also problem at the end of movies

[hannes_s]

Hi everybody!

I have the following equipment:

DVD-Player stand-alone: Elta 8894 03.01.06.09 (00.00.00.07)
Media: TDK (TTG01) DVD-R
burner: LG GSA-4082B A208 (2x speed)
software: cloneDVD 2.5.4.3

Very similar to one of the last threads I also have problems at the end of movies. It varies: sometimes movies work perfectly but mostly I have dropouts at the end of the ripped movies - in the best case during the credits, in the worst case after 70 minutes.

What's really annoying it the fact that I am not able to narrow down the problem. I really experimented a lot: different dvd-players (also dropouts on Sony PSX2 and Sharp DV-HR350), different media (also dropouts with EMTEC, different typs of TDK, Elta, Imation, etc.) and different software (Instant Copy, DVD Shrink, cloneDVD2).

The only thing I have not changed yet is the burner. But friends have the LG GSA-4082B and have no problems. Also on this website I did not find negative feedback on that burner. I even use the latest firmware now (A208) and set down the speed to 2x.

What partly solves my problem is the fact that I have 3 dvd-standalone players. If there are dropouts after let's say 90 minutes I immediately change the player and normally I won't have problems with the other device from 91 to let's say 120 minutes. But man, this is a bit crippling, isn't it?

Actually I'm at my wits' end now. Has anybody a hint for me?
Thanks in advance for any help.

CU,

Hannes

[mats.hogberg]

Keep the content below like 4.2 GB and you should be fine. That last 3% shouldn't affect quality much.

/Mats

[hannes_s]

Hi Mats!

How can I do that? I am not a complete newbie in ripping but with programs like CloneDVD2 I choose let's say 70 % and the software shrinks the movie from 100 % down to 70 % that perfectly fits on a blank DVD-R. I cannot remember a setting like "only use 4.2 GB of the media" ...

CU,

Hannes

[mats.hogberg]

One word: DVDShrink!

/Mats

[Gurm]

Or get better media.

No offense, but we get a lot of "I tried different media and they all were the same so that couldn't be the problem" in here. The issue is that a lot of times you don't KNOW that it's terrible media.

Where do you live? Someone will be able to tell you where to go and what to get for media.

[Gurm]

Oh, and Mats:

I think that the saying is actually:

"Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll have something to do every Saturday, Wednesday afternoons, and after Church on major holidays."

[mats.hogberg]

"Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll have something to do every Saturday, Wednesday afternoons, and after Church on major holidays."

/Mats

[MackemX]

I'll answer the guy anyway as DVDShrink is the easy answer to 90% of the threads here (joke )

when you start CloneDVD you will see that it says DVD-5 beside the quality bar in the bottom righthand corner. There is a dropdown tab you can click so click it. You will then see the options for the output, select Custom and then you will see a new box appear. Set that value to 4500 which shoule be around 4300MB (4489MB is roughly what a DVD blank is, why it's 4700MB is beyond me as it's probably more misleading to most so ignore it). This should take off around 190MB and result in a 4.3GB DVD

[hannes_s]

Hi MackemX!

Thanks for the info concerning CloneDVD2 as this program is more likeable for me than DVD Shrink.

Yesterday I set the value to 4200 (as Mats suggested) in DVD Shrink with a TDK-DVD-R media (TTG01) and I had the dropouts again.

Maybe it's really a media-problem. My brother gave me a comp-magazine where they tested several burners and medias - for the LG-burner Verbatim, Benq or Intenso DVD-R 8x got the highest rating. Today I bought some Verbatim DVD-R 8x and will give it a try ....

CU, Hannes