Badly scratched DVD

[kenmo]

I have a very badly scratched DVD. I know I should have backed it up before allowing the kids to play it but the damadge is already done.

I tried the toothpaste trick I found here but it did not good. I tried using Decrypt with the error skip option but it stops at 50% of ripping the DVD.

Any suggestions ?

[sfxwe]

Try using a good car wax (Dont laugh I use this method alot and it usually works), NOT a rubbing compund though, as you would make it worse, LOL.

Good Luck

[defense]

@ kenmo..i'd personally never put wax or toothpaste on any cd or dvd. You mine as well use a brillo pad for all that. The truth is that their is cleaning solution specifically for scratches on cd's and dvd's. Go to your local computer store/retailer and get it. One of the really good solutions is something called scratch DOCTOR or disk doctor. The one I use is by "Maxell" and it really works great.

I've gotten almost every one of my scratched DVD's to be able to rip by using it. This solution is also tested and proven safe for DVD's. As a matter of fact, I got a sample shipment from an online site which had the disks in those "cd sleeves" which caused fingerprints and dust to be all over the disks. Even my spray can wouldn't get all that stuff off..so I use this solution before I burn any of those disks...and it cleans them up really nicely.


With all this being said though...if the scratch or scratches are severe, unfortunately, there will be nothing you can do.

[Teknique]

BestBuy carries a item called a "Game Doctor" it works...it actually takes layers of your disc off...very thinly. I've used it on cd's,dvds and psx/ps2 games and it works!

here's the product-http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1051806598808&skuId=4238104&type=pr oduct

[vance43211]

i use to buff them out on low speed with a dremel

[dcsos]

Try what DEFENSE says

then/...is it the original disc or a backup?If it doesn't have css anymore I mean...
Cause if its a backup, I had one scrached too bad for the fluid (concrete floor scratch)
so what I did is open the VOB that was scratched in CHOPPER XP
right from the disk.. I maked out befor the scratched part and saved the result on the hard drive..
Now I have a good dvd with one short VOB its missing 8 minutes at the end
someday the original will come back and I'll get those 8 mins bak (maybe)
but at least the new one is playable and duplicatable (who wants a movie with 8 mins missing)

VANCE you must be joking (unless you put a powder puff on your dremel!
DREMEL=DRILL))

[jeex]

you're cheapest and most effective solution may be to go to your local video rental shop and rent the dvd.. rip, encode, and burn..

this is not advocating warez, since he does own a copy of the movie..

[garryheather]

If the disc you wish to recover is on a DVD-R / +R for whatever reason, or some other unencrypted "movie" then try ISObuster.

It bypasses Window's own file system to a degree and is a lot more fault tolerant of ropey or damaged media.

I've used this on a few old DVD-R's which became "unreadable" over time, and although it took a very, VERY long time (several hours, literally), it DID mean I could get the data off of the disc and burn it onto a new blank.

[vance43211]

Try what DEFENSE says

then/...is it the original disc or a backup?If it doesn't have css anymore I mean...
Cause if its a backup, I had one scrached too bad for the fluid (concrete floor scratch)
so what I did is open the VOB that was scratched in CHOPPER XP
right from the disk.. I maked out befor the scratched part and saved the result on the hard drive..
Now I have a good dvd with one short VOB its missing 8 minutes at the end
someday the original will come back and I'll get those 8 mins bak (maybe)
but at least the new one is playable and duplicatable (who wants a movie with 8 mins missing)

VANCE you must be joking (unless you put a powder puff on your dremel!
DREMEL=DRILL))

no i ain't

i use to do it for cd and dvds

i fix scarface and it wouldn't even load up before i messed with it

[Luddite]

i use T-cut for scratches
works every time
its used for buffing car paint surfaces

[FT Shark]

I found that putting them in the microwave will fix them. It will warm up the plastic and all the scratches will melt back togeather.

[garryheather]

Geez, if ever there was a case for having a "DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME" smiley, that post has got to be it.

8)

[BJ_M]

I found that putting them in the microwave will fix them. It will warm up the plastic and all the scratches will melt back togeather. :lol:

you have to be carefull about what you suggest because people will do it !!..


DO NOT DO THIS "FIX" - IT WAS A JOKE!

[kenmo]

If the disc you wish to recover is on a DVD-R / +R for whatever reason, or some other unencrypted "movie" then try ISObuster.

It bypasses Window's own file system to a degree and is a lot more fault tolerant of ropey or damaged media.

I've used this on a few old DVD-R's which became "unreadable" over time, and although it took a very, VERY long time (several hours, literally), it DID mean I could get the data off of the disc and burn it onto a new blank.

