Curse of the Golden Flower problems..

@creaky,

If DVD Decrypter can open the Disc and read the files without getting an error and shutting down, then try my guide out. Even though it is old, I still use an almost identical process on newer releases and it works like a charm. There's a sticky on the DVD-R for advanced users and there is a link to a different guide in that post.

Just keep in mind that the newer corruptions have corruption before and after the movie.

Also, if you are having problems, you can upload the IFO files to something like rapidshare or megaupload and I can take a look at it for you.

 

Ok, good to hear!! Fengtao has gotten a lot faster than before when I first wrote those guides.

Yeah, the guide is a little tricky to get if you just use it on occasion, but it's good for people that need to have the backup ASAP. It's not 100% full proof anymore cause it seems like Sony Specifically targeted those guides for newer releases...

 

Yes , Curse of the Golden Flower can't be ripped with DVDFab Decrypter, Decrypter of DVD Shrink

Whats going on ?

 

Has anyone successfully backed up the PAL version of CotGF yet?

 

Hi all

Yes, successfully backed up my copy of "Curse of the Golden Flower" - Pal version.

I only backed up the main movie and used DVDfab HD Decrypter (Trial version).

Here's how i did it.

Load the disk and select main movie rather than whole disk.

The disc should load with around 90 files.

You must now uncheck all of the movie files (Files with 2 Chinese audios and a Time length of 1hour 40 odd minutes).

Leave one of the film files (i selected number 90) checked and i removed the Dolby audio 5.1 from my selected file.

I left all extras and menus out and just ripped the main movie.

All worked fine.

The dvd disc just contains lots of dummy files that need to be unchecked/de-selected and all should work well.

The trial version DVDFab decrypters could read the discs too

 

i have just copied without a prob the curse of the golden flower i went to the slysoft site and downloaded the 21 day trial of the new Anydvd 6.1.7.3 and this ripped he dvd to my hard-drive where dvd shrink had no problem copying it from my harddrive and burning with nero no problem at all try it and good luck .........Toniboni

 

toniboni,
Region 1 had no problems as Locoeng did that version some time back.

Region 2-Pal version is where the problem is. AnyDVD still has not got that version working yet but James is on it.

 

Thanks so much for the replies, esp. hm1 for the detailed rundown.
On principle, I wouldn't buy a DVD I couldn't back up (for the same reason I don't buy expensive glassware), but I've now ordered a copy online. Less than a tenner now.