backing up a scratched disc?

[NateDizzle]

okay well the dvd plays, there is just one part of the movie that the scratch messes up
ive tried loading it onto my comp so i can back it up and re burn it but when i try to load it in dvd decripter or dvd shrink it says it cant load it cuz its scratched

so is there a app out there that will backup this movie so i can reburn it?

[redwudz]

You would be better off trying to polish out the scratch. Even if a program can read it, it won't read the part with the scratch. And the best result would be a file with lots of missing parts, depending on how bad the scratch is and which direction it's in.

Some audio stores have a polishing service and that may be the best solution. Polishing it yourself is also an option, but doing it by hand takes quite a while. But it's often the safest method.

Some drives may be able to read a damaged disc better than others, but most of us don't have that option.

For programs, DVD Decrypter does fairly well. I've also had some luck with ISOBuster.

[NateDizzle]

yeah i have both those apps and they arent working
its just a small spot where the movie gets choppy cuz of the scratch
ive cleaned it as best i can
what are some good home remedies for cleaning a scratched disc?

[jsmithepa]

U can configure dvd decrypter to ignore errors. If the damaged spot is not so bad, u may just get a flicker.

[NateDizzle]

how can i configure it like that?
ill play around with it right now
but if u could post up how to config it like that, would be great :O)



edit nvm, found the ignore read errors button, okay im gonna try it

[NateDizzle]

didnt work...
back to square 1

[redwudz]

Home remedies for scratched discs include: White toothpaste (Mildly abrasive) and Brasso Silver Polish. And a soft cloth and lots and lots of work. Try never to polish in line with the 'groves'. But if you just have a single major scratch, it's sometimes the best way instead of of 'grinding' down the whole disc just to get one scratch out. I have also heard of furniture polish or other types of wax being used to 'fill' the scratch enough to help read past or through it. You would have to be careful that whatever material you used didn't soften or damage the plastic layer.

I saved a XP OS disc with one large scratch in about 20 minutes of polishing and it read perfectly again in a CD drive. I had purchased it two days earlier, so I was just a 'little' upset when I found the scratch that had made it unreadable.

You can make Decrypter ignore or skip errors but realize you will have blank spots in the finished rip. Not so big of a deal with video, but with data or program discs it can still make them unusable.

EDIT: I didn't mention hand operated polishers and they sometimes work. But I have seen some discs that looked like they were 'frosted' by improper use of one of those.

[NateDizzle]

i tried using dvd decrypter with the disc read error thing turned off and it still stopped reading the disc once it hit that spot.
maybe i did it wrong?
but i to "I/O" section and check marked the "ignore disc read errors"
tried it again, still stopped loading the disc once it hit the spot(79%)

[classfour]

If you have another drive available (or another computer), you may want to try that - all drives do not read the same. I've seen differences in all of my drives, some dramatically different when reading damaged discs. Oddly enough, and I remember reading it on videohelp awhile back: Good burners usually aren't the best at reading. I've seen it many times.

[fltk]

Try Isobuster. It will certainly work.

[NateDizzle]

yeah im using isobuster right now
its taking HOURS and HOURS and its only at 50%
i forget which option i picked up i think it just is goin to blank out the choppy scartched part.
ill have to see. but i dunno why its taking this long.. its like a percent every 10 mins...

[fltk]

Just let Isobuster do its job. It sure takes time if the file is badly damaged, but be patient.

[oldandinthe way]

I use DVDFABDecrypter when I am too lazy to polish a scratched disk.

[NateDizzle]

^^ ill try that one if this doesnt work
if anyone else know a good app, lemme know!

[PTsniper]

I had a unfinalized DVD that had a deep scratch. Then i used Iso Buster and it have managed to recover almost all my DVD Disc. After this you just need to use the FixVTS program and my DVD is like a new one.

But if anyone knows anything that works better please let me know.

[normcar]

Did FixFTS fix the unfinalized disk. I have a few unfinalized DVDs from my standalone POS DVD Recorder, which never worked quite right. Will FixFTS finalize or fix the unfinalized DVD+R? Also does it work with DVD+RWs too?

[PTsniper]

It works it me

It backups the unfinalized DVD then you take it to your DVD recorder and you have to finalize it your self (i believe :P it hapenned something strange to me: the disc has finalized it self)

But I can unsure that it fixs the DVD.
I mean my DVD is playing as a new one.

I believe you can give it a shot.

[PTsniper]

I use DVDFABDecrypter when I am too lazy to polish a scratched disk.

