trying to backup the simpsons movie

[etrin]

It plays fine in both of my dvd players so I can't say its bad but in both of my computers
its not a valid disk. So I can't even get a copy of the damn thing.

Is this some new protection so that it won't even play on a computer much less make a copy?

How are people getting this to work...tried 3 computers and nothing.

[classfour]

DVDFabdecrypter?????

[etrin]

doesn't do anything since after trying 4 computers none will even say there is a dvd in the drive.

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it took 5 tries on an xp pro sp2 before I found a computer that could even see the disk.
This is getting weird. 2 xp home and 2 vista and none of these could see it.
I am not sure if its the os or the drive that can not see the disk but all of these machines are pretty new.

[jarhead_h]

It plays fine in both of my dvd players so I can't say its bad but in both of my computers
its not a valid disk. So I can't even get a copy of the damn thing.

Is this some new protection so that it won't even play on a computer much less make a copy?

How are people getting this to work...tried 3 computers and nothing.

Same deal with my copy. This is not the first time I've seen this with a DVD, a few others also behave this way. It has to be some kind of DRM.

[Supreme2k]

Just for laughs, I tried backing up my retail copy of The Simpsons Movie. DVDFabdecrypter, flawlessly. DVD-RB, again, flawless. Played on all three of my DVD players, as well as on a PC and a laptop.

Do you have autorun disabled? That's the only thing that I can imagine would prevent you from copying it.

Actually, the PC that I used to rip it has autorun enabled.

[classfour]

Sometimes is depends on the programs running - as to how fast or how well your machine can read a disc. Also, the drive doing the reading. I have better luck reading with Panasonic or Plextors than NECs.

I haven't heard of a new copy protection that behaves this way.

Were you trying to rip the movie, then couldn't read the disc?

[jarhead_h]

Nope. My brother's Dell ran it, so I plugged in an old IDE samsung 2x and the movie fired right up on my system.Looks like my 20x Lite-on doesn't like the disc. Etrin the only advice I can give you is to try it on someone else's system, preferably that has an entirely different brand of DVD.

[mijman]

backed it up just fine with RipIt4Me.

[ricoman]

What kind of disc are you using, some players are touchy with media. Do all your burners have the latest firmware? Many firmware updates are specifically to recognize new media.

[Dpoet69]

I cant backup my own copy of the simpsons movie I could backup the whole movie and would play but when it gets to a curtain point where they go to church it would freeze and turn black and white and you would here the begining of the movie in the background. It would do this two times threw the whole movie. Does anyone know whats up with that.

[ricoman]

I cant backup my own copy of the simpsons movie I could backup the whole movie and would play but when it gets to a curtain point where they go to church it would freeze and turn black and white and you would here the begining of the movie in the background. It would do this two times threw the whole movie. Does anyone know whats up with that.

You chose the wrong movie selection. There are 2 that are around the same size, choose the other one that you didn't choose previously. There are a couple of movies that this happens with, the Simpsons and Dejavu that comes to mind. Just pick the other selection or I think you can pick both, you'll notice that the quality % doesn't change when you do.

[Wiggles603]

hey everyone, I decided to post this here, because I can't seem to find any other instances of this problem.

Anyway, I have a widescreen version of simpsons, played it on my tv and it was stuttering at parts, some were pretty bad. So I tried it on my computer and my computer wouldn't even read it.

Took it back and the new dvd won't read on my computer either, I haven't been able to watch it on my tv yet to see if it has the stuttering problem.

I tried my brothers simpsons dvd which is a fullscreen version on my computer and it played just fine.

What could be going on?

[cyflyer]

Silly question, but, it is an original dvd from a major retailer, and not a bootleg copy isn't it ?
Also, you do have dvd playing software such as Powedvd or Mediaplayer installed ? (i think it needs those to recognise a dvd ?)

[Nitemare]

I backed up the Simpson's movie with just dvd shrink.

[Wiggles603]

mine is a legit copy

[jman98]

hey everyone, I decided to post this here, because I can't seem to find any other instances of this problem.

Anyway, I have a widescreen version of simpsons, played it on my tv and it was stuttering at parts, some were pretty bad. So I tried it on my computer and my computer wouldn't even read it.

Took it back and the new dvd won't read on my computer either, I haven't been able to watch it on my tv yet to see if it has the stuttering problem.

I tried my brothers simpsons dvd which is a fullscreen version on my computer and it played just fine.

What could be going on?

The Simpsons may be authored in widescreen with a setting that is causing your player to have problems. Also note that if Sony distributes it, it may have ARCCOS protection on it and in theory, they could be problems for your player because ARCCOS uses deliberately bad sectors on the DVD to try to thwart copying. These bad sectors may not be correctly skipped by some players. But that is pure speculation as I do not have the movie and do not know if it uses ARCCOS or not.

[Supreme2k]

I backed up the Simpson's movie with just dvd shrink.

