A problem

DarkHououmon · **on:** February 23, 2008, 12:31:38 PM

I hope this is the right place.

I have encountered a problem with either my disc or DVD Decrypter. I have finalized the disc containing the final 4 episodes of Dino Squad season 1. I went to put it in the computer to start ripping, but I keep getting "Disc is Empty" messages, and the computer itself doesn't recognize the disc. It even asked me if I wanted to put files onto the "empty disc".

I don't know where the problem lies, though. DVD Decrypter seems to recognize other discs I put into it just fine. And the finalized disc does play on the other DVD Players. At this moment I don't really know what I should do. I would try another program but it'd be useless if my computer can't recognize the finalized disc.

Clint has tested his laptop with the disc and it works just fine on there too. It's just on this computer the disc refuses to load.

Any suggestions?

Petrie. · **Reply #1 on:** February 23, 2008, 01:08:27 PM

Why would you want to rip files off of a dvd you made? Why not just use the files you used to make the dvd in the first place?

Aside from that, every now and then you could get a coaster, or a disc that is bad from the start. I've had a cd-r every now and then that would have skips, freshly ripped.

DarkHououmon · **Reply #2 on:** February 23, 2008, 01:15:17 PM

I do not think it's the disc itself because it works on Clint's computer just fine, as well as other DVD Players. If the disc was bad, surely it would have had errors playing on the other DVD Players and on my brother's computer, wouldn't it?

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Why would you want to rip files off of a dvd you made? Why not just use the files you used to make the dvd in the first place?

Impossible. These are stuff I recorded from the TV. The files on the disc do not have any backups on the computer. They're recorded from the TV.

DarkHououmon · **Reply #3 on:** February 23, 2008, 02:52:56 PM

Here's the error message that sometimes pops up.

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u72/Inf...on/errordvd.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u72/Inf...n/errordvd2.jpg

Petrie. · **Reply #4 on:** February 23, 2008, 04:38:05 PM

Mmmm...if it works on Clint's computer, why not get the files there, and then transfer them over to the one you're on? If you can't do that, try and do a reinstall of dvd decrypter on your computer.

Do you have a dvd recorder or something? Another thing, is they might have their own setup that doesn't work perfectly with computers. Friends of ours have a mini-dvd camcorder, and it can finalize the discs and they'll play fine on dvd players, but computers get tied up in knots with them. :|

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #5 on:** February 23, 2008, 05:02:06 PM

Very simple problem, though you won't like the solution. Your program is too old. It doesn't have the correct decryption algorithms to decrypt the DVD. If your program doesn't offer you free updates, you'll have to buy something else. If you've decrypted something else you've recorded off the SAME dvd recorder, then there's something wrong with the decryption algorithm in your program. Try a reinstall. If that doesn't work, perhaps the exe of yours is screwed up. Download another copy online and reinstall it from that.

DarkHououmon · **Reply #6 on:** February 23, 2008, 05:05:07 PM

Clint's computer only has 30 GB on it and the files would be too large to transfer.

I don't think updates are the issue. I tried another disc and it would rip just fine.

Anyway, the disc finally worked for me, and I was able to rip the disc. I still don't know what caused the problem in the first place, and I don't know what I did to "fix" it. My computer just hates me sometimes.

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #7 on:** February 23, 2008, 05:08:05 PM

Hmmmmmm...there are some viruses that will disable your burning rights to your CD/DVD player at random intervals. Next time you have a problem, try looking in the properties in your player in "my computer" and see if "enable recording on this drive" is checked.