burning dvds. :o)
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30. March 2006 @ 05:50 |
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Hi Pauncho,
I just backed up Capote (a new SONY release) using DVDFab and shrink without any problems and I am a just a beginner...
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mcmenace
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30. March 2006 @ 07:35 |
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JVC
I completely agree with your observations. Well-spoken and to the point. Also the progs you are referring to allow you to remove bonus stuff and other junk, should you choose, resulting in a closer to 1:1 picture ratio in the backup! So not only are you saving time and hassle, but you are getting a better quality backup.
Happy Burning !!!!
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30. March 2006 @ 08:30 |
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Quote:
I understand that some people want to use nothing but free programs. Free is nice. But, I'd rather pay a little bit, and not have the time and hassle invested with using nine(ok, four) different programs, to do a simple job.
Maybe you can't afford the programs, or maybe you're just too cheap, or maybe I'm just too lazy, to go through all that! I've always believed......... the simpler it is, the better it is! That's with everything in life. Not just burning dvds. :o)
I, for one, will use any FREE tools that can do the same job as any retail programs regardless. I've been using DVDFAB Decrypter (FREE) and VobBlanker (FREE) since the deceased of DVD Decrypter and I've never ran into any issues in addendum to dvd ripping or backing up, regardless of what protections (RipGuard or ARccOS) whatsoever.
NO.... it's not because of "cheap" or "can not afford", it simply is because we're "smart, advanced user(s) and or more knowledgeable" than those one click user(s).
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30. March 2006 @ 08:38 |
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I own AnyDVD, but I will still use the free programs to see how they stack up. Half the fun (or frustration) is seeing what different programs can/cannot do. So far the free programs work as well as the pay. Accept in the case of DVD Rebuilder which the pay version is better than the free as you have a little more flexibility in authoring, however the free version gets the job done and it even includes an excellent free encoder. Free is always good, and many who come to these forums cannot afford the pay, it great that free and stable programs still exist.
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30. March 2006 @ 09:00 |
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I completely agree with buddy arniebear.
By the way, DVD-RB Pro v1.09.2 is out. I've just updated last night, but haven't encode anything yet. I might get King Kong tonight after work and go from there.
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30. March 2006 @ 09:04 |
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@alkohol
Did KK with the new version of RB.....sweeeeeeeeet. Looks fantastic.
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30. March 2006 @ 11:33 |
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LMAO...........
I still use free also. As I said: "Free is good". I use DVD Shrink, until I run into a movie that it won't do. I still use DVD Decrypter, especially for DL discs. Free is great! I'm just saying that I think it's rediculous to go through three or four different free program's processes to do something that the fox and sheep can do. Common sense tells me that if I go through four different program's processes, that each process HAS to degrade the file a little more.
arniebear........don't I remember you telling people (newbies) about the deal they can get, if they get AnyDVD and CloneDVD, at the same time, by using "Afterdawn" in the code box? I can't swear to that. It just seems like I remember that from past posts.
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"smart, advanced user(s) and or more knowledgeable" than those one click user(s).
LMAO............ok, if you say so! I won't argue the point with you. You have helped a lot of folks here, so I won't argue and step on your toes anymore. I wasn't trying to step on them to start with.
I was just stating that it doesn't make sense to me, to go through so many processes, when you don't need to. You go through as many as you want and have time for.
I have said all I'm going to on the subject.
Happy burning y'all! :o)
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