stevo1957
03-27-2005, 02:35 PM
Hello all,
I use DVD Decrypter and DVD Shrink to backup my movie DVDs.
Problem is, sometimes they work, sometimes they don't.
If I play them on the PS2 or the LG DVD player, all seems to be well for the first hour or so and then I usually get some problems:
Picture freezes and the DVD won't play, or
Picture and sound go jumpy, or
Get a disc error sayinmg there are problems reading / accessing etc.
(However, some backups will play from start to finish without incident.)
I usually use DVD Shrink to take out foreign language chapters etc, so as to get the compression rate better - this shouldn't effect anything, should it?
If I put the DVD in the PC straight away, it will generally play fine.
I have a dual layer Pioneer internal burner.
It's almost as if when the media gets hot, the problems start. Most times, the DVD will play for a while before the problems happen. Sometimes, I can go back to the title, find the chapter where the problems were, and it will play through the part where it previously had problems and then present problems at another part of the disc.
I have only ever used Laser blanks - DVD -R. Current batch is 8x. I had previoosly tried Laser DVD -R , 4X and still had some issues.
It sounds like media to me. (I don't think hardware as the DVD's play fine on the PC. It would be hard to claim problems with the Recorder when all functions well at the PC level.)
Any ideas / recommendations?
Thanks,
Steve
I use DVD Decrypter and DVD Shrink to backup my movie DVDs.
Problem is, sometimes they work, sometimes they don't.
If I play them on the PS2 or the LG DVD player, all seems to be well for the first hour or so and then I usually get some problems:
Picture freezes and the DVD won't play, or
Picture and sound go jumpy, or
Get a disc error sayinmg there are problems reading / accessing etc.
(However, some backups will play from start to finish without incident.)
I usually use DVD Shrink to take out foreign language chapters etc, so as to get the compression rate better - this shouldn't effect anything, should it?
If I put the DVD in the PC straight away, it will generally play fine.
I have a dual layer Pioneer internal burner.
It's almost as if when the media gets hot, the problems start. Most times, the DVD will play for a while before the problems happen. Sometimes, I can go back to the title, find the chapter where the problems were, and it will play through the part where it previously had problems and then present problems at another part of the disc.
I have only ever used Laser blanks - DVD -R. Current batch is 8x. I had previoosly tried Laser DVD -R , 4X and still had some issues.
It sounds like media to me. (I don't think hardware as the DVD's play fine on the PC. It would be hard to claim problems with the Recorder when all functions well at the PC level.)
Any ideas / recommendations?
Thanks,
Steve