basic instinct 2

[dinghy]

ran into error backing up basic instinct 2-assume i need a psl file? anyone have a link to it?

[setarip_old]

Hi!

Make your life easier - use "RipIt4Me". In conjunction with DVD Decrypter, FixVTS, and DVD Shrink, it fully automates the PSL and cleanup procedures ;>}

[jm1647]

Yes indeed, it did it for me too .

[dinghy]

ok, downloaded the program that looks pretty straight forward, but what is your thought on the DVD Shrink program that it offers to launch at the end? Is this the same idea as my current DVD 2 One...which seems to have been more reliable so far than some others.

[dinghy]

ok, i was wrong about rip it 4 me being straight forward. the thing is not working at all for me. although the title appears after the drive, it says "there does not appear to be a dvd in the drive". Still trying to rip basic instinct 2. does anyone have sympathy for me enough to give me one last psl file until i can figure this out?

[writersblock29]

@dinghy

DVD Shrink is very similiar in intent as DVD2One... but has a different approach to it. Since DVD Shrink analizes the entire DVD when deciding on how compressible the source is, it tends to pick up non-compliance issues other software might miss. Bad sector commands (which are a threat when removing material from a source rip... or even a threat of being introduced upon removal of "protected" sectors on newer Sony disks) usually appear in DVD Shrink with error messages, which tip you off that something's not right with your source rip. It's been awhile since I've used DVD2One, so I'm not sure if Edwin has added any sort of analysis feature to his software since I stopped using it... but the launching of DVD Shrink is sort of a way of giving yourself another chance at catching a problem before investing time and materials encoding/burning. It doesn't use much hard drive space and doesn't interfer with other programs (uninstalling is pretty clean, too, should you decide you don't like using it), so at the very least, you risk nothing by trying it.

{Edit} Do you have DVD Decrypter (as opposed to DVD Fab Decrypter, Magic Ripper, ect) installed on your system? That's the specific program that RipIt4Me supports. It will also ask you for a path for FixVTS, which you only need to supply once; RipIt4Me will remember that path from then on.

[blutach]

Have you tried the plugin?

How to backup ARccOS DVDs (http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=56831).

It's strange, however, that RipIt4Me (http://www.ripit4me.org/) can't recognise your DVD. Is it in good condition?

Regards

[dinghy]

ok, i can almost rip an easy (no psl needed) with rip it 4 me, but then at the end, it tells me it can't open the log. i've tried every way i can figure with this thing. it did ask for the fix vts path, wich i gave it, but it tells me i have an old version--i do not, i have 1.4 and 1.401. nothing works for basic instinct or "fun with dick and jane" which most often causes the program to tell me it has encountered an error and needs to shut down. If i could just get the program to even make me a psl file, i could import it- yes i do have dvd decrypter. backed up hundreds of dvd's and it is killing me that only a few have me beat.

[blutach]

Point to v1.401 of fixVTS in the preferences.

Everyone else can back these DVDs up, no trouble.

Are you on Win98? The prog is not rated for W98. And the log is transferred to a special folder which XP has but W98 doesn't. If this is the case, read my previous post and use that method.

Regards

[setarip_old]

@dinghy

If, for whatever reason, you continue to be unsuccessful trying RipIt4Me, you might want to give DVDFab Decrypter (freeware) a go...

[dinghy]

nope-windows 2000 here. just downloaded dvdfab-will try that. now, however, i have the clear problem of my (clean) disc just not reading-though all others do. if i open the file for the dvd, the video and audio both read empty! gonna reinstall ri4m and restart computer....tomorrow, after sleep.
thanks. i'm sure i'm just missing something.

[blutach]

If the DVD isn't being read, it seems that it, or the drive, is the problem. If the drive reads every other DVD you pop in, then you know it's the disc. Take it back for an exchange in this case.

Regards

[m1ckran]

I have a Plextor PX-755a (preferred) and an NEC 3520a. The Plextor sometimes refuses to recognise an original DVD where the NEC always finds it.

I think it's something to do with the protection systems used by companies like Sony and Disney.

It's always worth looking for firmware upgrades but I find this is a problem I can overcome only by using two DVD drives.

[dinghy]

OK, it seems that my drive will only launch these sony autoplay dvd's on the first try (restarting the computer worked). although (default media player) still cannot actually play these on the computer, i have not tried the other players again. it does allow me to decrypt it using (thanks as usual to "setarip") dvdfab. So, i have now succeeded with 2 other sony dvd's that were problems, but still can't do anything with basic instinct---but now that i've actually watched it, i couldn't care less. thanks too to everyone else who takes the time to figure out my issues!