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DVD Shrink Help
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rootsmoke
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9. March 2004 @ 12:59 |
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Aaaaarrrrrgggg! This is the most frustrating thing ever. Pete, I've been using the little guide you left for dsharpe, following it to the letter and I crap out every time while burning. The files that are in my VIDEO_TS folder have a few different extensions and I'm wondering if this might be the problem? There's .VOB, .bup, .ifo files in there. Although I wouldn't think the type of files being burned would prevent Nero from burning them...
Any help from anybody would be much appreciated - I'm ready to snap a coaster and slit my wrists with it, I'm so mad at this!!!
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ScubaPete
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9. March 2004 @ 14:00 |
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Ooohhhh No Rootsmoke, we don't allow bleeding on the forum, too hard to get good cleaning help :-)
You say you're crapping out while burning - are you using a folder named VIDEO_TS to hold all your files ?
(BTW, All those files bup, ifo and vob's are what you're supposed to have :))
Are you following my guide to the letter ?
Lastly, do you have Easy CD Creator on your PC ?
Pete
BTW, Congrats on being the newest member of our little Club :D)
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drchips
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9. March 2004 @ 14:04 |
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SAVE HIM, Pete!!
We need all the converts we can get ;)
You got your headset yet Pete?
Life is just more of the same:
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9. March 2004 @ 14:35 |
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Oh, cheez, Edith! And I have Roxio on my PC. anyway, I have Nero ROM Ultra and DVD Shrink on my PC. So far, I've had no problems with using DVD Shrink to rip & burn backups of movies. The melding with Nero is seamless.
My suggestion, and I may have missed it in ScubaPete's answer, is to kill all unnecessary processes and programs before rippings and burning. This is especially true if you have antivirus or Zone Alarm running. Both make continual demands on the CPU.
On XP you can use the three fingered salute. I can't remember what the Win98 equivalent is. It might also help to be running win98SE as it allows a little more memory. And just for giggles, try to get another 256 MB of RAM. It'll help both the burning and other apps you may have.
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rootsmoke
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9. March 2004 @ 14:40 |
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Hey, thanks
Yes, all the files are in a folder called Video_ts.
No, I don't have this Easy CD Creator - based on my reading here, I'm only using Shrink to rip and Nero 6 to burn. I know a lot of people say the media makes a difference - I'm using Memorex 4.7GB 4x DVD-Rs.
My burner came with Roxio burning software - is it possible to use that? I read that Nero is flakey, but 6 fails of 6 - brutal....
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ScubaPete
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9. March 2004 @ 14:43 |
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No headset yet "Doc" but the Pete-ster is a NJ Licensed EMT, got my med kit with me, I'll get him to the Trauma Center in time :-)
Hit the ?Lights? and the ?Horn?
We?re off and runnin?
?P?
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9. March 2004 @ 16:13 |
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Hey there Pete, Chips, Mr rootsmoke. Could the problem be them there Memorex -R discs made by CMC-MAG. Just a possibility. Just passing by, thought I stop and say Hiii.
Jerry
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ScubaPete
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10. March 2004 @ 10:33 |
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Thanks Jerry -
rootsmoke,
I'm sorry there Buddy, I totally missed the last sentence in your post - Roxio may well be a culprit in your troubles - Let's uninstall it and stay with Mr. Nero :P
Remember to reboot after the uninstall, it helps to clean it out -
My friend "Doc" (drchips) has come across some issues dealing with Memorex media - too many "Bad" discs, as I remember, as high as 50 % of a batch coming out as coasters - Be on the look out (:0 -ouch! )
I wonder what Roxio has against us to cause soooo much difficulty with our burners ?
Pete
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rootsmoke
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10. March 2004 @ 12:19 |
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Thanks all, I'll try removing Roxio.
BTW, I have boobies, not a peepee.
Cheers!
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ScubaPete
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10. March 2004 @ 12:32 |
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(@) Y (@)
So Sorry :D)
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zachzchw
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10. March 2004 @ 17:20 |
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Hello, all. This is a great page and new users seem to get their answers pretty quickly. I have a tdk indidvd 440n burner,in case it matters. I am attempting to backup movies with dvd x copy express. It reads the dvd fine, then writes it, but at the very end, when it says "finalizing", it says the burn failed. Its really driving me crazy!! Any suggestions on what to do? I already downloaded DVD Decrypter, DVD Shrink, and img tool. I am in the process of downloading the demo of Nero. After the 30 days, will I be able to use any other programs to burn with? I think the roxio easy creator's came with my burner.
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ScubaPete
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10. March 2004 @ 18:24 |
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zachzchw,
Delete Roxio !
Then go here and see what else you have to get rid of to use DVD XCopy -
http://dvdxcopy.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/49908
Our FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO GET XCopy WORKING -
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We'll set you up with other things, don't want too much on your plate to start.
