hey all, i recently got married and now a bunch of people want a copy of my wedding dvd which was created by the photographer and his crew. the dvd plays normally but i can't seem to copy the disk. im using anydvd(latest version) and clonedvd2(latest version) and i get weird read errors. like "d:/video_ts/vts_01_1.vob: read error data error cyclic redundant check". i've tried using different copies of the dvd and they all yield the same error. i've tried using nero to do a disc to disc copy but that fails too. is there anyway for me to find out what copy protection is being used? please help. thank you.
wouldnt of thought a wedding dvd will have copy protection, its either your pc drive needs a firmware update or the disc / discs (do you have more than one?) are dirty / scratched etc... go to my computer and look into/on the dvdr and tell me what folder and file names you have there>? if its done on a camcorder it may be dvdVR format... for firmware update use imgburn free app = tool / drive / check for FIRMWARE upadtes
each disc is 100% brand new and clean. not a single mark on any of the discs. i've used multiple copies and no luck as for the contents of the disc, i see audio_ts and video_ts folders. the audio_ts folder is empty. the video_ts folder has a bunch of BUP, IFO, and VOB files. looks like a normal dvd from what i can tell. im using a dell m1710 laptop which is fairly beefy. running vista ultimate with 2 gigs of memory. i have imgburn installed, how do i do a firmware update using imgburn?
here is some information that imgburn gave me. not sure if this'll help or not. PIONEER DVD+-RW DR-K17Y 0.96 (ATA) Current Profile: DVD-ROM Disc Information: Status: Complete Erasable: No Sessions: 1 Sectors: 2,285,849 Size: 4,681,418,752 bytes Time: 507:59:74 (MM:SS:FF) Supported Write Speeds: 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x TOC Information: Session 1... -> Track 01 (Mode 1, LBA: 0 - 2285848) -> LeadOut (LBA: 2285849) Pre-recorded Information: Manufacturer ID: CMC MAG. AM3 Recording Management Area Information: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GWA4164B Physical Format Information (Last Recorded): Disc ID: 0@P-!-00 Book Type: DVD-R Part Version: 5 Disc Size: 120mm Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified Number of Layers: 1 Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP) Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 2,482,456 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0
tools / drive / check FIRMWARE updates Manufacturer ID: CMC MAG. AM3 <--- is that the blank dvdr? if so these are bottom of the pile, these themselves cause alot of problems
is this the wedding dvd or blank? Manufacturer ID: CMC MAG. AM3 its the disc you had in the drive when getting log report you paste here.
i'll test out copying the dvd on my ibm laptop and see if it works. i hope its not my physical drive on my dell laptop
the problem you have is with the cmc mag disc and the drive they are not seeing eachother due to inferior disc quailty making it hard for any drive to read, yes yes to trying another pc try a desktop pc this maybe a better drive and more compatible (note not better!) at reading this bad disc, once you have a good copy on a ood brand name like VERBATIM or TY then your lappy may be good to copy it. good luck...
