Decrypting Stargate Atlantis.

[RescueTeam]

Hi there...

i have several questions about decrypting/ripping DVD´s but the har one for me to crack is how to decrypt/copy stargate atlantis season 1, i have tryed with several programs like dvd shrink, amazon shriker, dvd decrypter and so on...but nothing has helped....i cant seem to decrypt or to copy this movie box.... and the same with some of the series 24 with kiefer sutherland.... can somebody help me?????????what can i do and with what program????? i want to have it on a 4,7Gb dvd with all the menues and so on....

Pls. Help if you can....

RescueTeam

[setarip_old]

Hi!is how to decrypt/copy stargate atlantis season 1, i have tryed with several programs like dvd shrink, amazon shriker, dvd decrypter1) What SPECIFIC error message did DVD Shrink generate?

2) Post your DVD Decrypter v.3.5.4 log here

[VWRacer]

I have backed up both of these using AnyDVD ripping to DVD Shrink, with no problems. As a matter of fact, I believe 24 ripped using just Shrink.

Racer

[Gurm]

There ought to be a sticky.

TV Episode DVD's are notoriously poorly mastered. The quality control is next-to-nil, which sucks considering how much they cost!

I've NEVER had a complete run of a TV series rip cleanly without having to switch drives, or fiddle.

I've had 3 different copies of Firefly have errors on disc 4.

I've had 2 different copies of Band of Brothers have errors on different discs.

I've had my Stargate SG-1 have an error.

The Muppet Show had multiple discs with errors.

Usually, switching to my wife's machine to rip works fine - her DVD drive is FAR more tolerant of errors than mine is. But sometimes nothing I do will help. :(

[Fishious]

There ought to be a sticky.

TV Episode DVD's are notoriously poorly mastered. The quality control is next-to-nil, which sucks considering how much they cost!

I've NEVER had a complete run of a TV series rip cleanly without having to switch drives, or fiddle.

I've had 3 different copies of Firefly have errors on disc 4.

I've had 2 different copies of Band of Brothers have errors on different discs.

I've had my Stargate SG-1 have an error.

The Muppet Show had multiple discs with errors.

Usually, switching to my wife's machine to rip works fine - her DVD drive is FAR more tolerant of errors than mine is. But sometimes nothing I do will help. :(

I've backed up Firefly twice, no problems.
Band of Brothers, no problems
Stargate Atlantis, no problems

Don't have the Muppet Show.

I use an Asus DVD-ROM to rip and a Sony to burn and haven't had any problems with any episodic disks. I keep the firmware updated, although there was a firmware update a while back for the Asus that caused errors and had to be rolled back. Thanks to this board I caught it right away. I think that hardware quality matters. I know people with Toshiba and LG optical players that have problems even playing commercial DVDs. When they switch them out, problem solved.:)

When I've had problems, it's usually with damaged source disks (I always clean them before ripping) and cheap burning media. I've stopped using anything except Tao Yudin or Verbatim. I used to use TDK a lot, but got some spindle media at Costco that was picky about what it would play on, so I stopped using it.

[Stone Knife]

FWIW I have two DVD drives; usually the NEC 3540a to rip and Lite-On 5239v to burn, but on the bad ones the Lite-On has made the grade...
(except for a REALLY BAD copy of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Wild World Of Batwoman, which not even the versitile Philips deck could play- another TV show transfer... hmmm..)I also had the tin box-set of Band Of Brothers and it was also freezy-hangy on my old computer's DVD player.

I really like the Lite-On 5239; wish I'd gotten two of those in the beginning. :o