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TXKnight

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14. October 2006 @ 13:06

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I recently purchased my DVD burner to backup my DVDs that I own (no piracy, don't worry)! I'm new to this whole thing, so please forgive my ignorance - the program that came with my DVD burner was Nero StartSmart, and I'm using a DVD ripper program called DVD Decrypter. The problem I'm having is that the disks that I copy will play on my computer but not on my home DVD player. Can anyone please help?????

Thank you for your help!!!

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IHoe

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14. October 2006 @ 14:40

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there are plenty of reasons why certain dvds won't play in other players:

1. burning speeds: burn at 4x so there will be less writing errors (rule of thumb is to burn at half the rated speed of the disk--8X disk burn at 4x).
2. read manual for your stand alone player and use the disks that will play in your player. If your player is less than 2 yrs old then it should play the + or - R disks! I said SHOULD that's why you read the manual.
3. try booktyping your drive to DVd-ROM so it will make your +R disks more compatible to players. Read this:
http://k-probe.com/bitsetting-booktype-faq.php
4. make sure that there are no finger prints or scratches on your disk that make it hard for the player to read the disk!
5. use good quality media (rule of thumb....buy the ones that are Made in Japan.) Verbatim is a top notch disk and is the only exception to this rule....some Verbatims are made in Taiwan and they are top notch!
6. and don't burn too close to the outer edge of the disk ..... which will make the disk unreadable! but using good media you will be able to burn close to the edge better than lesser quality media. Just in case I only burn no closer than 4400MB, so if you can set your programs to that, all the better!

follow these little tips of the trade and you'll have better success! good luck.

also read this:
http://www.cdfreaks.com/print/article/113
why the +R media is better than the -R media

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LOCOENG

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14. October 2006 @ 16:47

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In addition to the excellent advice given by IHOE...

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and I'm using a DVD ripper program called DVD Decrypter.

You will also need to update your ripper becuase sooner or later you are going to run across a movie that DVD Decrypter can't handle due to new copy protections.

RipIt4Me, which uses DVD Decrypter as it's heart and soul but keep the program current or DVDFab Decrypter, which is an entirely different entitity but is equally effective...here are some guides and links for you. (all freeware)

Ripit4Me-
http://www.ripit4me.org

Guides:
RipIt4Me..Quick Reference Guide
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/360110

An animated tutorial how to use the Wizard with RipIt4Me
http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=68097

DVDFab Decrypter-
http://www.dvdidle.com/free.htm

VobBlanker-
http://jsoto.posunplugged.com/vobblanker.htm

Guides:

DVDFAB Decrypter + VobBlanker guide by alkohol
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/334154

An alternative burning program vs. Nero is Imgburn...another excellent freeware selection (gotta love the little guys).

Imgburn-
http://www.imgburn.com

Guides:

Burning DVD Video files directly to double layer media with ImgBurn
http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=1780

Creating a single layer ISO on your hard drive using ImgBurn
http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=1778

Creating a double layer ISO on your hard drive using ImgBurn
http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=1777

ImgBurn Build Mode, An Overview
http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=1779

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