WOOH!! Ripping DVD Cracked??

[fondoo]

i was ripping a DVD last night with the DVDx and this morning, i noticed that the DVD was cracked? is it possible that new DVDs will self destruct if detected illegal ripping? just curious..

[lrama1]

which part of the dvd is cracked?
coz i have noticed that some of my
dvds have cracks near the hole
on the center. i'm trying to get to the
bottom of this. but i suspect that it's
my dvd player that's doing this and not
my pc dvd drive.

[EricB]

DVDx is a nice program, BUT... if you rip directly from DVD to VCD/SVCD the disk gets very hot. I tried it once and was amazed. I would suggest using SmartRipper to avoid potential DVD damage.

[AntnyMD]

My DVDs get hot whether they're spinning up and spinning down every few seconds, or running at maximum velocity for two or three hours at a time.

Why do they get so hot? What temperatures a DVD withstand? I've never seen a credible claim that a DVD will last 100 years -- but those claims are all over CDs .. Is CD a more durable format than DVD?

[hitechjunkie]

i've read posts in other newsgroups that the heat generated on dual-layered DVDs, from certain standalones, would actually render the second half/layer of the DVD unplayable (or severely pixelated playback) in its heated state. something about the excessive heat causing just enough changes in the dye to affect playback.