Dummy sectors will be inserted... whuts that mean?!!?

[only_emo_kid]

as topic says, because on my harold and kumar go to white castle, it tells me that.. does that mean it's not going to make the ISO of the backup correctly? Thx

[monzie]

Speaking 'inteligable' english helps.....


...are you talking about DVDDecrypter...or do we need a crystal ball to help you?

[only_emo_kid]

thank u, i was in a hurry, so i edited it.. and yes dvd decryptor

[Gurm]

It means... that dummy sectors... will be inserted...

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Ok, here's the part you missed:

They'll be inserted INSTEAD OF BAD sectors!

Does that help?

[only_emo_kid]

yeah, but that means something will be missing right? like part of the movie?

[tompika]

a type of copy protection

[only_emo_kid]

yeah, I know that. Just wondering if its going to remove anything from the dvd whcih i'd miss like parts of the movie? -Adam

[doppletwo]

Inserting Dummy sectors means that it is working correctly.

Removes only copy protection you get the whole mvie and any extra features.

[only_emo_kid]

Okay, Thank You

[monzie]

See it DOES help when everyones knows what your talking (writing) about......and I'd just got the old crystal ball and dowsing rods down from the attic......bugger.

[bazooka]

yeah, but that means something will be missing right? like part of the movie?

The movie will still be intact.

[chas0039]

This is the fourth movie I have seen with this "sector protection" and the second in 2 days. It seems to be catching on.

[bazooka]

This is the fourth movie I have seen with this "sector protection" and the second in 2 days. It seems to be catching on.

And dvddecrypter defeats it.

The second disc of Aladdin used the sector protection as well.

It was easily defeated.

[doppletwo]

Yeah this new protection is very secure. It stopped me from backing up RE2...

Well it stpped me for about an hour. LOL :P :b silly studios they thought they could stop backups.

It just cracks me up.

[only_emo_kid]

mine freezes at 95% on dvd decryptor it says its inserting the dummy files.. and i've got the latest decryptor, and on smart ripper it freezes on 94%

[doppletwo]

VOB BLANKER should work , but Decrypter should worked too. VOB BLANKER is free also.

Install VOB BLANKER don't change any settings Just select the input and output directories.

Turn off any encryption breaking programs like DVD43 or AnyDVD before you run VOB BLANKER.

[only_emo_kid]

VOB BLANKER should work , but Decrypter should worked too. VOB BLANKER is free also.

Install VOB BLANKER don't change any settings Just select the input and output directories.

Turn off any encryption breaking programs like DVD43 or AnyDVD before you run VOB BLANKER.

Thanks for the advice and being serious with me. I'm trying vob blanker now. Thank You

[Gurm]

A few people have reported that DVD Decrypter isn't working for them in this instance.

Those people have something wrong with their system.

No, I'm not kidding. If DVD Decrypter is being problematic for you in this instance, it might be time to figure out what's wrong with your machine.

It's like the people that say that they have to run PowerDVD before they can rip a DVD... their machine is just retrograde.

[only_emo_kid]

my decryptor freezes at 95% and smart ripper at 94% i've never had a problem before.. dunno. restarted multiple times, tried differ dvd drives.

[chas0039]

It is just possible that the reader could be causing the problems. Remember, my AOpen 1648 slowed WAY down during a couple of spots and I doubt the errors were random. Possibly the error correction cababilities of the reader could be the problem?

[doppletwo]

Oh yeah I always forget to mention this part.

VOB Blanker will output raw DVD files likes .VOB's and .IFO and such.

Put all of the files that have been outputed (hmm that sounds weird) into a folder called VIDEO_TS and put that folder in a folder Named harold and Kumar.

Use DVD Shrink and click open files instead of Open disc.

If you don't make the folders I suggested DVD Shrink will name the .ISO file created the name of the folder where the files are.

But you can change the name of the ISO and the volume in the ISO in DVD Shrink's options that appear when you press Backup

[only_emo_kid]

no luck.. vob blanker froze and not responded.. my other computer with dvd decryptor stopped reading at 4% with 7 retries.. wtf never had a problem before

[only_emo_kid]

also.. stops at 95% analysing with dvdshrink....

[doppletwo]

Something is wrong with your computer have you installed any new hardware or software other than the stuff listed in this thread?

I backed up Harold and Kumar using VOB Blanker because I think it was before the new version of DVD Decrypter was released.

But nothing works for you I suggest taking it to a friends house. Try ripping it there.

But the problem is definately specific to your computer.

One of those techniques should have worked for you.

[only_emo_kid]

no, i can rip any of my other dvds just fine... i just was working with school of rock, and it ripped fine. No other dvds have i had ANY type of problem with. my other computer, dunno why it froze on 4% its just stupid then..

[Spudboy]

I'm having the same problem on Forgotten. I think it's just some of the new protection that they're doing on movies.

[doppletwo]

I have backed up plenty of movies with that protection RE2, The Forgotten, Friday Night Lights, Little Black Book and Harold and Kumar.

I did all of them with VOB Blanker or the newest DVD Decrypter in File mode with the settings on ignore errors.

Maybe thats it do yuo have ignore errors turned on in DVD Decrypter?

But that still wouldn't explain why VOB Blanker isn't working.

Hmm. Sorry I have to blame yuor computer.

[Gurm]

The new protection involves the following:

1. An area of the disc PURPOSELY has errors written to it. It's stamped that way.

2. There are dummy cells which reference that area with the errors. This causes almost all rippers to crash out with a CRC error.

The newest DVD Decrypter, as well as the newest AnyDVD, recognize this form of protection and skip over the errors, replacing them with dummy sectors.

If the latest DVD Decrypter and/or AnyDVD doesn't work for you in this case, then there is either something wrong with your machine, or your burner is retrograde.

Perhaps updating your burner's firmware will help. Or making sure that you're really using 3.5.2.0, not 3.5.1.0 or some earlier version.