[QUOTE} And Anydvd/Clonedvd have no problems with it.[/QUOTE]
Well, they're having problems with it on both my systems with 2 different SAW III disks
I'm going to try to answer the questions in the "Read before Posting that Webslinger sent in his link. I may need help doing some of the steps but here goes:
Please read before posting
Before posting about your problem, please do some of us a favour so that we can help you better.
Follow the steps, and answer the following questions in your post:
1) Ensure you're using the lastest version of Anydvd and Clonedvd:
visit
http://www.slysoft.com/download.html
I am. I downloaded the latest AnyDVD 6.1.1.4 and CloneDVD 2.9.0.3 as stated in my post.
2) Remove packet writing software from your system (including Directcd, Incd, etc.)
Have none, both systems are clean as they're used mostly for my sons typing school work papers or internet surfing
3) State a)the specific version of Anydvd you're using, b)the specific version(s) of the burning application(s) you are using (and stating "latest versions" isn't sufficient information; use full version numbers), and c)the specific version(s) of whatever other burning application(s) you have installed on your system.
See above for the version numbers.
4) Specify the a)full title, b)region code, c) country, and d) release date of the disc that you're experiencing issues with.
a)SAW III,
b)region 1,
c)USA
d)Not sure where to find that other than year (2006) on package, but both disks I tried are Full Screen versions
5) Specify a)the brand and b)model number of your optical reader and writer with c)firmware versions for these optical drives. d) Let us know what operating system (version number and service pack, if applicable) you're using as well. e) Check to see if there's an updated firmware version for your burner and your reader.
a)Sony
b)Sony DVD RW DRU-530A and Sony DVD RW DRU-810A
c) I downloaded the latest firmware version for the Sony DRU-530A a while back, there's no new version for it or for the DRU-810A. I don't know how to tell what the version is though
d) Operating system on both PCs is XP Service Pack 2
e) Not at this time
6) What blank media are you using? Specify a) brand name b)type (-R, +R, -RW, +RW, RAM, DL, etc.) c)media code, d) capacity/size, e) batch codes/serial codes (often found printed on the inner plastic hub of the blank disc), and f)country (factory information would be great as well, if possible) where the media was made (look on the physical packaging; do not rely on programs to accurately give you this information).
a) Verbatim
b) Tried both -R and +R but the process never gets that far anyway
c) Not sure what that is?
d) Single layer 4.7 G
e) I see nothing like that
f) I no longer have that info, but like I stated, it's not getting to the write part anyway
If you don't know how to obtain media codes, you may find the following programs useful:
http://dvd.identifier.cdfreaks.com and
http://www.dvdinfopro.com/
7) At what speed are you burning your blank media?
Tried different speeds for the heck of it, from x1 to x4 to fastest, but process locks up way before getting to the writing part.
8 ) Click the red fox icon in your system tray. Select "status" on the left hand side of your screen. With the problematic disc inserted in your computer, click the appropriate drive tab letter (the drive containing the disc) in Anydvd. In the window below the drive letter, copy and paste the information Anydvd gives you in your post asking for help.
Here it is:
Summary for drive E: (AnyDVD 6.1.1.4)
SONY DVD RW DRU-530A 2.1G OCT19 ,2004
Drive (Hardware) Region: 1
Media is a Data DVD.
Booktype: dvd-rom (version 1), Layers: 2 (opposite)
Size of first Layer: 2084960 sectors (4072 MBytes)
Total size: 4169920 sectors (8144 MBytes)
Video DVD (or CD) label: Saw_3
Media is CSS protected!
Video Standard: NTSC
Media is locked to region(s): 1!
RCE protection not found.
DVD structure appears to be correct.
Found & removed structural copy protection (Arccos, Puppetlock)!
Found & removed bogus title set!
Changed firstplay: Jump directly to TitleMenu!
Autorun not found on Video DVD.
Found & removed 88 bad sector protections!
Emulating RPC-2 drive with region 1!
9 ) State the full a)error message(s) you encountered, b)tell us what program(s) you were using when you received the error message(s), and c) describe in detail what you were doing when you received the error message(s).
a) PROCESSING ERROR
E:/VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_1.V03: read error
data error (cyclic redundancy check)
if reading the media has failed, please clean the surface and try again
b) AnyDVD and CloneDVD as stated above
c) Backing up SAW III
10) Before posting, please use the "search" function on these boards. Many answers are available already.
I've looked but found no answer to the problem. I need to copy entire DVD capabilities as I'm partially deaf and can only watch a movie by using the subtitle function. For the same reason I cannot do any phone tech support.
If you're absolutely positive you've encountered a new protection, follow these instructions (originally written by Olli):
1.) DISABLE AnyDVD (little fox on the taskbar should be grey).
2.) Navigate to the VIDEO_TS folder of the DVD.
3.) Copy all files ending with .IFO to your harddisk. ONLY those with .IFO, not the big .VOB files!
4.) ENABLE AnyDVD again (just in case, so you don't forget it)
5.) ZIP the .IFO files to one file. Name it with a cool filename (e.g., Little_Black_Book_UK.zip)
6.) Write a an email to support(at)slysoft.com (replace (at) with @). Name your problem, try to identify the disc (e.g, Little Black Book, R2, UK), the UPC number if possible (below the barcode on the package). The information output of AnyDVD can be helpful as well.
7.) They like if you include the AnyDVD version and your AnyDVD serial number in this mail. You find this information in the Settings Window -> About.
8.) Attach ZIP file with the IFOs and send it.
If anyone can help me avoid doing the final steps 1 through 8 (before my brain starts to swell and bleed ) please post. I will try the last part (sending support all that info) as a last resort.
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