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Playing a disc question

jdm3

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Does anyone else have this problem?
Playing Rambo (R1) Original Disc!!!

From main menu, select play movie, the menu scene changes, then goes to black, my dvd timer counts to 5 with the back screen then freezes. :bang:

Can't seem to get by this.

-Jim
 
You're having problems playing the original disc on a standalone dvd player or on a computer?
 
Trouble playing the disc on stand alone players. I havent tried on the computer again yet. Not just one stand alone player, but several that I own.

-Jim
 
Trouble playing the disc on stand alone players. I havent tried on the computer again yet. Not just one stand alone player, but several that I own.

It could be bad original disc, but the protection on this disc is so bad that it's quite conceivable that even some standalone players can't play the disc.

I would recommend using Anydvd to produce a backup--and then use the backup to play the movie.

1. Use Anydvd 6.4.3.9 beta: click http://sandbox.slysoft.com/beta/SetupAnyDVD6439.exe

You may need to reboot after installing if prompted to do so.

2. Click the red fox icon on your toolbar. Click "default". Click "ok".

3. If you use DVDShrink, Nero Recode, or programs that generally can't handle structural protections, right-click on the fox icon on your toolbar and select "Rip video-dvd to Hard Disk". Choose your source and destination paths. Click "Copy", and wait for Anydvd ripper to finish. You can then import that rip into whatever program you want. This is an important step if the original disc contains structural protection.

click http://forum.slysoft.com/showthread.php?t=3992 and read fully

You don't need to do this if you own Clonedvd or are planning to make a backup with Clonecd.


4. Use Clonedvd 2.9.1.8 beta: click http://sandbox.slysoft.com/beta/SetupCloneDVD2918.exe

5. Follow the steps from this link in order: click http://forum.slysoft.com/showthread.php?t=476 (follow them step by step)

If you're using +R DL blank discs, I recommend using Clonecd: click http://forum.slysoft.com/showthread.php?t=327


6. If you still have problems, then . . .

A)
a) Ensure Anydvd is running.
b) Put the problematic original movie dvd in your burner. Wait for Anydvd to scan the disc.
c) Right click the red fox icon on your toolbar.
d) Select "Create Logfile"
e) Wait for Anydvd to create a log file.
f) A pop-up screen will appear. Take note of the location where Anydvd created the logfile and the logfile's name. Click "ok".
g) Go to your My Documents folder
h) You will see a zip file called "Anydvd_Info_titleofmydisc.zip" (or something similar; see step f)
i) When replying or posting in the Slysoft forums, look for the icon that looks like
attach.gif
(in other words, look for the paperclip after clicking "quote" or when creating a new thread)
j) If you don't see that paperclip icon, click the "go advanced" button. You should see that icon now. Click the paperclip.
k) A small pop-up screen should appear (if it doesn't please ensure your browser is enabled to allow pop-ups from the Slysoft forums)
l) Click the "Browse" button, and locate and select the .zip file you created.
m) click "upload"
n) Close the window. When you submit reply, or submit a new thread, the .zip file will be attached automatically for us to take a look at


B) State the full a)error message(s) you encountered (click "details"), 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). What problem are you having exactly?


C) Click http://forum.slysoft.com/showthread.php?t=5091 to see if your question has already been answered
 
It could be bad original disc, but the protection on this disc is so bad that it's quite conceivable that even some standalone players can't play the disc.

Yes... but despite the 18 part menu-set and strange title-sets. It's been determined that Rambo does not violate the DVD-Standard - so the stand-alone players must be bugged.

But seriously... that disk is a mess..... I'd use AnyDVD to clean it up first as well. Worked for me.

-W
 
Clams Canino said:
It's been determined that Rambo does not violate the DVD-Standard

No. It depends on the widescreen version (there are two versions, I think in region 1). This one does not conform to the dvd standard (just copied this from another thread):

Summary for drive E: (AnyDVD 6.4.3.2)
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B A101 0H1217042855V80450
Drive (Hardware) Region: 1

Media is a DVD.
Booktype: dvd-rom (version 1), Layers: 1
Total size: 2294912 sectors (4482 MBytes)

Video DVD (or CD) label: Rambo_16x9
Media is CSS protected!
Video Standard: NTSC
Media is locked to region(s): 1!

RCE protection not found.
Found & removed structural copy protection!
Found & removed invalid cell pieces!
Found & removed bogus title set(s)!
UDF filesystem patched!
Autorun not found on Video DVD.
Found & removed 8 potential bad sector protections!
Emulating RPC-2 drive with region 1!


So, at least one Widescreen version of Rambo is bad news. I don't know about the other one.
 
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I had to use the 6.4.3.9 beta of AnyDVD and the 2918 beta of CloneDVD to make a watchable dvd. What a screwed up disc! Makes me mad as hell to pay the $25 for the collector's 2 disc set and not be able to watch the movie without using backup tools! At the same time I am some glad those tools are available!

Thanks Guys!

-Jim
 
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