sorry to post again , i have tried all these programs with no luck - any suggestions

hi ,

i am trying to backup 2 dvd's that i bought which are dvd-r's . they have footage from a private collector . i wanted to make beackup 's to perserve my originals . they play fine in my dvd player but i am unable to make a backup . these have no copy protection and are already on a dvd -r . i have tried all these programs -


dvd shrink
dvd decrypter
anydvd
clonedvd 2
imgburn
iso buster
ripit4me
tried to do a straight copy thru nero 6
tried to open the disc and copy the vob files to my hard drive

so far i am unable to get this disc on my hard drive , or make a copy of it . this is the 1st time i have ever ran into this , i could always get them on my hard drive at least but i can not manage to do that . if anybody can help i would greatley appericate it . al of the programs i have tried gives me error messeage's like invalid dvd structure , cycle reduncy check , lba error and so fourth. thanks for any help , i know you guys know some great things and can make this happen .

 

you are making a copy of a copy! there are no encryptions that will stop the copying.... but.... if the original is made on crappy media then you will have a problem trying to rip the files to the hard drive! That seems to be your problem. DVDDecrypter should have done the job for you.... if DVDDecrypter can't rip to the hard drive then you should try other rippers. and even other drives to read the disk. Make sure the disk is clean and free of smudges, finger prints or scratches. Clean the disk with a lint free cloth and some eye glass cleaner that doesn't streak! Windex is good also! dry your disk with a clean stroke from the inner hub to the outer edge in a straight line..... do not rub in round a circle of the disk as this is the way the laser reads the disk and if you make a mar or scratch it will surely damage the disk and reading the disk will be impossible. After cleaning your disk try again! Hopefully this helps.... if not read this:
http://www.dvdplusvideo.com/petesguide9.html
good luck.