Import DVD - Unspecified Error

MystikTK · Post by **MystikTK** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:00 am

I'm trying to import a DVD and whenever I select the option in the file menu, it gives me the error "Unspecified Error - Report ID: 0x800040002(16386)". It displays this message twice and then displays the message "No Initialization".

Can anyone help me troubleshoot this?

Thanks.

Joe Louvar · Post by **Joe Louvar** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 1:05 am

How were you importing the DVD? Checkout this VS Importing DVD Files Tutorial. http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.php?t=13200

MystikTK · Post by **MystikTK** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 11:15 pm

Yes, I was importing it according the tutorial: File > Insert Media File > Insert DVD and as soon as I select "Insert DVD", I get the error.

Post by **Ken Berry** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 11:41 pm

What is the source of the DVD you were trying to import? Is it from a mini-DVD camera? If so, have you checked the camera manual to see if you have to 'finish' the dvd in the camera before putting it into the computer drive? Have you also tried first copying the contents of the dvd into the computer using Windows normal copy/paste routine rather than VS? Then seeing whether VS will see those files? And/or have you tried changing the extension of such transferred files from .vob to .mpg?

If the DVD is a commercial one, then it will be copy protected and VS cannot transfer from such discs.

MystikTK · Post by **MystikTK** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 11:53 pm

Ken Berry wrote: If the DVD is a commercial one, then it will be copy protected and VS cannot transfer from such discs.

Ah, yes, that's the problem I can bypass that easily enough, so all should be well.

Thanks.

MystikTK · Post by **MystikTK** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 1:40 am

Wait a second, I had a brain fart and forgot what my problem was in the first place. LOL.

I can't even get to the Import DVD screen. As soon as I click "Import DVD-R/DVD-VR", it gives me the error.

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 1:49 am

Well, if you are trying to import from a commercial DVD, neither DVD-R nor DVD-VR applies, does it?

MystikTK · Post by **MystikTK** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:28 am

Well, that's the thing. I have the DVD decrypted and saved as a video_ts folder (.vob files). I should still be able to import from a VIDEO_TS folder, correct?

MystikTK · Post by **MystikTK** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:36 am

For the record, here's what happens:

1-

2 (this message pops up a second time after I hit OK) -

3 -

Joe Louvar · Post by **Joe Louvar** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:44 am

Sorry, I’ve never done any illegal copying so I can’t help you. Which brings up another question, does anyone know if we can add copy protection to our videos with VS10+?

MystikTK · Post by **MystikTK** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:04 am

Joe Louvar wrote:Sorry, I’ve never done any illegal copying so I can’t help you. Which brings up another question, does anyone know if we can add copy protection to our videos with VS10+?

"Illegal copying"? I own it, it's the same as backing it up. I just want to cut and edit some parts of it.

maddrummer3301 · Post by **maddrummer3301** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:56 am

MystikTK · Post by **MystikTK** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 4:11 am

maddrummer3301 wrote:You can't possibly believe that paying $25.00 for a dvd movie that cost 150 Million to produce gives you the rights to it?

Play the dvd and when the warnings appear pause it and carefully read the wording. The latest wording has been updated from past dvd's to get the point across better.

Don't feel alone, many people also think they have a right to back them up since they purchased them. But, that's not the law.
Talk to Liu (inside joke

I don't think anyone here cares what you do personnaly. Your just not supposed to ask for help. You figured out how to rip it, so I'm sure you can figure the rest out yourself.

You can also write to this organization for help, I'm sure they can give you an answer.
http://www.fbi.gov/
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LOL. Alright, fair enough.

But the problem itself has nothing to do with whether or not I'm copying a commerical DVD or one of my own. The problem is that I can't even use the feature and I still can't get it figured out.

Anyone else have any solutions/ideas?

MystikTK · Post by **MystikTK** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:59 am

Anyone?

DVDDoug · Post by **DVDDoug** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:11 am

does anyone know if we can add copy protection to our videos with VS10+?

No! You can't do this at home. CSS does not work or recordable media, and you need an EXPEN$IVE license:

The licensor of CSS encryption technology is DVD CCA (Copy Control Association), a non-profit trade association with offices at 225 B Cochrane Circle, Morgan Hill, CA. There is a $15,000 annual licensing fee, but no per-product royalties. Send license requests to css-license@lmicp.com , technical info requests to css-info@lmicp.com . Before December 15, 1999, CSS licensing was administered on an interim basis by Matsushita.

Macrovision licenses its analog anti-recording technology to hardware makers. There is a $30,000 initial charge, with a $15,000 yearly renewal fee. The fees support certification of players to ensure widest compatibility with televisions. There are no royalty charges for player manufacturers. Macrovision charges a royalty to content publishers (approximately 4 to 10 cents per disc, compared to 2 to 5 cents for a VHS tape).

"Illegal copying"? I own it, it's the same as backing it up. I just want to cut and edit some parts of it.

Normally, personal use copying is OK (here in the USA) under the fair use copyright exception. It's the same exception that allows Xerox machines in public libraries. It is still OK to copy CDs (for personal use) because there's no encryption. There is a court case (Betamax) and a law (Audio Home Recording Act) that confirm our rights to make personal audio and video copies, but these came before DRM, CSS and the DCMA. And, The DMCA makes it illegal to crack copy protection. BOTTOM LINE - IT IS ILLEGAL TO COPY DVDs IN THE USA!

Anyone?

A lot of users are reporting problems with DVD Import. I suspect this feature is buggy!

This is just a guess, but Ulead's import feature may also have trouble with the extra "junk" in some commercial DVD MPEGs (VOBs) like subtitles, addtitional soundtracks, multiple angles, etc