Copying, burning, playing and storing DVDs

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I have software which lets me copy DVDs, when you burn the dvd onto a new disc should you be careful not to get your finger prints on underside of the DVD? Will this affect the quality of the copied DVD?

Does getting finger prints on the underside of a DVD after you have burned info onto it affect the quality when you put it in a player?

Recently, i went a two day trip so rented a cheap DVD player from rental shop. The movie started stopping and going weard at the end of movie. Was this because of the poor quality player? It played fine on my computer.

Storage- My friend said that keeping DVDs in those plastic folders isnt good for them. That it deteriates the quality of the DVD. I have been keeping mine in those circular cases that you buy them in. Is this the best way to store them?
 
Are you talking about copying Movies that you otherwise buy/rent? If so, google it, no one can/will tell you here as itis illegal wether you have the software or not.
 
textbook said:
I have software which lets me copy DVDs, when you burn the dvd onto a new disc should you be careful not to get your finger prints on underside of the DVD? Will this affect the quality of the copied DVD?

Does getting finger prints on the underside of a DVD after you have burned info onto it affect the quality when you put it in a player?

Recently, i went a two day trip so rented a cheap DVD player from rental shop. The movie started stopping and going weard at the end of movie. Was this because of the poor quality player? It played fine on my computer.

Storage- My friend said that keeping DVDs in those plastic folders isnt good for them. That it deteriates the quality of the DVD. I have been keeping mine in those circular cases that you buy them in. Is this the best way to store them?
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1. depends on the quality you rip and burn it at...
2. not the actual integrity, but it comprimises the accuracy of the reading...
3. the dvd it was burned onto might not be supported by the player...
4. that's comlete bullshit i would say...

and i agree with ahajv4life, no one will provide support for any copyright infringement software... hope that helps...
 
Dont flame him, he could be talking about how he authored his family trip to the beach =]

But if you are using copying movies, ring the police. They will help you fix the problem.
 
Angel.of.Death said:
Dont flame him, he could be talking about how he authored his family trip to the beach =]

But if you are using copying movies, ring the police. They will help you fix the problem.
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Actually a consultation with a copyright attorney would be better. He'll be advised of his rights before the infringement case is... :P
 
Uh guys, hopefully you guys have read. Original topic didn't say anything about illegally backing up or copyright issues. Question was if fingerprints could ruin the playback and dvd itself.

Scratches, fingerprints, etc.. could effect the playback of the dvd. It's like looking through a window. If there are fingerprints, dust, etc.. on it, it's hard to tell what's through the window. Same thing, it'll be harder for the lense to read the data on the dvd.
 
Another obvious problem is the dust and debris that can blur the lazer lens in the drive itself. If you simply throw disks in a drive without seeing what else gets dragged in along with it the lens gets cluttered. As far as the cd cases with clear sleeves for storage it will depend what environent it is stored in. Even with hard plastic cases you can have a humidity factor seen. It's always good to have a good disk cleaner onhand.
 
I typically a large cd or dvd case since the plastic cases simply take up too much room. I save the slots for plastic cases on the computer desk for the games that run while a disk is in the drive. I keep original software disks in one case while data dvds and vcd projects have their own.

Another last case will be used for Linux live distros, disk utilities, and backups of wavs, bmps, jpg, game saves as well as anything worth burning to disk. As far as movies or anything like specials I'll buy those cheap in bins they have at retail stores. Again the cases they come in take up space where another case is used there.
 
I had this problem with some of my discs as far as the movie messing up at the end. All I can tell you that helped was slowing down the burn speed. Instead of using MAX use something below 8 and that should help that.
 
Often a slower speed will help insure better quality when burning. Another thing that can see bad burns is the media used. Even with some well known brands you can run into bad batches of blank media. With enough of them being defects you can start your own frisbee throwing contest! :P
 
player!

I use this one - AVS DVD Player.

Along with DVDs it plays H.264, 3gp, Quicktime, WMV-HD and others. Comes as freeware, no ads or spyware, and includes some interesting features like changing aspect ratio or bookmarking your favourite spots in a DVD. Has a nice audio processing feature which makes stereo files sound like 5.1 or 7.1 surround!
 
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