Ripping speeds

[Buckshot]

ok i have a Tosiba 1502(16x dvdrom) and the darn thing only rips at 2X in DVDdecrypter but my old creative 6x dvdrom rips AT 6x in DVDdecrypter what gives?

My roomate has the same drive and the same problem. If anyone knows of a fix or what is possibly wrong please let me know.

thanks in advance,

Buck

[Adder_78]

ok i have a Tosiba 1502(16x dvdrom) and the darn thing only rips at 2X in DVDdecrypter but my old creative 6x dvdrom rips AT 6x in DVDdecrypter what gives?

My roomate has the same drive and the same problem. If anyone knows of a fix or what is possibly wrong please let me know.

thanks in advance,

Buck

Some new models of dvd-rom's are locked to 2x ripping speed!
Many DVD-+R(W)'s are locked to 2X ripping speed!

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[miketree]

Any reason why?

[Adder_78]

Any reason why?

because movie industry dont like that you rip dvd's...

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[SquirrelDip]

Check to make sure you're DVD is in DMA mode and not PIO - Control Panel then System then Hardware then Controller settings (check other posts for better instructions if you can't find this setting).

If your DVD is in PIO even when you have Use DMA if available it may be a DVD firmware problem - check you manufacturers site to get an updated firmware (or you may have to do a little hunting through the web) - follow the instructions for upgrading firmware carefully!

I use a Pioneer 115 for ripping and I was having the same problem as you - ripping was only 1.2X at best. PIO was all I could get... Upgraded the firmware, DMA "turned on" and I'm now ripping up to 10X.

[DivXExpert]

What exactly is DMA. I am not having any problems, but I checked my settings and my DVD-rom has DMA checked, but my CD-RW does not. Should I just check it on? Is DMA good to have?

[Adder_78]

What exactly is DMA. I am not having any problems, but I checked my settings and my DVD-rom has DMA checked, but my CD-RW does not. Should I just check it on? Is DMA good to have?

yes its good... if you cd-rw support dma...(almost all support dma)

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[SquirrelDip]

DMA = Direct Memory Access. Basically a means in which data can be read bypassing much of your systems overhead.

PIO = Processor Input/Output. Slower but I would imagine less problematic.

When available you should always use DMA - if you find errors/crashes cropping up then you may have to revert back to PIO.

[Buckshot]

Yes DMA is enabled and the drive comes up as Ultra DMA Mode 2 so im not sure what the trouble is. the drive is atleast a year and a half old and so is my roommates. all i know is this sucks being locked at 2x

thanks for your responses. and keep the ideas coming if you have any.

Buck

[miketree]

Any reason why?

because movie industry dont like that you rip dvd's...

Zzzzzzzzzzz

Well, why just limit it to 2x rather than stop it?

[Adder_78]

Any reason why?

because movie industry dont like that you rip dvd's...

Zzzzzzzzzzz

Well, why just limit it to 2x rather than stop it?

that would be DVD-ROM -> CD-ROM

http://cd-rw.org/news/archive/3537.cfm :

"-- virtually all new DVD drives, manufactured in 2002, are capped so that the DVD ripping can be done only at max 2x speed. Thanks to MPAA."

maybe MPAA knows why new DVD-ROM's/DVD-RW's are locked... 8)

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