Does that works on unfinalized DVDs?

[SLK001]

In DVDDecryptor there is a sections that lets you set the number of "RETRIES". Set it to infinite (or a very high number). Then, just let the program run. It will occasionally ask if you want to continue (answer "YES"). If your disk is recoverable, the program will recover it.

I had a DVD that had a DENT (RE: bump) in it and simply would NOT play. It took five hours to do, but DVDDecryptor finally recovered it with no errors.

[NateDizzle]

okay well isobuster did nothing. i try to play the 1gig files and it just plays it with no video
and when i try to put the files into dvdshrink, it says files are currupt and cannot continue..

ill try dvddecryptor and put the retries to a very very very high number and see if it can eventually get it.

[NateDizzle]

ahh the highest # of retires u can put it at is 50.. was not enough
back to sqaure one..
i guess ill try dvdfabdecrypter

[SWBisbee]

Do a Google search for isopuzzle, I have this program and it works great!

[MOVIEGEEK]

DVDFabDecrypter is the best ripper when all others fail,I set retries to 0 and "Ignore read errors".

[NateDizzle]

okay well dvdfab is at the spot where the scratch is and it keeps asking me to retry, abort, or ignore
i keep hitting ignore, but it doesnt seem to be ripping it onto the hd still.. i dunno.

[NateDizzle]

okay well it ripped it all pretty sure
but when i open the files in dvdshrink it says the files are currupt
how do i burn these files to disc now?

[gll99]

What you need is a program that works at the hardware level and ignores the OS messages about bad sectors etc.... I don't know of any free ones but you could search for a program like Badcopy pro. I'm not saying it's the best nor is it free either but it is the type of program I mean. There is no guarantee it can retrieve the data but it will attempt recovery then skip over the bad parts and continue. It also offers different search modes in case one fails.

Google

dvd disc recovery software

[Squash]

I've backed up many scratched discs over the last few years and tried many methods. If the scratch is bad enough, no software will read all the disc (I've used DVDDecrypter, Isobuster, h2cdimage; never tried isopuzzle though I've just dl'ed it and will give it a shot next time). I've also used the SkipDr grinding device they used to sell at WalMart (it works, but costs money, grinds down the entire disk instead of just the scratch, takes time, messy, etc.).

I was trying to backup a scratched disk a few days ago. It had one bad scratch on it. DVDDecrypter would stall out at 87%. Sprayed some Plexus plastic cleaner on it, re-tried, got up to 88% (Plexus is great stuff and will often fix a small scratch by itself, filling in the scratch with wax enough for it to be read, and is safe on all plastics). Tried ripping again using the IsoBuster 1.9.0.3 and its Managed Image function, using two different readers to try to complete the image. Again, no go, so I broke out old faithful: Brasso Metal Polish (mentioned by Redwudz above). I put a few drops on my finger (gives better feel for pressure control) and started rubbing the scratch. About 2 minutes later, the scratch was 80% gone. Rinsed and dried the disk, sprayed it with a little Plexus, buffed it with a cloth, and ripped it using DVDDecrypter with no problems. For more info on others experience with Brasso, Google "brasso dvd scratch".

Good luck.

[normcar]

Try using FixVTS to see if it will fix enough problems on the ripped DVD for it to play correctly. This is assuming the DVD is a Video.

[PTsniper]

Try using FixVTS to see if it will fix enough problems on the ripped DVD for it to play correctly. This is assuming the DVD is a Video.

Thats what I've said: after you have used the Iso Buster or DVD Decrypter (or anything) you just need to run FixVTS then in this program you click open then you select your ripped Video_TS and then you just need to click in Full DVD.

And let the program run.

After this you just need to open DVD Shrink and slect "Open Files" (and in there you select the folder with the DVD)

Thats so damn simple and I caan unsure that it will work.


Good luck.

[ixyk]

Another thing that has worked for me on numerous occasions is simply setting DVD Decrypter to only read at 1x. This is obviously pretty slow, but it's often successful. I usually speed up the process though by always reading all files in File Mode at max speed first time through, and if I encounter an error I skip the file(s) with errors in them (making note of which ones I skipped). Then, after the good files are copied simply change the read speed to 1x and only select the file(s) you had errors on to copy those to the same directory as the other files. If all goes well you should now be able to simply open that folder in DVD Shrink, etc.
**P.S. Don't forget to set read speed back to max when done. I often forget and walk away from the computer after starting a new disc, only to be surprised it's still not done when I come back at the usual time.**