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May 13, 2018, 12:27 pm
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I'm looking for some quick advice, before I have to give this DVD back. I'm trying to rip and encode Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory season two. So far so good, except there is one episode that will not fully rip.
It's 20:19 in length, and I can watch it all the way through on VLC. However when I rip and transcode it with HandBrake (/w libdvdcss-2), the result is always just 14:55. HandBrake even shows the full correct length, before ripping.
So now I'm thinking, maybe I should just rip the DVD without encoding, and worry about the encoding later. What's a reliable software someone can recommend to do that?
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is the physical media damaged in some way, like faint scratches? doesn't seem you'd be able to view it normally under those circumstances, however.
you don't need special software to just grab the original files, just go into windows explorer and copy the VIDEO_TS folder to your hard drive somewhere. that is the only folder you need.
if for some reason it has copyright protection you can use some freeware for doing this like dvd decrypter or dvd shrink
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I think that problem is that it's scratched up. I used MakeMKV, and it was able to copy the episode all the way through, however portions of it were corrupted. I cleaned the disk the best I could, and there were fewer corrupted portions. Not really sure why I didn't think of that sooner.
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When trying to watch/rip my retail Star Trek: First Contact, I used many DVD drives, and it turns out that all DVD drives would arbitrarily crap out; these drives would stop at different time indexes until I used Lite-On DVD drives.
I used on of the IHBS-class Lite-On drives and it was perfect.
Conclusion? It does matter with which drive you have.
Other than that, try using AnyDVD.
Now, that episode you can't rip does play properly right? That's the first thing we need to find out.
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(May 13, 2018, 21:16 pm)RobertX Wrote: When trying to watch/rip my retail Star Trek: First Contact, I used many DVD drives, and it turns out that all DVD drives would arbitrarily crap out; these drives would stop at different time indexes until I used Lite-On DVD drives.
I used on of the IHBS-class Lite-On drives and it was perfect.
Conclusion? It does matter with which drive you have.
Other than that, try using AnyDVD.
Now, that episode you can't rip does play properly right? That's the first thing we need to find out.
This happens to be a new drive that, that I bought this last month or so. I do think there is some merit to what you're saying though, because if I leave the disc in the drive, and then come back to try rip or watch it, it fails to read the disc. I have to eject it, then put it back in, to get it to work. The last drive had the same exact issue, but it made some clicking/grinding noises. The fact that I have to reinsert the disc every so often, with more than one drive, leads me to believe there is something screwy with the PC and/or the drive. I'm not even able to right click on the drive to eject it. I have to physically press the eject button. Surely that's not normal, right?
I still have a few days to return or replace this drive, any particular iHBS Lite-On drive you would recommend?
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Oh that clears that up. Looks good, I'll take your word for it, and try it out. Thanks.
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jesus christ, that drive can't even burn CDs.
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May 14, 2018, 03:31 am
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I'm not really worried about whether or not it can write, I'm most interested in it being able to read reliably, and the firmware working properly. Then again, good call. I didn't even notice that.
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The problem with cheap peripherals, specially optical drives, is the risk of them being not 100% compatible, and/or failing.
Sounds like a power management problem, maybe it is not the drive fault, but your PC and that drive don't match.
You could try a different brand, or an external, USB drive; externals are less prone to have compatibility issues.
So if you're not under a tight budget and intend to use the drive for more than just copying that one disc, I suggest a good brand like Pioneer, Panasonic, Sony, and Samsung* (their drives range from trash to very good, so avoid the cheap mass production line).
What I mean is the CD-ROM readers are obsolete and currently mass-produced with cheap materials and outdated firmware.
If you want read accuracy and mechanism reliability, go for a DVD-9 (dual side, dual layer) RE-WRITER. From a good brand.
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