Copies Of DVD5's

[kpoman]

Not sure if this is the right forum for this issue but I will ask. I converted my VHS wedding video to DVD and also made some videos of my kids which are all now on DVD5 media. Well, I have been trying to make copies of them for family members using DVD Decrypter (to rip only and then burn later with ImgBurn) but I always seem to get read errors and the ripping abruptly stops. The DVD's are a bit scratched. Will this cause ripping errors? How can I make a one-to-one copy of these authored DVD’s without errors? Thanks.

[Dv8ted2]

Not sure if this is the right forum for this issue but I will ask. I converted my VHS wedding video to DVD and also made some videos of my kids which are all now on DVD5 media. Well, I have been trying to make copies of them for family members using DVD Decrypter (to rip only and then burn later with ImgBurn) but I always seem to get read errors and the ripping abruptly stops. The DVD's are a bit scratched. Will this cause ripping errors? How can I make a one-to-one copy of these authored DVD’s without errors? Thanks.

Yes,

The scratches can cause problems with copying. You would need to either repair the discs or redo the project. You could try to use isobuster to copy the discs, but you run the risk of having junk inserted into the video to compensate for the reading errors.

[DB83]

You could try just using imgburn in 'read' mode to create an image (ISO) of the disk and then in 'write' mode to burn that image to another disk.

But those scratches could be worse than you think and even imgburn could balk at trying to read them.

[redwudz]

A couple of thoughts. Some optical drives read marginal discs better than others, if you have that option to try. I would also try washing the discs in a mild detergent and warm water, then throughly drying them. Sometimes that removes grease and finger prints that a drive can have problems reading through.

But best may be to find a CD shop around your area that does CD/DVD polishing. They usually only charge a small amount for the service. Unless the discs have deep gouges, most surface scratches should buff out.

JMO, but most programs that you can set to read scratched discs will manage to read everything except the parts under the scratches and you may still end up with problems. Lots of scratches, lots of gaps in your videos. I would rather read the entire disc.

[kpoman]

Ok, thanks for all your help guys. I will actually try to repair the scratches. Also, I am currently using IsoBuster to rip one of the bad discs (Dv8ted2's suggestion) and it actually asked me to replace the unreadable sectors with "dummy data" so I did so. What will happen when I actually play the video? Will it just skip to the next readable scene or something? Thanks again.

[lordsmurf]

Many local video rental stores (not chains, but mom-and-pop) have the ability to re-surface discs. Home polishing methods usually just ruin discs, not fix them.