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dvd won't play in standalone dvd player
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anonomous
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17. April 2006 @ 10:53 |
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I need some help. I have played movies I have burned in my standalone dvd player over and over.. suddenly the new dvdI burn won't work any more.. I have changed nothing.. I took them to work to try them there and still nothing (they always worked there before) older dvds I burned still work fine.. I did do an update for windows.. don't know what I updated just do as reccomended.. I use dvd fab, dvd shrink, dvd decrypter and any dvd always running... I am not a pro at this.. been doing it over a year with only a few probs here and there.. but I can't fix this :( can anyone help me.. I have 5 young kids and if I allow them to watch as they please they don't care for the dvds well so I need to burn..
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catthief
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17. April 2006 @ 11:59 |
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What media are you using?stick with Verbatim or Taiyo Yudens DVD+ and booktype to dvd-rom.
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StanH1000
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17. April 2006 @ 12:16 |
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Type of Media and burn speed will affect playability of you movie backup. What is your burner and firmware, media, and burn spped used?
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17. April 2006 @ 13:04 |
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The windows update should'nt of created a problem for you, with reguards to burning DVDs.
You say you haven't changed anything (media brand, burning application, burning speed), your older burns still work, but the new ones all of a sudden don't. Well something changed, I'm thinking that something maybe up with your burner, even though you probably get a message that the burn process completed, this doesn't mean all is well.
To test the burner, see if you can play any original DVD in it correctly or even some of those older DVD you burned and still play in a standalone player. If the burner is having a problem with playing anything, well then its time for a new one.
You don't state what burning app you use, but since you mention DVD Decrypter, I'll assume that you're burning ISO images?? Can you possily post a log from that app, it's found in your decrypter log folder.
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18. April 2006 @ 07:21 |
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I use burner that came with my computer...dell.. it is still burning I can play in my portable dvd player .. and I can watch movies fine on it.. someone had something to say about dla in another forum.. could this be a problem? there used to be checks on both my drives with the use with dla they won't check any more..I used to even make backups from the backups using sonic record now.. just an exact copy.. they would play but they won't now.. trying another movie now so I can get log from decypter as soon as its done I will post log..
ok media I use is cheap but its same I always used imation DVD+R 8x 4.7GB .. firmware? lol what is that? burnspeed? um it takes about 1/2 hr per dvd? lol told you I am no pro.. but been doing it to protect my dvd movies for about a year and all of sudden it stopped working ..I am so lost..was so simple and one thing goes whacky and it becomes he!!
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18. April 2006 @ 07:38 |
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I 11:11:49 DVD Decrypter Version 3.5.4.0 started!
I 11:11:49 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2)
I 11:11:50 Initialising SPTI...
I 11:11:50 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 11:11:50 Found 1 DVD-ROM and 1 DVD+RW!
I 11:13:40 Operation Started!
I 11:13:40 Source File: C:\.ISO ( I removed name of movie)
I 11:13:40 Source File Sectors: 2,285,870 (MODE1/2048)
I 11:13:40 Source File Size: 4,681,461,760 bytes
I 11:13:40 Source File Implementation Identifier: DVD Shrink
I 11:13:40 Destination Device: [1:1:0] _NEC DVD+RW ND-2100AD 103D (E:) (ATA)
I 11:13:41 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Speeds: 2.4x)
I 11:13:41 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104
I 11:13:41 Write Mode: DVD
I 11:13:41 Write Type: SAO
I 11:13:41 Write Speed: MAX
I 11:13:41 Link Size: Auto
I 11:13:41 Test Mode: No
I 11:13:41 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 11:13:41 Filling Buffer...
I 11:13:46 Writing LeadIn...
I 11:14:00 Writing Image...
I 11:36:47 Synchronising Cache...
I 11:36:48 Closing Track...
I 11:37:01 Finalising Disc...
I 11:37:21 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:23:40
I 11:37:21 Average Write Rate: 3,346 KB/s (2.4x) - Maximum Write Rate: 3,493 KB/s (2.5x)
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18. April 2006 @ 08:08 |
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According to your log:
You're using DVD shrink to rip/transcode, create an image, then autoburning to disk using DVD decrypter.
Question
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Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Speeds: 2.4x)
You're using DVD+R media, is the max speed for the media 2.4x or greater?
I ask this because decrypter is set to burn at MAX speed (not good), according to the log:
Average Write Rate: 3,346 KB/s (2.4x) - Maximum Write Rate: 3,493 KB/s (2.5x)
Are these disks rated for a max write speed of 2.4x? To me, it appears as though the disk isn't identified correctly.
