I have burned approx 50-60 movies on DVD-R media using "DVD Shrink 3.2" and "DVD Decrypter ver.3.5.4.0" and on two occasions have run into a problem where I have inadvertently caused a blank DVD-R to become unusable (non-writeable) thru a process that shouldn't of cause this to happen. Now these disk are 99% EMPTY and can not be used!
The process that has caused this is as follows:
1. After I created my ISO movie file using "DVD Shrink 3.2",
2. I start up the "DVD Decrypter" program and choose my ISO movie file to burn.
3. Once I've choosen the ISO movie file I load a blank DVD-R into my DVD+-R Drive.
4. With the blank DVD-R loaded, "DVD Decrypter" indicates it's ready to burn by showing the green arrow.
5. The problem is caused when I choose NOT to proceed with the burn (with the green arrow still up) and close the program.
6. When I run "DVD Decrypter" again and load that SAME blank DVD-R disk into the drive, I get the "Disk Not Empty" message in "DVD Decrypter".
I know that somehow in step 3 a small amount of data must of been burned to the media (possible to intialize it or something) causing the "Disk Not Empty" message.
Does anyone know if there is any software on the market that can trick or create a new starting point and make an almost blank (which can't be burned) DVD-R burnable again?
It would be nice to know if I can restore these DVD-R disk burnable again.
I don't have any problems with my DVD drive or the DVD-R media. My only problem is getting those two DVD-R disks (that got a small amount of data burned to them) usable again in "DVD Decrypter".
Recording Management Area Information:
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-111D
Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):
Disc ID: 0@P-!-00
Book Type: DVD-R Part Version: 5
Disc Size: 120mm
Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified
Number of Layers: 1
Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP)
Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit
Track Density: 0.74 um/track
First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608
Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 2,429,227
Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0
Media Information
Disc Regions are 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
CSS Protected No
Media code/Manufacturer ID MCC 03RG20
UDF Format Type V1.02
UDF Volume Name DEJA_VU_US_16X9
UDF Application id
UDF Implementation id DVD Shrink UDF Recording Date/Time (mm/dd/yyyy) 5/25/2007 17:43:40
Format Capacity 4.26GB(4.57GB)
Book Type DVD-R Media Type DVD-R Manufacturer Rated Speed 16.0x 22160KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 16.0x 22160KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 12.0x 16620KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 8.0x 11080KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 6.0x 8310KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 4.0x 5540KBps
Write Strategy Speed 4.0x 5540KBps
2x Speed OPC beta 09
2x Speed OPC power 0B
2x Write Strategy field 1 14 87 78 90
2x Write Strategy field 2 88 80 00 00 00 00
4x Speed OPC beta 08
4x Speed OPC power 13
4x Write Strategy field 1 0D 11 0C 08
4x Write Strategy field 2 95 07 0E 0B
4x Write Strategy field 3 A0 00 20 00
4x Speed OPC beta multi-pulse 06
4x Speed OPC power multi-pulse 1A
4x Write Strategy field 4 17 86 67 85
4x Write Strategy field 5 99 AB 3A 83 20 32
4x Write Strategy field 6 00 00 D0 00 00
Data area starting sector 30000h
Data area end sector 22112Bh
Linear Density 0.267um/bit
Track Density 0.74um/track
Number of Layers 1