It's a commercial DVD. Would ISOBUSTER work on this ?

TIA

[curryman]

Go with Garyheather.
isobuster has saved my bacon on lots of occasions with discs that were unreadable in a pc drive and it's free.
right click on video file and select"Extract but filter only m2f2 mpeg frames"

[indolikaa]

FT Shark wrote:
I found that putting them in the microwave will fix them. It will warm up the plastic and all the scratches will melt back togeather.


you have to be carefull about what you suggest because people will do it !!..


DO NOT DO THIS "FIX" - IT WAS A JOKE!

Be serious! Who (defense) would have given that idea (defense) any serious consideration?

[curryman]

It's a commercial DVD. Would ISOBUSTER work on this

oops!. missed that one,
may have to extract each main vob.encode and join together

[BJ_M]

FT Shark wrote:
I found that putting them in the microwave will fix them. It will warm up the plastic and all the scratches will melt back togeather. :lol:


you have to be carefull about what you suggest because people will do it !!..


DO NOT DO THIS "FIX" - IT WAS A JOKE!

Be serious! Who (defense) would have given that idea (defense) any serious consideration? :lol: :lol: :lol:

yea --- unbelievable as it may sound -- it has happened already in the past --

people do a search on google "fix scratch" or something and get this post and do it --

it really happened already --


you figure that each of these posts may be read be 100,000 's of people over the next several years -- not all of them are too computer savy ...

you know and I know it would be stupid to put a dvd in the microwave (accually it looks pretty cool when you put a cd in there which has more metal in it than a dvd (you get some nice plasma trails and lighting))..

[FT Shark]

A cheaper way (instead of the microwave technique) would be placing the DVD on your dash board during the day. When you get back to your car after work the scratches will be gone.

[indolikaa]

@ kenmo..i'd personally never put wax or toothpaste on any cd or dvd. You mine as well use a brillo pad for all that.

OK, I'll be serious now. I use the Maxell scratch repair kit from Wal-Mart. Saved all but three discs, and they were made rippable with clear-coat car wax. No kids, though. My wife has a really bad habit of setting discs facedown on the table.

Really bad habit!

[vance43211]

A cheaper way (instead of the microwave technique) would be placing the DVD on your dash board during the day. When you get back to your car after work the scratches will be gone.

that will probably work as it will take everything off, including the movie

[garryheather]

RE ISObuster and commercial DVD's - as a rule, no.

ISObuster will not decrypt a DVD so I am guessing (ie never tried) that it will not allow you to copy the content off of a commercial DVD.

I say "as a rule" for one very good reason. Not all DVD's are encrypted !

If the original is a demo disc of sorts, some weird Japan-imation or "adult" movie, you might find it's not encrypted. These are the ones that they don't seem to bother about CSS quite so much with.

If a disc is all region, I have found something like 80% of those commercial discs are not encrypted and ISObuster WILL work with those.

[kenmo]

It's one of my X-Files discs in my boxset. At $120.00 it's expensive to replace for one bad disc.

[vance43211]

I have a very badly scratched DVD. I know I should have backed it up before allowing the kids to play it but the damadge is already done.

I tried the toothpaste trick I found here but it did not good. I tried using Decrypt with the error skip option but it stops at 50% of ripping the DVD.

Any suggestions ?

i haven't really been paying attention

before you try all of these tricks

rip it in smartripper

as it is forgiving of scratches

just not the deeply embedded ones

[spiderman2k1]

a Game Doctor or Disc Doctor. Some record store will fix buff a disc for you for about $2.00 dollar's store that sell use CD's often those are the one's you can pay to fix a disc.

[garryheather]

You could always try another drive, too - my Lite-on seems to have better error correction than my writer, strangely enough...

[txpharoah]

a Game Doctor or Disc Doctor. Some record store will fix buff a disc for you for about $2.00 dollar's store that sell use CD's often those are the one's you can pay to fix a disc.

I saw this on a news station as a bad device. One of those "don't waste your money" specials. I've seen it used twice, both times failing and ruining the discs worse than when they started!

[garryheather]

Here's an idea... get in touch with the distributor / publishing house.

I knackered up a CD once (by dropping it edge on and cracking it across the radius) and got in touch with the label who, for a couple of £'s to cover their costs and postage took the old disc off of my hands and gave me a new one as a replacement. It was disc 1 of a 2 disc set, and they were happy just to replace the damaged disc at a substantially reduced cost compared to buying the whole double album again.

Now that's what I call service. Might be worth a try ?