Difficut Ripping Recently

[tct60]

I am using Dual 1.42 G4 with 2gig Ram, 10.3.5. I am able to backup DVD with DVDbackup without much problem. But about 2 months now, DVDBackup produce quite a bit of video distortion ( like pixelated) even old movies that have less thatn 4.4 gigs. I would appreciate any suggestion. thanks

[galactica]

that app is basically useless now
switch rippers to mac the ripper and you should some all those problems

[WiseWeasel]

Are you sure it's DVDBackup introducing the distortion, and not some cheap or crappy DVD-R media you're burning to?

[tct60]

This is the backup Video TS of the movie (full copy). Not the compression to DV-r yet. Play Video TS produce some video distortion for several second at certain scene. but the rest is OK. thanks

[galactica]

you know thats probably what it is. what media brand are you using?

man i cant believe people are still using dvdback, oh wait, my tutorials say to use it!!!!!! hahahah i wish i had the time to update that

[tct60]

I usually using 4x-8x Ritex/ with Pionner 107
Back up the original DVD with DVDbackup. Obtain an VideoTS file (This file is the one with video distortion). then using DVD2onex to compress to 4.4gig and toast 6 to burn.

[live4ever]

Just create a udf image of the VIDEO_TS folder and mount it with Disk Utility, I just tried it and MTR 2 recognizes it.

[galactica]

I usually using 4x-8x Ritex/ with Pionner 107
Back up the original DVD with DVDbackup. Obtain an VideoTS file (This file is the one with video distortion). then using DVD2onex to compress to 4.4gig and toast 6 to burn.

soo if you watch the video_ts file in apple dvd player you get distortion before you burn?

what movie is this?

[tct60]

Yes, I watch VideoTS in apple player to made sure it ok before use DVD2one to compress and burn it. I have problem with Van Helsing, Day after tommorrow, man on Fire, and few other older DVD movies . It only cause 2-3 episode of few second of video distortion per movies. It did not happen this consistent before two months ago. thanks

[WiseWeasel]

It may be a problem with your drive. Are you using hacked firmware? Maybe the error handling code is messed up, or the lens is just dirty. You might try ripping with another drive, or on another computer if possible...

[geek rock]

it could be a dirty lens, or even a dirty disc..

[terryj]

Hmm, I did ManOnFire, using MTR 2.01,
watched was ok. Used DVD2OneX 1.4 to
master in full disc copy mode,
and burned to tdk2x media.
Worked great, played fine.

Will test Van Helsing, since I just got it sat.,
and post back.

[tct60]

How do you clean dirty lenses if that is the problem. thanks

[Macnewbie]

How do you clean dirty lenses if that is the problem. thanks

some say to use those CD cleaners with the special disc that has the brush on it. Others says not to use that because it can damage the lens. I've also heard you can use those "Air in a can" dusters to clean it out, but if you do that, I've read you need to open up the drive case (warranty void) to let the components dry out because some canned air can leave a residue.

[WiseWeasel]

If you get one of the brush cleaner discs, be sure to get one for DVD drives, as the lenses are different. Don't do it with a CD lens cleaner. If your other movies are ripping ok, you might be fine. I hope MTR works well for you.