I wrote "Big" so that others don't just jump in and get you confused your first day in the Club
To start you off, you I'd like you to stop by the store and pick up an DVD RW to practice with and some "Good" DVD's to work with - Ritek G04 or Verbatim are what we are looking for - good software and proper techniques are no good if you're trying to work with crappy discs :-(
When you have finished that, and we can get you burning with XCopy, we'll teach you about DVD Shrink etc., Sound Good ? OK, see you soon,
Pete
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zachzchw
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10. March 2004 @ 19:16 |
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Thanks pete! I actually have had success burning with dvd x copy, I just begun running into problems when I tried to burn entire discs of some newer movies, like swat, out of time, etc. if I only burned the movie, it worked fine, but if I clicked entire disc, it failed. I figured that was some new kind of copy protection.
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ScubaPete
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10. March 2004 @ 19:20 |
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No, no new copyright -
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zachzchw
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10. March 2004 @ 20:23 |
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I got it to work by doing the iso image, then burning with DVD Decrypter. It sucks that I actually paid money for x copy!
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ScubaPete
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11. March 2004 @ 14:20 |
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zachzchw,
Yep, that's one way that works with Decrypter, Read ISO then write ISO. It does great with DVD-5 (< 4.36GB) movies.
Now, did we delete Roxio ? Do it through Control panel and when it's finished, reboot to clean it out :-)
Let me know when you have gone through the "Black List".
Pete
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zachzchw
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11. March 2004 @ 18:32 |
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Pete, got rid of roxio, and I went through the black list.
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ScubaPete
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11. March 2004 @ 19:34 |
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Ok, did you try to rip a DVD ??
If so, what happened ?
Pete
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zachzchw
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11. March 2004 @ 20:03 |
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No, havent tried the x copy again. Ive just been using the shrink and decrypter. You know, the old why mess with success thing.
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rootsmoke
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12. March 2004 @ 07:30 |
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Hey!
I've had success - yay! I guess Roxio was the problem. You suck Roxio - do you hear me? Booooo, hisssss....
You guys rule - thank you. Since you are all such smarty pantses :) here's another poser for you: whenever I am ripping a DVD with Shrink, the only time it works is when I stay with the computer and am activly using other programs. If I walk away and leave it alone while Shrink is encoding, I come back to a black screen that can't be revived and have to reboot and start all over. This makes no sense whatsoever. It should be the other way around, no?
Anyone ever have this problem? Little help?
many thanks!
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ScubaPete
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12. March 2004 @ 08:44 |
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rootsmoke,
Of course we "RULE", you only deserve the very best :)
Now that you're "in the groove", you are one of us -
That means that we expect to see you back here, lending a "Helping Hand" with other "Newbies" -
?Alrighty?, I heard you say, "How can I do that ? I'm still learning." We're all still learning - Hang around, read some threads, pickup some more knowledge, find other recipes for burning and pass them on -
Like your last problem, coming back to a blank screen - (turn off your screen saver :) Also, check other programs that may come on, that generally is the culprit -
I'll be over there, by the water cooler, just "Hangin' wid my "Buds', "Fast" Frank, "Doc" (fastest fingers in the West), Praetor and "The Cool One" Jerry. Just slide on over and say, "Howdiieee".
Pete
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12. March 2004 @ 08:52 |
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Rootsmoke - From another Newbie, here's a tip I picked from a friend who was a beta tester for XCopy.
Kill all programs you don't need if you're using anything less than a 2GHZ cpu or 512 MB RAM. Use the Microsoft Salute to kill unneeded processes as well if your using XP or 2000.
I'm using a Dell XPS-T700r I up'd to a 1.4 GHz celeron with 512 MB RAM. I knock off Norton, ZoneAlarm and a few other processes and I haven't had a problem yet with Shrink.
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12. March 2004 @ 09:09 |
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Howdee Pete,
Just got my spindle of Shiny top Ritek G-04s, You can see the quality! My A-07 does an 8 minute burn and my Nero is working again after much fussing and fretting.
Burn heaven!
I'm currently working on Nero burn log translations. Ahead should sell a book, I'd buy it.
Seems like a lot of folks post them so I might as well learn how to read them. I can actually tell quite a bit about their burn settings, media, drivers etc.
Cheers,
Frank
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ScubaPete
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12. March 2004 @ 14:26 |
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(Damn there "Fast-Man", I thought you were a long time g04 man - it's OK though now, you're still welcomed back into the fold :p)
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zachzchw
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12. March 2004 @ 16:14 |
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Hello all. Ive been using shrink and DVD Decrypter to burn with, and I scan through all the chapters on my computer (and they all seem fine). I attempted to play a dvd on a buddy's dvd player,which is an emerson that he got about 3 years ago. We tried a few different dvd's, and they all skipped. The best way to describe it is, they pause, play, pause, play-very glitchy. Is there a "blacklist" for these programs, or could it just be his dvd player? (He plans on purchasing a new one soon.) Thanks for the help.(Im using a tdk indidvd 440 n, and Onid 4x mirror top media.)
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