Along Came Polly Just WON"T WORK!!!!

[ROCKwithRESPECT]

This is so frustrating. I have tried 5 times to back up Along Came Polly. The first time I just used DVD Shrink to shrink and burn. Near the end of the movie, everything pixelates momentarily and then freezes completely. I checked the original disc for smudges or scratches. It is a flawless disc. It plays perfectly in my DVD player.

I tried ripping the DVD to my HD with Decryptor and then using Shrink to shrink and burn. Same results as before.

Finally, I thought there might be a problem with the burning feature in Shrink. So I used Nero 6 to burn the files that were output by Shrink. Same results again.

I tried burning at 2X rather than 4. No dice.

I turned data verification on in Nero. It tells me that anywhere from 1 to 3 files are inaccesible.

What does this mean, and how can I fix it?

Thanks

[888888]

Check to see if DMA is enabled and try better media.

[ROCKwithRESPECT]

I'm sorry, but what is DMA? What does it do, and which prgram should I disable it in? Thanks

[gitreel]

direct memory access=dma

It allows your burner to access ram directly.

Go to your start menu----->settings----->control panel------>system----->hardware tab----->device manager---->IDE ata /Atapi Controllers------>right click primary ide channel------>select properties tab------->advanced settings tab------>under transfer, it should say Dma.

[888888]

Hey rock. This is a quote from another post involving enabling DMA.

Check this: Right click My Computer> Properties> Hardware> Device Manager. Expand IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers. Right click Secondary IDE Channel>Properties>Advanced. (Assuming your writer is on this channel). What do you see under transfer mode? Should be DMA, not PIO. If you're in PIO mode, enable DMA and reboot. Check it again, if it didn't stick, you'll have to uninstall the channel and reboot again. Windows should autodetect and reinstall in DMA mode.

That's perhaps the most likely cause of your problem. Good luck.

This solved a similar problem of mine and is probably the most common DVD burner issue I have ever seen. Good luck!

[Gurm]

*sigh*

What you have described - end of the disc crapping out - is the most prevalent symptom of BAD MEDIA.

Buy some better discs, dude.

- Gurm

[Treebeard]

*sigh*

What you have described - end of the disc crapping out - is the most prevalent symptom of BAD MEDIA.

Buy some better discs, dude.

- Gurm

I 2nd that, cheap media = cheap results

[louv68]

I agree with Gurm and Treebeard. Either get better media or if you need to use these "bad" discs up, set DVDShrink to transcode to a smaller MB size. I think the default size is 4464MB You might want to set it to 200 - 300 MB less. You can find this setting, I believe in preferences (not sure 'cause I'm not in front of my home computer.)

[BSR]

I agree, end of disc crapping out is a media issue.
I see this when I use a DVD-RW to test my burns. But when I copy to the DVD-+R, I don't see the issue(good media I guess).

Try what louv68 says and lower your target size. I think 200-300MB is overkill, but it will definatley let you know if thats the problem or not.

[aglips]

I agree with Gurm and Treebeard.

Ditto.

The very first media I used when I first got my burner were the no name, cheapest I could find and they all started messing up towards the end of the movie. Switched to Ritek brand and never had that problem again.

[Gurm]

Now, inevitably, someone will come in here and proclaim that Ritek sucks, and that PRINCO are the way to go. *sigh*

- Gurm

[mob]

*sigh*

What you have described - end of the disc crapping out - is the most prevalent symptom of BAD MEDIA.

Buy some better discs, dude.

- Gurm

Couldn't have said it better myself...

[ROCKwithRESPECT]

Actually, I use PRINCO discs. Are these not good? I have burned over 200 DVD's with these discs and never once had a problem. Could there be any other causes for my problem?

I changed the DMA settings like the first person suggested, but that didn't help.

[Supreme2k]

I think it may be a media problem.

I use Matrix (Taiyo Yuden) and have backed up Along Came Polly hundreds of times. I sell them on the street for $5, with a money-back guarantee, and haven't had a return yet (I'm at the same spot every day).


Remember the old Latin proverb:
"Erut si evoba eht fo enon"
-Unknown

[budz]

I use Matrix (Taiyo Yuden) and have backed up Along Came Polly hundreds of times. I sell them on the street for $5, with a money-back guarantee, and haven't had a return yet (I'm at the same spot every day).

[tekkieman]

I think it may be a media problem.

I use Matrix (Taiyo Yuden) and have backed up Along Came Polly hundreds of times. I sell them on the street for $5, with a money-back guarantee, and haven't had a return yet (I'm at the same spot every day).


Remember the old Latin proverb:
"Erut si evoba eht fo enon"
-Unknown

I guess the person who reported this doesn't speak Latin!

[Will Hay]

I think it may be a media problem.

I use Matrix (Taiyo Yuden) and have backed up Along Came Polly hundreds of times. I sell them on the street for $5, with a money-back guarantee, and haven't had a return yet (I'm at the same spot every day).


Remember the old Latin proverb:
"Erut si evoba eht fo enon"
-Unknown

I guess the person who reported this doesn't speak Latin!

I don't ever understand these pathetic attempts to cajoul someone into reporting you for 'illegal' activity and then crowing how dumb they are for falling for it.
Not exactly in the spirt of the AUP, is it?
The trick of a prick, shouldn't be tolerated and only turns people away from this site when all they're trying to do is the right thing.
W.

