can't decrypt "Ju-Dou"

[ojdidit]

Using DVD Decrypt I get a 'no disc' message.

Using DVD Fab Decrypt i get something to the effect of ' temp folder doen't exist".

After trying different things my computer will crash, the first time its happened in two years. I'm running XP and a 1.6 G processor.

Roxio dvd play program won't play it. Yet it worked fine in my standalone.

I've decrypted other titles since with no problems.

Anyone heard anything specific to this title?

[setarip_old]

The DVD was released in 1999, so it certainly has no special or recent copy protection.

Are you certain it's a DVD? If so, what is the Region?

I'd suggest you return it to the place of purchase in exchange for a new replacement.

(The fact that it plays on a standalone DVD player does NOT mean there's nothing physically wrong with it...)

[ojdidit]

The vhs release was in 1999 but the dvd was just released the first time in February on the Magic Play label. Its a region 1. Starting to suspect you are correct about it being defective.

[setarip_old]

Sorry about the misinformation about the release date.

Not really related to your difficulty, but the following information appeared at a site named "DVD Times": DVD
Ju Dou is released in the United States by Razor Digital Entertainment. The disc is in NTSC format and is not region coded.

Video
Where to begin? Let’s just say straight out that this is certainly one of the worst DVD transfers I have ever seen. It’s non-anamorphic at a ratio of about 1.60:1, not 2.35:1 as stated on the cover. The original however should probably be 1.85:1, the image here looking cropped on all sides. Like Razor’s DVD of Raise The Red Lantern, released alongside this, the print used for the transfer is most likely a much used cinema print, heavily damaged, showing numerous flaws in the form of marks, tramlines and deep scratches, particularly at the start and end of reels (see first screenshot below). Even worse than the other DVD, the image here is particularly soft, in some scenes almost to the point of impenetrability. It doesn’t help that the colours are washed out by a green tint – a terrible flaw in a film that relies heavily on its use of its use of light and colour – with additional chroma noise and cross colouration throughout. Horizontal lines suggest a video source for the transfer (see second screenshot below) and with interlacing, movement artefacts and a reduced running time, it appears to be an NTSC transfer of a PAL source, possibly mainland China. All in all, a particularly ugly transfer – one that is completely unacceptable for commercial release.

[ojdidit]

I agree with the quote. A crap repro that made me wonder if it was done intentionally as an artistic choice .