dvd to dvd

[joelore]

Hi,

I am just doing standard dvd to dvd-r, not dvd9 so I have been doind direct copies. For the most part they work fine but several are a mess. Pixels everywhere they start and stop etc...

Is there a prefered direct copy method? I've just been using DVD Decryter to both read and burn.

[hech54]

Use better discs. DVDDecrypter(or ImgBurn)....you can't beat that method.

[poisondeathray]

If they are recent retail DVD's you may need to decrypt it with anydvd or dvdfab hd decrypter (dvd decrypter hasn't been updated for a few years against new copy protections)

[orsetto]

You don't mention what brand/type of blank media you're using: these days that's often the problem. Every brand you can buy easily in a store has taken to screwing around with their production methods: the brand that worked perfectly for you last week can be useless this week. The easiest way to solve questions like this is to go online and order a small stash of Taiyo Yuden (TY) 8x Premium Silver DVD-R blanks, and keep them for testing. TY has not changed anything in their discs for years now, so they are as compatible as you can possibly buy. When you discover a burning issue, immediately try again using a TY blank: if the result is good, then you know the problem is the batch of other media. Either keep using TY, or buy a new burner which will be updated for the latest corner-cut blank media in stores. (This only applies to generic desktop Windows PC boxes with easily swapped burners: if you have an older laptop, Apple iMac or standalone DVD recorder you cannot upgrade the burner to use the latest cheezy blanks in stores, so you will have to start using the TY blanks for everything.)

[joelore]

Using RiDATA DVD-Rs they are reccomended by the maker of my DVD burner. Never had a problem before these.

[hech54]

Using RiDATA DVD-Rs they are reccomended by the maker of my DVD burner. Never had a problem before these.

If the original DVDs are copy protected....then DVDDecrypter is not the best choice.
Use DVDFabDecrypter instead.
I also used to be a Ritek/RiData fan. Used them all of the time with NO problems.
They are not very good now. As soon as they increased the burning speed....they
started to suck. 8x and slower Ritek/RiData were good...anything faster sort of sucks.

[joelore]

I actualy use ANYDVD with DVD Decrypter. Should I still try DVDFAB?

[hech54]

I actualy use ANYDVD with DVD Decrypter. Should I still try DVDFAB?

Supposedly that shouldn't be a problem as long as you disable DVDDecrypter's
decrypting capabilities.

[lordsmurf]

Using RiDATA DVD-Rs they are reccomended by the maker of my DVD burner. Never had a problem before these.

Ritek-made DVD media is craptastic. That is your sole problem right there. It has subpar reflectivity, as well as issues in general burn quality.

Use Taiyo Yuden, Sony (Taiwan) or Verbatim.

[joelore]

I will try those. New Egg has them pretty cheap and they are inkjet printable.