Using Canopus ADVC110 to copy DVD

[swroberts]

I have 5 DVD's (I made them) that no longer play on my PC DVD drive but they will play on my stand alone DVD players. I have tried playing the DVD's on 3 different PC's and they all stop at different points. I can't copy them either
using my PC's because I get errors and I can't get my duplicator tower to read them all the way either. I have tried everything to get the .vob files onto my hard drive. I have a Canopus ADVC110. If I play the DVD's on my stand alone unit can I capture through the RCA output to my PC? I thought I tried that once before and nothing seemed to appear in my capture window (Ulead Studio 7.0). I was thinking if I could capture the video i could re-burn them.

[Baldrick]

It should work if they have no copy protection.

You could also try cd roller or isobuster to copy the dvd on your computer if you haven't done that already.

[swroberts]

Any Canopus ADVC-110 experts that can help me? I am stumped. The stand alone dvd players play my dvd's without any issues but my pc(s) won't. I have used the ADVC-110 to capture from VCR's, analog camcorders, etc for years. What am I missing? Why won't my capture software packages work when using the output of the DVD player?

[redwudz]

I have the older ADVC-100 and though I've never tried it from a DVD player, I see no reason it wouldn't work. The DVD player should be outputting a composite video signal and the stereo audio signals from the RCA jacks. Then you are plugging them into the ADVC-110 RCA jacks and out to the computer with the FireWire cable?

I would try WinDV for a transfer/capture program and see if that works any better.

[thecoalman]

You'd use it no different than any other analog device... No reason why it shouldn't work.

Having said that I'd try ISO buster on the DVD's.

[swroberts]

You'd use it no different than any other analog device... No reason why it shouldn't work.

Having said that I'd try ISO buster on the DVD's.

That is exactly rhat i am doing. ISO buster does not work because the PC dvd player can only run through about 30-40% of the DVD and it starts to stutter and then it eventually fails. The stand alone player also skipped and stutters at the same place but eventually it keeps playing to the end. These DVD's are not encrypted or anything like that. I can't figure out why the analog output ports from the DVD player won't work. If I use my VCR or camcorder no problem. i even tried another spare DVD player. No luck. I wish someone would try using their DVD player analog out (Yellow-White-red) with their ADVC-100 or 110 and let me know. I have 3 or 4 different capture software from Ulead to Nero8 and it behaves the same. Many thanks to all who have replied.