Help with DVD problem, please. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 11 months ago by riley0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I got a DVD, never used with cellophane intact, produced in 1993 on ebay. I thought maybe, since I didn't get a DRM warning, it predated DRM, and I could just copy it to my hard drive, so I did. Both the copy and the DVD are now corrupted and unplayable. I want to fix the DVD then rip it to my hard drive. Googling gives plenty of suggestions for ripping but none for fixing. Please help if you can. Thanks.

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[-] UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk 7 points 11 months ago

Unless the drive physically scratched the DVD, it's not corrupted. However, I've had a few discs that I've stored carefully for decades that just stopped working for no reason. The discs looked flawless with no signs of damage and they refused to work.

What region is the DVD and is your drive set to the same region?

Alternatively, download this DLL file and place it the same directory as your VLC installation. It will then be able to bypass simple region checks but not all.

[-] riley0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago

Everything is set to region 0. Tried the DLL file and got this, "Your input can't be opened: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'file:///D:/VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB'. Check the log for details." Checked VLC using other files, and it's fine.