discussion copyng/transcoding DVDs

[Gellidius]

for a few months now, i've been unable to make copies of my DVDs, whatever program i use to do it, whether it be Nero recode or DVD copy; or Any Video Converter, AVS Video Converter, or DVD-cloner9, or Movavi, etc...

i always use AnyDVD to get rid of anti-copy protection.

Most programs freeze after a few seconds or after doing 20% of the work.
when the latter happens, i play the parts that have been done, and the images
are heavily pixelized, so much so that it is difficult to recognize what's on the display.

this happens even after a reinstallation of W7-64 and those AV programs.

does anyone have a solution to this.
i'm thinking i will need to format the C drive and reinstall everything, but this would be my last option,
as it would take me 2-3 days to do this.

 

[WhippWhapp]

You're doing disc to disc, or making rips?

I use MagicDVD to rip raw mpeg2, then encode with Staxrip or AutoGK.

 

[Gellidius]

i do both types.

 

[BryceBooth]

AnyDVD is great for stripping the copy protection, and for ripping to disc. After ripping the movie, perhaps try using HandBrake for conversion. You may want to also watch system temps, and possibly test ram and run chkdsk for good measure. Transcoding can be quite memory intensive at times, and if you have over clocked your system try running at stock clocks to see if that may be your issue.

 

[dustin1706]

Sounds like you have a heat/stability issue with your memory or ram. As mentioned above ripping utilizes quite a big chunk of your system resources. The very first thing I would try is putting your OC back to stock as well as your memory speeds etc. Also, leave your performance tab of your task manager open and some program to monitor CPU temp while ripping to see what's going on.

I do a ton of ripping and my favourite combo is MakeMKV to rip and Handbrake to transcode.

 

[jaysonkurt]

have you tried windows media player?...
I've used it couple of times with success.

 

[Gellidius]

so far, i've put the clock back to stock, tried 7 programs including windows media player, and it never works;
usually a program freezes while loading the DVD files or when starting conversion; some of them freeze after a few minutes.

temps are good, CPU around 27-30c. - NB around 40-45c. - GPU around 40-45c.

cooling fans in this pc were installed for high loads, and CPU internal temps have never exceeded 52c.

i forgot to say that for a while now dvds have some difficulty loading in the burner or they don't load at all.
even if a dvd does load ok, copying or conversion does not work.

i will next check the ram and will run something i haven't done for a long time: chkdsk.

 

[Father Fuzzy]

Try DVD fab works for me

free trial works excellent :thumb:

 

[LHN91]

I feel like we're all missing the most obvious troubleshooting advice. Try a different DVD drive. It really sounds like the issue is that the drive is failing.

 

[Gellidius]

LHN, what you say makes lots of sense; i'll take the pc to the tech soon and see what he finds.