Posted by AZ Nomad on 08/07/06 23:23

On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:09:07 GMT, Phisherman <noone@nobody.com> wrote:


>I tried using DVD Decrypter to copy a badly scratched DVD movie. I
>tried various setting such as "aggressive," "Brute Force --> I/O Key
>Exchange,' "Ignore Read Errors," etc. Plus I tried polishing (w/
>Brasso) the DVD which took out most of the scratches. But, DVD
>Decrypter keeps showing an excess of 1000 read errors after 2 hours.
>The DVD will play in my DVD player, but it skips and returns to the
>main menu at a certain spot. I can skip around it using the scene
>selector from the main menu. My question is...

>Is there any software that will copy a damaged DVD? I'm not looking
>for anything that will repair the DVD, just copy it (errors and all).

You can't fix data that is unreadable.

Scratches can be removed with paint polish. Otherwise, just replace it and
quit using your DVDs to prop up the short leg of the kitchen table.

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