There are two things that should be done first:
1) Update the burner's firmware if one is available. You can have decrypter search for you buy going to:tools-->scroll down to search for firmware updates
2) Change the MAX setting for write speed to 4x at first and see if the burn is successful and the disk plays. In general, you should set the write speed to 1/2 the rated speed of the media to be safe.
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18. April 2006 @ 11:01 |
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chaing write speed to 4x.. my media says 8x.. "1) Update the burner's firmware if one is available. You can have decrypter search for you buy going to:tools-->scroll down to search for firmware updates " no such option under my tools. I feel dumb asking for help here.. have been coming here for a long time and usually can find my solution w/o having to sound stupid and ask for help.. I appreciate it.. whats the DLA thing about? will that make a difference?
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18. April 2006 @ 11:14 |
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what is flashing? is it something I should do?
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anonomous
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18. April 2006 @ 11:20 |
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I have a dell dimensions 4600
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anonomous
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18. April 2006 @ 11:36 |
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changed write speed to 4x still same problem.. how can something work fine for a year then all of a sudden not?
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StanH1000
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18. April 2006 @ 11:49 |
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Firmware updates from link at dvd decryptor:
Tools/Drive/check for firmware updates.
You need to look harder before you say it isn't there. Flashing is the process of upgrading your drives' firmware. DVD decyptor or device manager will tell you what version you have.
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18. April 2006 @ 11:51 |
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DLA??? are sure you don't mean DMA?
What is DMA mode?
DMA (Direct memory access) mode is a high performance mode for transferring data to and from devices, in particular, to CD and DVD burner devices.
The burner devices can function in either DMA or PIO modes. DMA mode allows the processor to transfer large pieces of data with very little software overhead - therefore requiring low CPU utilization. In this mode, high speed burning can be performed in background with other programs running.
PIO mode requires CPU processing for every few bytes sent to the device, so that CPU utilization becomes very high when trying to burn at high speeds.
Make sure your burner has DMA mode enabled, here's a guide;
http://www.burstcopy.com/dma/xp/
Flashing is just another way of saying updating (keeping it simple), so if you flash your burner (firmware flash), you're updating it's firmware.
You state that the media is rated at 8x, but your log shows that the write speed never got above 2.5x, to me, it appears as though the disk isn't identified correctly by the burner, something about the media's characteristics has changed even though you state you're using the same brand. This can usually be corrected by performing a firmware update, if not, change the brand of media you're using to mabe verbatim.
For firmware, you currently have: version 103D as shown
_NEC DVD+RW ND-2100AD 103D (E:)
Try updating to version 104E
Click on the download link for NEC 2100 firmware 104E
http://liggydee.cdfreaks.com/page/2500/
or get it here;
http://liggydee.cdfreaks.com/download/2100/104e_rpc1.zip
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18. April 2006 @ 12:21 |
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no I meant DLA ..I did you DMA thing.. mine was set right.. on the dvd drives if you right click there is an option use with DLA.. mine both used to be checked.. neither will even allow a check any more.. I tried the links for the firmware upgrade.. I downloaded..unzipped but the only thing in the file I could click on was a link back to the site :( anyone live in PA and want to come over and fix it lol I will pay you... seriously any other ideas? my kids are driving me nuts because I won't allow them to watch movies unless I am in room and handling them until I can back them up again
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18. April 2006 @ 12:35 |
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18. April 2006 @ 14:12 |
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did the DLA update.. god I got to be about dumb.. I can't find this binflash thing anywhere.. click on the link you gave it gives another link for binflash.cdfreaks.com click on that and I am totally lost.. can not find a download
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StanH1000
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18. April 2006 @ 14:22 |
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The linked page clearly indentifies the binflash download link. please pay more attention before pleading ignorance. Find the paragraph:
Download Binflash
First of all you need to download a version of Binflash that matches your Operating System. At the moment there are commandline versions for Windows, DOS, Linux and Mac available. You should ensure that you are always using the latest version, in case some important bugs have been fixed.
Now clink the underlined link and download the windows version. follow all instructions to the letter.
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18. April 2006 @ 14:33 |
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never mind.. thank you johnl123 for the help and allowing for my ignorance.. I still can't find the windows download .. I won't waste time any more.. apparantly I must be too ignorant :( will find a new site thanx anyways
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18. April 2006 @ 15:18 |
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I was feeling bad about being too dumb to find this binflash download.. after reading forums at cdfreak I found the binflash downloads were not there and temp. disabled due to server probs. thanx for making me feel even worse StanH1000 when it looks like it wasn't all my stupidity stopping me from downloading it
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19. April 2006 @ 12:32 |
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Sorry, I should of checked that link to make sure it was ok. I just checked and it and it seems to be working properly now, download the Win32 GUI version of binflash and update the burner's firmware.
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