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Newbie question please
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You can always visually inspect a disc. Cleaning is easy! Just make sure you wipe from center out and never wipe in the direction of the little grooves. That may clean old vinyl, but not good for discs.
Sometimes newer releases will insert "bogus" files that DVDShrink and DVD Decryptor will list as read errors. Clean the disc thoroughly then use DVDClone with AnyDVD to create your back up. Also DVDShrink with AnyDVD in the background usually solves the problem.
If you plan on backing up older or "well-used" DVD's, invest in an inexpensive hand crank disc cleaner. After re-surfacing this way your disc will look brand new! Usually around $20.00 USD's. Use an approved disc cleaning solution. Eyeglass cleaner will also work well.
Hope this helps.
Sometimes newer releases will insert "bogus" files that DVDShrink and DVD Decryptor will list as read errors. Clean the disc thoroughly then use DVDClone with AnyDVD to create your back up. Also DVDShrink with AnyDVD in the background usually solves the problem.
If you plan on backing up older or "well-used" DVD's, invest in an inexpensive hand crank disc cleaner. After re-surfacing this way your disc will look brand new! Usually around $20.00 USD's. Use an approved disc cleaning solution. Eyeglass cleaner will also work well.
Hope this helps.
Did you try AnyDVD Ripper
Occasionally I get disks with read errors where upon inspection of the disk surface it is due the damage on the disk. Using AnyDVD Ripper does a wonderful job on those disks. You just need to be patient with the product. You copy might have a few seconds of bad sections missing here or there but the end result is a usable copy. This also would confirm for you that, the issue was a copy protection based read error or just dirt or damage.
Occasionally I get disks with read errors where upon inspection of the disk surface it is due the damage on the disk. Using AnyDVD Ripper does a wonderful job on those disks. You just need to be patient with the product. You copy might have a few seconds of bad sections missing here or there but the end result is a usable copy. This also would confirm for you that, the issue was a copy protection based read error or just dirt or damage.