manicx Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Hi there In the past I bought a wrestling DVD. Second hand. The disk was scratched to death and the plastic ring in the middle was almost cracked. I decided to ask a friend to make an ISO image for me. I am not sure what software he used, but I kept this image in my HDD. Yesterday, the plastic described above broke. So, I decided to use the ISO and burn the disk. The ISO is 6.80GB and I was about to use a DL disk (TDK identified as Ricoh). Initially, I was surprised that I got a message about VOBU/ECC. I searched the forum and I extracted the VIDEO_TS folder in order to use the 'Files/Folder to Disc' option in ImgBurn. I was then presented with the 'Create Layer Break Position' screen. I looked again in the forum and found what to do. I had a gold star. I used this option. Checked the disk in both computer and desktop DVD player. It plays in both with a minor jump (1-2 secs). I thought 'Great!!!'. However, I decided to try something. I tried to create an ISO of this disk that I burned with DVDDecrypter and/or ImgBurn. I tried the first one first. Result? Then I tried using ImgBurn. Again, the same: Needless to say that the disk burned, plays but it cannot be read to create a ISO using both DVD Decrypter or ImgBurn... My question is: Can I do something to create a disk that can be read and create an ISO image without problems? Thanks in advance for your help and for this excellent program... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmalves Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Try reading that disc with other DVD drives and you might be able to make a perfect copy from it. By the way, the only reliable dual-layer media we use and recommend is Verbatim DVD+R DL 2.4x (MKM-001-00) Made in Singapore blanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manicx Posted August 30, 2008 Author Share Posted August 30, 2008 Thanks for your answer. I will try it. I have a couple of readers only at work. I am trying to read the disk in both a NEC AD-7203A and a NEC AD-7173A. The disk was burned in 7203 at 4x. The disks I am using never failed me and gave me purfect results when I checked with Nero CD/DVD Speed. This is the first disk it fails (well, I wasted two disks )... I will keep you posted. Any other suggestions are welcomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blutach Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Irrespective of what you think, change to Verbatim, +R, 2.4x, MKM-001-00, Made in Singapore Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontasciime Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 I will keep you posted. Any other suggestions are welcomed. Cotton buds or olive oil and warm water usually works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manicx Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 Well, I tried the disk to another dvd reader. Failed again. At work we have Nero and I tried the ISO there in a recorder same as mine. I used the same disks. Burn was perfect. and Nero CD/DVD Speed gave me a quality of 96. I don't know what Nero does different, but it worked... I made back an ISO from the final disk using both ImgBurn and DVD Decrypter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 No 2 drives are the same, no 2 discs are the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manicx Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 No 2 drives are the same, no 2 discs are the same. Sorry, I lost you... When I said about drives, I meant the same model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I realise that. I'm just saying that even if I have the same model drive as you, it doesn't mean they'll burn EXACTLY the same. The age of the unit, environment it lives in, amount it's been used etc also plays a part. Likewise, you can burn and scan 50 discs from the same pack and none of them will give identical results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manicx Posted September 14, 2008 Author Share Posted September 14, 2008 I realise that. I'm just saying that even if I have the same model drive as you, it doesn't mean they'll burn EXACTLY the same. The age of the unit, environment it lives in, amount it's been used etc also plays a part. Likewise, you can burn and scan 50 discs from the same pack and none of them will give identical results. Thanks for your answer. I managed to borrow a copy from Nero at work and try it in my PC. Same PC and this time same drive that I tried at first with ImgBurn and failed. The image was burned 100% well and the disk can be read by the drive. I also made it back to iso using both ImgBurn and DVD Decrypter. Don't know why it fails with ImgBurn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontasciime Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Don't know why it fails with ImgBurn Yeah it is a mystery. Try it again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manicx Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 Don't know why it fails with ImgBurn Yeah it is a mystery. Try it again Well, I already wasted 2 disks and they are not cheap. As I said, I followed instructions but had no luck in two cases. Result was identical even though I used a different break position. Regarding software, I don't know what else to do. I am currently thinking to buy some disks and re-try. I read about Verbatim. Unfortunately, the shop I buy from doesn't display the media code. I only see VERBATIM DVD+R DUAL LAYER 2,4X 8.5GB MATT SILVER CAKEBOX 10... So, no idea if these are the disks mentioned earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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