Just for (more) laughs, I tried DVDDecrypter. Again, ripped flawlessly.

You guys with ripping/burning problems must have bad discs, burners and/or players.

[Wiggles603]

hey everyone, I decided to post this here, because I can't seem to find any other instances of this problem.

Anyway, I have a widescreen version of simpsons, played it on my tv and it was stuttering at parts, some were pretty bad. So I tried it on my computer and my computer wouldn't even read it.

Took it back and the new dvd won't read on my computer either, I haven't been able to watch it on my tv yet to see if it has the stuttering problem.

I tried my brothers simpsons dvd which is a fullscreen version on my computer and it played just fine.

What could be going on?

The Simpsons may be authored in widescreen with a setting that is causing your player to have problems. Also note that if Sony distributes it, it may have ARCCOS protection on it and in theory, they could be problems for your player because ARCCOS uses deliberately bad sectors on the DVD to try to thwart copying. These bad sectors may not be correctly skipped by some players. But that is pure speculation as I do not have the movie and do not know if it uses ARCCOS or not.

I don't get it, why would they make the widescreen different than the fullscreen version?

Is there a way I can figure out if its a bad disc or copy protection?

[theosus]

I have been wondering about this issue myself...if there were some new form of protection.
I tried copying Die Hard 4, the Darwin Awards, and The Simpsons. All 20th Century Fox movies. My dell laptop, which is two years old, read them with no trouble. The DVD drive in my PC, which is an iomega "superDVD" about five years old, tries to read it, the light blinks for about thirty seconds, and then reports "invalid disc". I am running xp pro on my desktop, and home on the laptop. Both computers have anyDVD and CloneDVD.
I don't think its the ripping software...because it doesnt even get to the point where it COULD rip it.

Okay...editing this one:
I got my PC to read the disc, simply by turning Autorun back on. Dont know what the deal was, but there it is.
Tried copying the shorter version of the simpsons, to see if that removed the black and white weird section. Nope, they showed up again. BUT - while watching CloneDVD, it seems the three b/w sections are put in at the end. They dont show up in the decryption process until after the credits, all by themselves, in a seperate VOB file. When you play the movie normally, there they are, stcuk in the middle. Of course, using dvddecrypter, I tried leaving that VOB file out. It decrypted fine, but cloneDVD wont process the changed movie. Going to try FabDecrypter... havent used it in a LONG time.

[BQuicksilver]

Keep us updated. I noticed the same black and white issue when I played around with simpsons. Deja Vu and Live Free or Die Hard do the same thing.

DVDFab Gold will not even recognize Simpsons in my DRU500 Sony burner, but my NEC will see it.

[ntscuser]

Keep us updated. I noticed the same black and white issue when I played around with simpsons.

It's to do with the commentary which is longer than the movie. The movie pauses at intervals and turns black & white to indicate it's been paused while the commentary continues.

I've backed up almost the entire Simpsons disc including DTS audio and most extras and had no issues with it at all. It even played back on a Panasonic DMR-E50 which is a real bastard of a player.

[rickygg]

i have same problem, weird.

[bigstusexy]

Does this movie have one of those, "mobile version" files on it?

[YORI]

Hello everyone

I've followed Supreme2k int and worked just fine.

I've managed to back-up my original with DVDFabdecrypter 4.1.2.0.

I only backed up the main film ( Angle 1 ) without the Menus and other extras. The black and white pauses vanished.

Regards to all friends

[Skylooker]

Do you suppose this b&w issue would still happen if you copied the entire dvd, menus and all?

[stiltman]

Do you suppose this b&w issue would still happen if you copied the entire dvd, menus and all?

I really doubt it based on it being 6 months old

[Skylooker]

I really doubt it based on it being 6 months old

Based on what being 6 months old?

[Supreme2k]

This thread, skylooker.

DVDFab works with no problems now.

[Skylooker]

Well, I kinda thought that's what he meant. I just didn't see the relevance. If it's because there are newer tools out now that weren't available six months ago, then that would have really answered the question without there being a need to "read between the lines".

In any case, I have DVDFab5 now. I'll try again and watch the RIP before I burn it, I guess. Thanks, S2k.

[bruton]

FADE TO BLACK AND WHITE ON SIMPSONS CONCLUSION

Hi everyone. I know this thread is old but I just came across this anomaly with the simpsons.
Basically when you copy the film onto your dvd it stops in the church for the first instant just when the vicar says to im going to choose one of you. The picture fades to black and white and just stops.

This has already been answered but people dont seem to see what has happened.

If you also see this it is because you have selected the directors commentary video which does fade to black and white while they are chatting about what has happened.
The directors cut is 1 hour 37 minutes long but the normal film is 1 hour 23 minutes long so if you chose the wrong video files to write you are getting the normal film audio and directors video.

I hope this helps people and concludes the problem because i was at a blank as to why it happened for a while