[DVD_Ripper]

*sigh*

What you have described - end of the disc crapping out - is the most prevalent symptom of BAD MEDIA.

Buy some better discs, dude.

- Gurm

I 2nd that, cheap media = cheap results

Ditto.... 90% of the freezing / pixelation and other oddities I encounter is due to this

[tekkieman]

I think it may be a media problem.

I use Matrix (Taiyo Yuden) and have backed up Along Came Polly hundreds of times. I sell them on the street for $5, with a money-back guarantee, and haven't had a return yet (I'm at the same spot every day).


Remember the old Latin proverb:
"Erut si evoba eht fo enon"
-Unknown

I guess the person who reported this doesn't speak Latin!

I don't ever understand these pathetic attempts to cajoul someone into reporting you for 'illegal' activity and then crowing how dumb they are for falling for it.
Not exactly in the spirt of the AUP, is it?
The trick of a prick, shouldn't be tolerated and only turns people away from this site when all they're trying to do is the right thing.
W.

I'm not disagreeing Will. Supreme's sense of humor is dry to say the least. Could be that I also have a dry sense of humor, which is why I found his Latin saying funny.

But, for humor, Baldrick has given us the Off Topic forum. However, it is hard to keep some humor out of the other topics, like when you had your **ahem** "keyboard problem"!

If people are around long enough, they will eventually learn who's comments to ignore.

[Webster]

I think it may be a media problem.

I use Matrix (Taiyo Yuden) and have backed up Along Came Polly hundreds of times. I sell them on the street for $5, with a money-back guarantee, and haven't had a return yet (I'm at the same spot every day).


Remember the old Latin proverb:
"Erut si evoba eht fo enon"
-Unknown

I guess the person who reported this doesn't speak Latin!

I don't ever understand these pathetic attempts to cajoul someone into reporting you for 'illegal' activity and then crowing how dumb they are for falling for it.
Not exactly in the spirt of the AUP, is it?
The trick of a prick, shouldn't be tolerated and only turns people away from this site when all they're trying to do is the right thing.
W.

I'm not disagreeing Will. Supreme's sense of humor is dry to say the least. Could be that I also have a dry sense of humor, which is why I found his Latin saying funny.

But, for humor, Baldrick has given us the Off Topic forum. However, it is hard to keep some humor out of the other topics, like when you had your **ahem** "keyboard problem"!

If people are around long enough, they will eventually learn who's comments to ignore.

didn't he misspelled Eurt???

[Gurm]

Aww darnit Webster, you beat me to it!

- Gurm

[presto]

I don't ever understand these pathetic attempts to cajoul someone into reporting you for 'illegal' activity and then crowing how dumb they are for falling for it.
Not exactly in the spirt of the AUP, is it?
The trick of a prick, shouldn't be tolerated and only turns people away from this site when all they're trying to do is the right thing.
W.

I agree.

didn't he misspelled Eurt???

No accident, I'm sure. Etur looks more latin than eurt. Anyway, I don't even read those cute sayings some people put at the bottom of all their posts, let alone translate or decode them.

[flaninacupboard]

I think it may be a media problem.

I use Matrix (Taiyo Yuden) and have backed up Along Came Polly hundreds of times. I sell them on the street for $5, with a money-back guarantee, and haven't had a return yet (I'm at the same spot every day).


Remember the old Latin proverb:
"Erut si evoba eht fo enon"
-Unknown

I guess the person who reported this doesn't speak Latin!

I don't ever understand these pathetic attempts to cajoul someone into reporting you for 'illegal' activity and then crowing how dumb they are for falling for it.
Not exactly in the spirt of the AUP, is it?
The trick of a prick, shouldn't be tolerated and only turns people away from this site when all they're trying to do is the right thing.
W.

I think on this paticular occasion he's just taking the piss, after all, he hasn't reported the guy for absuing the report thread yet!

[presto]

he's just taking the piss

What the does that mean?

[flaninacupboard]

he's just taking the piss

What the does that mean?

taking the mickey? kind of like a nastier pulling your leg.

[Supreme2k]

To my #1 stalker and the people with lacking senses of humor:




Took jbelder a mere two weeks to find my post

[musher70]

its not the media, its not the
burner ACP was distributed, before they found
out there was a problem with the pressing....
if you rent another one, same results will
occur!!!!

[indolikaa]

its not the media, its not the
burner ACP was distributed, before they found
out there was a problem with the pressing....
if you rent another one, same results will
occur!!!!

Oops. On many levels...

I think it may be a media problem.

I use Matrix (Taiyo Yuden) and have backed up Along Came Polly hundreds of times. I sell them on the street for $5, with a money-back guarantee, and haven't had a return yet (I'm at the same spot every day).


Remember the old Latin proverb:
"Erut si evoba eht fo enon"
-Unknown

*******! You charged me $10.00 AND tax!

[Gurm]

its not the media, its not the
burner ACP was distributed, before they found
out there was a problem with the pressing....
if you rent another one, same results will
occur!!!!

Because of your authoritative tone, yet absolute failure to know the truth, I am forced to come to the conclusion that you're an idiot. I have personally backed up Along Came Polly with no problems whatsoever, so it's not "the pressing" and not "all copies" are affected. Jeez.

- Gurm

[ViRaL1]

His response makes perfect sense to me. You're just being adversarial. You think thses "small businesses" actually have a budget for QA? Please!