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Better than AnyDVD
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AlienDad
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13. February 2005 @ 11:35 |
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Is there any better decrypting programs that decrypt DVDs? I have DVD Shrink and DVD Decrypter, but sometimes they dont decrypt fully. I just got AnyDVD, but it is a trial version and I don't want to spend the money to purchase it.
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bardie
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13. February 2005 @ 23:29 |
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For a free program I don't think you could go past DVD Decrypter.
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ScubaBud
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14. February 2005 @ 03:30 |
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If you don't want to purchase AnyDVD then let me add just one more name to the list above.
AnyDVD = $40
DVD Decrypter = Free
VobBlanker = Free
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jlrm365
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14. February 2005 @ 06:34 |
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People go on about Decrypter as though it's an automatic answer. Nothing works all the time. Shrink is what works best and most often for me and the "AnyDVD / CloneDVD2" combo overcomes any problems it or Decrypter may have. As scuba said, you can try the free alternative.
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AlienDad
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14. February 2005 @ 14:17 |
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Thanx for all the info, it really helped out.
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jlrm365
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14. February 2005 @ 15:47 |
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Amazing like that, this forum.
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wild77
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14. February 2005 @ 21:41 |
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jlrm365 If you don't like Decrypter don't use it!Every thread I read seems like an ad for AnyDVD anymore.Find what works for you and go with it.Not every one has all the answers like you seem to.We are all here to try to help others or find solutions to problems.
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14. February 2005 @ 21:59 |
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wild77, you are not alone. I'm getting tired of seeing AnyDVD getting pimped, too.
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bardie
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14. February 2005 @ 22:19 |
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Ditto
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aabbccdd
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14. February 2005 @ 23:04 |
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BUT AnyDVD is a great program also DVD Region+CSS is pretty good program too but its a trial verson also
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jlrm365
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15. February 2005 @ 00:01 |
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wild77, you need not use the "AnyDVD / CloneDVD2" combo if you do not appreciate it. I am not sure what the "anymore" is doing in that sentence, but you must have forgotten your own proclivity for "Decrypter" in it's composition.
Performing a search on this site, for "wild77"+"decrypter", I was greeted by "Results 1 - 10 of about 62 from forums.afterdawn.com for wild77+decrypter". Some of your posts do not mention it directly, but all are close to those that do. Indeed you could say the same about me, but you'll find my numbers are somewhat different (a search for "jlrm365"+anydvd", yielding "Results 1 - 8 of about 9 from forums.afterdawn.com for jlrm365+anydvd").
There's a lot more ammunition, so how about we not mention each other again and stick to discussions of software and software issues, as the site intends us to?
Someone once said: "we are all here to try to help others or find solutions to problems". Unless you are operating on a Nietzsche policy when it comes to comments, you could be constructive in / with your next.
Someone else once was and responded with "just used AnyDVD and clonedvd2...did the job no problem and results are good... thanks for the advice". I have found what works for me, have gone with it and shall continue to advise others to do the same, with good humour and a smile where possible :)
Thanks for your positive contribution aabbccdd :)
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terri1208
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20. February 2005 @ 17:24 |
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No need to bash wild77, cause I have tried them all, and AnyDVD, and Clone dvd2 seems to work the best together, yes you will have to pay though
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S2K
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25. February 2005 @ 05:21 |
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jlrm365,
I think your ad hominem comments against wild777 are way off base.
I also notice a few people constantly pushing AnyDVD. there are quite a few threads where the problem is clearly and already established to be from an older version of dvddecrypter, which is free and has a huge user base and yet people chime in with AnyDVD.
Worse yet there are threads where people are clearly having disk with no protection problems but they have reading errors from scratches or dirty disks where they are being (badly) advised to get anydivd.
If you like AnyDVD that is fine. but there are simple free answers that don't comprise speinding any money.
Many others have noticed this weird hyping of anydivd as well.
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jlrm365
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25. February 2005 @ 07:04 |
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"I think your ad hominem comments against wild777 are way off base"
My comments are not "ad hominem" but "ad verbum".
I respond in kind, as I am able and allowed.
"where the problem is clearly and already established"
You would have a point if that were the one issue AnyDVD could overcome!
People "chime in" because AnyDVD is far more dynamic than overcoming that one issue.
Decrypter fixed is Decrypter. AnyDVD added is a whole new ball game.
"If you like AnyDVD that is fine"
It is also fine if you do not like AnyDVD.
"Many others have noticed this weird hyping of anydivd as well"
Isn't it wonderful :) ?
I would choose to not have you contradict my posts, as you might choose to not have me contradict yours.
Online forums are about free speech and more will now notice, as you have kindly revived a dead thread :)
If the mention of AnyDVD vexes you, allow the thread in which it is mentioned to expire.
As it is, the stage is freshened for another mention of AnyDVD :)
AnyDVD has a fully functioning free three week trial. I have been able to more than overcome various Shrink and Decrypter problems in that time. Should you be having issues with those pieces of software or with any other, feel free to test AnyDVD :)
Here is another example of its success:
"AnyDVD cracks yet un-released DVD protection":
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/5966.cfm
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"A new version of SONY's DVD copy protection system ARccOS has been compromised. The protection is on the DVD version of the movie "The Forgotten" scheduled for DVD release on January 18th 2005. Today, January 17th, The new version of the popular tool AnyDVD by the Antiguan software company SlySoft, which eliminates this protection, was released. "We remove copy protections faster, than the movie industry can deploy them" says SlySoft's CEO Giancarlo Bettini very pleased. "Maybe the movie industry will start to reconsider using these useless copy protections. They cost money and may cause compatibility problems with the customer's equipment"."
