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Getting a CRC check when I try to rip one of my DVDs.

I'm assuming its one of the several blemishes/scratches I can see
on the surface.

Has anybody been successful in rubbing these things out or
getting rid of them some other way?
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PeteCresswell

Per Charlie+:
>More info than you give is needed...
>Type? Video or Data
>Commercial - encoded? - or self made?

Commercial DVD ("The Terminator" movie).

>It is quite easy to polish out light scratches but you need to be handy,
>patient and very careful indeed if it is a dual layer DVD.
>The first thing is to try another reader, some are better than others!
>Deep scratches anywhere near tangential to the tracks can be a major
>problem.

I've tried 3 readers and two DVD players. Nada.

>What do you mean by blemishes? (as opposed to scratches) if they are in the
>data layer then you have to use recovery software and put up with some data
>loss probably.

viz: http://tinyurl.com/yhxrpyd

It's sounding to me like I just need to suck it up, go down to
the local used DVD store, and buy another one.
--
PeteCresswell

On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:45:07 -0500, "(PeteCresswell)" <>
wrote:

>Getting a CRC check when I try to rip one of my DVDs.
>
>I'm assuming its one of the several blemishes/scratches I can see
>on the surface.
>
>Has anybody been successful in rubbing these things out or
>getting rid of them some other way?


The absolute best way is to never touch the optical read surface of
your discs, thereby never having a scratch to need removal of.

This includes placing them on a surface.

There are only two valid places for a DVD or any optical data disc,
especially the new HD formats as HD DVD and BluRay DVD formats.

The best optical surface is the one that has never been touched or
cleaned.

1200 grit jeweler's rouge and a lot of luck might get you the surface
quality you need to recover from lost data blocks.

Some things go beyond what the error correction can manage on playback.
"Ripping" usually requires a more complete, error free datagram.

On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:43:31 +0000, Charlie+ <> wrote:

>
>More info than you give is needed...


Bullshit.

On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:30:45 -0500, "(PeteCresswell)" <>
wrote:

>
>It's sounding to me like I just need to suck it up, go down to
>the local used DVD store, and buy another one.


That should have been your thinking as it relates to all of it. You
should be picking up a nice, new PS3, and the BD version of the film.

Tee Hee Hee...

Per Pieyed Piper:
>That should have been your thinking as it relates to all of it. You
>should be picking up a nice, new PS3, and the BD version of the film.
>
> Tee Hee Hee...

They're available for $6.99 or less, right? -)
--
PeteCresswell

"(PeteCresswell)" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Per Charlie+:
>>More info than you give is needed...
>>Type? Video or Data
>>Commercial - encoded? - or self made?
>
> Commercial DVD ("The Terminator" movie).
>
>>It is quite easy to polish out light scratches but you need to be handy,
>>patient and very careful indeed if it is a dual layer DVD.
>>The first thing is to try another reader, some are better than others!
>>Deep scratches anywhere near tangential to the tracks can be a major
>>problem.
>
> I've tried 3 readers and two DVD players. Nada.
>
>>What do you mean by blemishes? (as opposed to scratches) if they are in
>>the
>>data layer then you have to use recovery software and put up with some
>>data
>>loss probably.
>
> viz: http://tinyurl.com/yhxrpyd
>
> It's sounding to me like I just need to suck it up, go down to
> the local used DVD store, and buy another one.

My local DVD store actually offers a service to polish your own DVDs for a
couple of dollars.

> --
> PeteCresswell

On 9 Nov, 22:40, "Gilgamesh" <gilgam...@dont.spam.me> wrote:
> "(PeteCresswell)" <x...@y.Invalid> wrote in message
>
> news:...
>
>
>
> > Per Charlie+:
> >>More info than you give is needed...
> >>Type? Video or Data
> >>Commercial - encoded? - or self made?
>
> > Commercial DVD *("The Terminator" movie).
>
> >>It is quite easy to polish out light scratches but you need to be handy,
> >>patient and very careful indeed if it is a dual layer DVD.
> >>The first thing is to try another reader, *some are better than others!
> >>Deep scratches anywhere near tangential to the tracks can be a major
> >>problem.
>
> > I've tried 3 readers and two DVD players. * Nada.
>
> >>What do you mean by blemishes? (as opposed to scratches) if they are in
> >>the
> >>data layer then you have to use recovery software and put up with some
> >>data
> >>loss probably.
>
> > viz:http://tinyurl.com/yhxrpyd
>
> > It's sounding to me like I just need to suck it up, go down to
> > the local used DVD store, and buy another one.
>
> My local DVD store actually offers a service to polish your own DVDs for a
> couple of dollars.
>
> > --
> > PeteCresswell

A very gentle cleaner (yes, toothpaste can do the trick) and very very
soft cloth of the sort used to clean eyeglasses can often do the
trick.
However, NEVER clean in a circular motion as an earlier poster
suggested. That will destroy most discs. Cleaning must always be done
in straight lines from centre to rim.

On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:59:32 -0500, Kimba W Lion
<> wrote:

>anthony <> wrote:
>
>>A very gentle cleaner (yes, toothpaste can do the trick)
>
>I'd be wary about using toothpaste. Some of them are very abrasive.


Jeweler's rogue can be bought usually from any hobby store or supply
site.

It is really simple to do it right.

On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:45:07 -0500, "(PeteCresswell)" <>
wrote:

>Getting a CRC check when I try to rip one of my DVDs.
>
>I'm assuming its one of the several blemishes/scratches I can see
>on the surface.
>
>Has anybody been successful in rubbing these things out or
>getting rid of them some other way?
>--
>PeteCresswell

Well, while we're throwing out crazy ideas here, might as well throw
out one of the craziest... ever heard of boiling a disc?

I'd read it online somewhere and was skeptical, then tried it on a
couple discs I had around with minor-looking scratches that wouldn't
rip...and damned if it didn't work. For one of 'em, anyway - no go on
the other. I've tried it a few times since and the success rate is
pretty much 50/50, sometimes it does the trick, sometimes not, and if
the scratches are big, it probably won't do a thing.

I admit it sounds stupid, but just boil a pot of water and toss the
disc in, play-side down. Let it sit for a couple minutes, take it out
and dry it off and see what happens. I've never had any discs melt or
otherwise get screwed up, though I don't know if one would want to try
it on a DVDR/CDR.



-lugnut