I am having the same error that others are having when trying to import a DVD with MF4 (error 2303), however some of my problems appear to be unique.
I had 10 VHS tapes converted to DVD and now I am trying to rip them. All but 4 of the DVD's imported fine into MF4. The 4 DVD's that I am having problems with are totally full (the other 6 were not). I can play the 4 "bad" DVD's in their entirety (2 hours) with powerDVD. When trying to copy with MF4 I get "Failed to open DVD ... 2303" error.
I have tried to copy the entire DVD to HD but the DVD Video folder is only 16 MB (the DVD's that are not full show 2+ GB). When I rename the copied VOB to mpg there is only about 12 seconds of video.
I upgraded LXDVDParser.dll to version 1.1.19.121 as suggested by a separate post, but this did not fix my problem.
I have tried using Magic DVD Ripper to copy the DVD¡¦s but it gives me the error ¡§invalid title¡¨ for the same 4 DVD¡¦s.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
DVD Import Error
Re: DVD Import Error
Where/how did you have them converted? When you browse the DVD's, what folders do you see on the discs, and what are the files you see in those foldersbcl wrote:I had 10 VHS tapes converted to DVD and now I am trying to rip them. All but 4 of the DVD's imported fine into MF4. The 4 DVD's that I am having problems with are totally full (the other 6 were not). I can play the 4 "bad" DVD's in their entirety (2 hours) with powerDVD. When trying to copy with MF4 I get "Failed to open DVD ... 2303" error.
I have tried to copy the entire DVD to HD but the DVD Video folder is only 16 MB (the DVD's that are not full show 2+ GB). When I rename the copied VOB to mpg there is only about 12 seconds of video.
Regards,
George
If you cannot copy the contents of the dvd to your local drive then this is most likely one of the problems. You should be able to copy the complete VIDEO_TS folder to your harddisk. If you can't copy the dvd to your harddisk then windows is mostly likely having a problem reading it or the disk may have some protection on it, or another program is blocking access to read the dvd.I have tried to copy the entire DVD to HD but the DVD Video folder is only 16 MB (the DVD's that are not full show 2+ GB). When I rename the copied VOB to mpg there is only about 12 seconds of video.
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bcl
Thanks to all who have replied.
I was incorrect in my first post that these DVD's play completely with PowerDVD. They will play for a few minutes then PowerDVD crashes. This happens with several computers. These DVD's however play fine with my DVD player.
The DVD's are from home movies. I had a local camera store copy them from VHS to DVD.
I can copy the entire Video TS folder to my hard drive. The folder contains a couple .BUP, .IFO, and .VOB files. However, all of these files are very small. I have also examined these files using another computer and have the exact same problems. The DVD's that can be ripped (and played in there entirety on a computer) also have a few mpg files, which are larger than 1 GB (which the bad DVD did not have).
I have taken the problematic DVD's back to the local camera shop to be redone. However, I am still interested in what went wrong. I am most interested in why my DVD player can play these but a computer (I have tried several) cannot.
I was incorrect in my first post that these DVD's play completely with PowerDVD. They will play for a few minutes then PowerDVD crashes. This happens with several computers. These DVD's however play fine with my DVD player.
The DVD's are from home movies. I had a local camera store copy them from VHS to DVD.
I can copy the entire Video TS folder to my hard drive. The folder contains a couple .BUP, .IFO, and .VOB files. However, all of these files are very small. I have also examined these files using another computer and have the exact same problems. The DVD's that can be ripped (and played in there entirety on a computer) also have a few mpg files, which are larger than 1 GB (which the bad DVD did not have).
I have taken the problematic DVD's back to the local camera shop to be redone. However, I am still interested in what went wrong. I am most interested in why my DVD player can play these but a computer (I have tried several) cannot.
It sounds like some sort of physical problem with the DVDs. In general, Windows should be able to copy the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS* folders to your hard drive, and the files should be identical. Windows should have reported an error, if it only copied 16MB of a VIDEO_TS folder.
DVD players are fairly tolerant of read errors. (The same is true of CD players.) DVD Players have error-correction and error-hinding built-into their firmware. If a player can't correct or hide an error, you might see a "glitch" in the picture, but it usually keeps on playing. DVD player software has some of these features built-in also.
Windows is more "picky" when you try to copy a file. If it gets an error, it will usually just refuse to continue.
The DVD could be scratched. (But, it sounds like these are brand-new DVDs.) It's a good idea to make a backup copy as soon as you get home from the camera store. I make a backup/archive copy every time I burn a CD or DVD.
The blank DVDs may have been bad. I just threw-away most of a 50-DVD spindle, because about half of the DVDs were coming-out bad. It's not unusual to have one or two bad DVDs out of 100, but once in a while you'll get a really bad batch.
The camrea store may have used a too-high burning speed. It depends on the burner, but at high speeds the spots burned-onto the DVD can be "blurred". (You need an electron microscope to actually see it.) This usually results in a DVD that plays OK on the computer, but causes trouble on a DVD-player. The usual recomendation here on the forum is to burn at 4X. However, a business may not be willing to take the extra time...
* The AUDIO_TS folder is normally empty.
DVD players are fairly tolerant of read errors. (The same is true of CD players.) DVD Players have error-correction and error-hinding built-into their firmware. If a player can't correct or hide an error, you might see a "glitch" in the picture, but it usually keeps on playing. DVD player software has some of these features built-in also.
Windows is more "picky" when you try to copy a file. If it gets an error, it will usually just refuse to continue.
The DVD could be scratched. (But, it sounds like these are brand-new DVDs.) It's a good idea to make a backup copy as soon as you get home from the camera store. I make a backup/archive copy every time I burn a CD or DVD.
The blank DVDs may have been bad. I just threw-away most of a 50-DVD spindle, because about half of the DVDs were coming-out bad. It's not unusual to have one or two bad DVDs out of 100, but once in a while you'll get a really bad batch.
The camrea store may have used a too-high burning speed. It depends on the burner, but at high speeds the spots burned-onto the DVD can be "blurred". (You need an electron microscope to actually see it.) This usually results in a DVD that plays OK on the computer, but causes trouble on a DVD-player. The usual recomendation here on the forum is to burn at 4X. However, a business may not be willing to take the extra time...
* The AUDIO_TS folder is normally empty.
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No time to think.
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- Head Over Heels, The Go-Gos.[/size]
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