DVD/BR writers won't recognize certain DVDs

Dick Dowdell dick.dowdell at gmail.com
Sat Mar 26 05:52:49 UTC 2016


Is it possible that these DVDs are using a CODEC for Asia or Europe?

Dick Dowdell
Phone: 508-528-4018  Mobile: 508-498-7919

On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 1:20 AM, MR ZenWiz <mrzenwiz at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 2:19 AM, Petter Adsen <petter at synth.no> wrote:
> >
> > After everything you have described so far, it sounds a lot like there is
> > something wrong with these discs. There could also be a beginning
> problem with
> > your drive, like the laser becoming misaligned or dirty.
> >
>
> It's more than that.  I was able to get one of the discs to read at
> work in two other machines, then just now on my laptop.  I ripped the
> disc to an iso image on the laptop and ran VLC to check them out.
>
> Here's the interesting part - VLC will play the DVD, but it oonly can
> access the menus of the ISO file - nothing plays.
>
> I'll take the file and burn a DVD with it to see if that can be
> played, maybe - it's DL-DVD and I'm not sure I want to bother.
>
> I'll see about Handbrake to rip the movie itself.
>
> The other disc copied to an iso that plays fine, so for all the
> trouble it caused in my desktop, it's fine on my laptop.
>
> I'm beginning to think that the laptop optical drives are higher
> quality than those made for desktops.
>
> Thanks to all.
>
> > If the discs themselves are bad you have been sold a faulty product and
> should
> > be able to return them, no matter what the DMCA says.
> >
> True, but at least I understand why stores don't allow that anymore -
> too many people stealing movies by taking them home, copying them,
> then bringing them back for a refund.
>
> > You should be able to mount a DVD as a data disc and get a filesystem.
> If you
> > can get that, try ripping and encoding it with Handbrake or a similar
> tool -
> > that would at least let you view the movie. This might not be legal in
> your
> > jurisdiction, though, so make sure to feel extra bad for the poor
> studios if
> > you do so. /s
> >
> My heart bleeds purple rain for the producers.
>
> Regards.
> MR
>
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