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25. February 2005 @ 14:23 |
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joe777
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25. February 2005 @ 15:14 |
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Or if you flash the firmware of your drive , then you wouldn't have just Any Dvd(pun is intended he he he)would would have a proper hardware solution.No need to pay for anything.Just my 2 Euro cents worth, he he
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mimesis
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25. February 2005 @ 15:30 |
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From my perspective i would choose Decrypter/Shrink combo over AnyDVD/CloneDVD2 for one simple reason. AnyDVD/CloneDVD2 shrinks the movie much farther than need be meaning that it also takes away from the quality of the picture. Every movie i have backed up with CloneDVD2 has made the movie between 3300 to 3700. I'd rather have the movie resized to 4300 if it needs resizing at all. However, I have needed to back up some movies using AnyDVD/CloneDVD2 because Decrypter/Shrink would not back them up.
And one last thing............AnyDVD/CloneDVD2 has problems reading movies with scratches, Decrypter/Shrink usually does not.
Just my 2 cents.
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jlrm365
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25. February 2005 @ 16:44 |
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flip218 - Thanks for drawing a line under that one!
joe777 - Don't even start on the ******* Euro! What a pain! Definately a topic for an "Any other business" type thread as, once you get started, you cannot stop!
mimesis - Ideally Shrink and Decrypter would work all the time! I would use nothing but Shrink personally! Having said that, the combo that need no longer be named has overcome difficulties where those have failed. I've never had issues with it reading scratches and it does break some nasty encryption that others cannot.
Still... whatever works :) Nice graphic!
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25. February 2005 @ 17:09 |
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I think any dvd and decrypter both are great programs. I recommend decrypter first because it's free and it burns, albeit only ISO files. I don't believe in recommending that someone buy a program when there is a very solid free alternative available.
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iriedawta
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25. February 2005 @ 17:26 |
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i have CloneDVD and AnyDVD also, but i also have dvdshrink (latest version). i like all 3...and they seem to work well with all movies. why i have both dvdshrink and CloneDVD? well...sometimes when i try and burn a movie with AnyDVD and shrink..it don't seem to want to pass the encoding procedure. don't know why? cleaned the dvd and all. i then try AnyDVD and CloneDVD and it encodes and burn without no errors. so if one don't work...i use the other one. but since i can't figure out how to reauthor the movie in CloneDVD..i will sometimes use shrink to burn only the main movie.
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25. February 2005 @ 19:13 |
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You are trying to compare apples to oranges with Decrypter and AnyDVD. Yes both decrypt but only AnyDVD runs in the background with almost every program out there. AnyDVD can't burn, Decrypter can. AnyDVD can't do much by itself but works wonders behind Shrink, Nero Recode, X Copy and the list goes on. We push AnyDVD because its one of the best UNIVERSAL decrypters out there and is usually updated before any other program. Decrypter is free and is also very good at what it does but trying to compare the 2 doesn't do either any justice. It's sure not worth fighting over. Use what you like. My first choice is CloneDVD and AnyDVD.
Jerry
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jlrm365
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25. February 2005 @ 19:38 |
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Well and diplomatically said Jerry :)
How many times have you had to post / how long have you had to be here, to be considered an "addict" :) ?
Cheers :)
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bob001
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25. February 2005 @ 20:01 |
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Can we continue to write those movie names in this thread which didn't work with dvdshrink/decrypter during your experience and worked with anydvd/clonedvd? Would love to research on those issues and see if anydvd/clonedvd did any better job? We all can post the results about our success and failures with both type of products (free and paid ones).
If you folks agree, please start giving out the movie name.
To start with, First one that I remember is Acolaypse or something like that (Apologies for not remembering the correct name/spelling). This movie had an issue with older version of decrypter while dvdshrink completely failed. However, after using latest available version of decrypter, it worked. Same day, I also downloaded AnyDVD and it also worked.
So, like this lets see which movie didn't work at all with latest available versions. Of course, lets do it if we all agree for it. - Thanks, bob.
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jlrm365
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26. February 2005 @ 03:14 |
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You are more than welcome to. Of course nobody else would, unless it suited :)
AnyDVD recently made it possible to crack Sony's new encoding on "The Forgotten" and raised its own profile in the process.
I wanted to see this amazing new piece of software in action and so purchased a copy of both it and "The Forgotten". Decrypter was a lead balloon on that occasion, whereas AnyDVD allowed things to be as easy as a hot knife through butter.
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "The Punisher" are two other names I can roll off, where the same has been true. Decrypter was a chocolate teapot, though AnyDVD made short work of their issues :)
By "Acolaypse", did you mean "Apocalypse Now"?
For the Decrypter aficionados and the unaware, it's not that Decrypter is worse than AnyDVD. It's more that where Decrypter is often unable, the "AnyDVD / CloneDVD2" combination can make a path for itself and triumph :)
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wild77
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26. February 2005 @ 11:17 |
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Movies done using
DVD Decrypter 10-15 mins. to rip to hard drive
DVD Shrink or Nero REcode2 to encode/compress
Recode seems to be slightly faster.Total times vary from 35-60 mins.depending on the size of the movie.The Grudge had a file size of 3844mb and was done in 35 mins.
The Grudge
Resident Evil 2
The Forgotten
The Punisher
Happy Burning!!!
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