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Anders Tomilsson
Tom, I came across your frustrated thread (included below) while
researching another topic. I'm reasonably certain you've found a
solution or given up on what needed to be done. I'm sorry I didn't see
your message when it was more timely and rescued you from wild
conjecture.
Before I provide the necessary info, I hope the others who
participated in the original thread (and seemed to make you chase your
tail unnecessarily) can learn from a simple story in a meeting I was
in about ten years ago. I was techically more knowledgeable and
experienced than any other two people in the meeting - the meeting's
participants were largely media types - computer book publishing
staff, technical journalists, etc.
The local President over all of that group asked me a question about a
topic which was a tangent to the current discussion (I don't even
remember what the the topic is any more) and he wanted to know what I
knew about it. I paused, then said, "I really don't know. But I can
find the answer." His reponse? "You don't know?" And I repeated,
"No." His second-in-command then chimed in, "I know what it
is....it's...." and about twenty-to-thirty seconds later, an Executive
VP from HQ turned to him and said, "You don't know, do you?"
Now, which of us looked sillier?
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That said, after being told you chase your tail by certain individuals
who should[1] know better, here are the tools you need to do
everything you want to with CDs, ISOs, etc.:
winiso: http://www.winiso.com
ultraiso: http://www.ultraiso.com
magiciso: http://www.magiciso.com/
I'll also mention ISOBuster
isobuster: http://www.smart-projects.net/isobuster/
mostly because it's a crowd favorite. It doesn't make active changes
to ISOes (at least not like above) but it the later versions have
included recovery tools for retrieving data from damaged discs.
Fortunately, when it comes to data recovery off of a scratched or
otherwise damaged disc, software is winning out over hardware. Not
that long ago, the primary method of recovery was to purchase what
amounted to a small, round sander which would work off the top
surfaces until the disc was another smooth surface - the scratch no
longer evident. Now, 321Studios.com, a shadow of its former self
(400->50 employees) has had DVD-x-Copy, which, depending upon whom you
talk to is good, bad, or worthless, but they also have DVD-x-Rescue
which looks like a borrowed version of from Infinadyne
(http://www.infinadyne.com/) nee' ArrowKey: "The #1 data recovery
software! Recovers lost data, photos, files, music and more from CDs
and DVDs. Now supports DVD recorder discs! More tools, more features
and more capable than the competition."
Re: the worthless label assigned to DVD-x-Copy, RIAA & MPAA decided
the DVD-x-Copy (Gold, Platinum), specifically the Platinum, was a bit
too accurate in its ability to recover & make personal copies so some
time in court started heating up 321Studios and now they're in a bad
way. If you do find a copy of DVD-x-Copy Platinum and you want to buy
it, make sure it doesn't have [RF] on the box: "Ripper Free"; i.e., it
won't copy DeCSS material. (and also ensure it's got the rescue
software package as well). The alternative and fair-haired child for
making DVD copies is currently DVDShrink.
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researching another topic. I'm reasonably certain you've found a
solution or given up on what needed to be done. I'm sorry I didn't see
your message when it was more timely and rescued you from wild
conjecture.
Before I provide the necessary info, I hope the others who
participated in the original thread (and seemed to make you chase your
tail unnecessarily) can learn from a simple story in a meeting I was
in about ten years ago. I was techically more knowledgeable and
experienced than any other two people in the meeting - the meeting's
participants were largely media types - computer book publishing
staff, technical journalists, etc.
The local President over all of that group asked me a question about a
topic which was a tangent to the current discussion (I don't even
remember what the the topic is any more) and he wanted to know what I
knew about it. I paused, then said, "I really don't know. But I can
find the answer." His reponse? "You don't know?" And I repeated,
"No." His second-in-command then chimed in, "I know what it
is....it's...." and about twenty-to-thirty seconds later, an Executive
VP from HQ turned to him and said, "You don't know, do you?"
Now, which of us looked sillier?
---------------------------------------------
That said, after being told you chase your tail by certain individuals
who should[1] know better, here are the tools you need to do
everything you want to with CDs, ISOs, etc.:
winiso: http://www.winiso.com
ultraiso: http://www.ultraiso.com
magiciso: http://www.magiciso.com/
I'll also mention ISOBuster
isobuster: http://www.smart-projects.net/isobuster/
mostly because it's a crowd favorite. It doesn't make active changes
to ISOes (at least not like above) but it the later versions have
included recovery tools for retrieving data from damaged discs.
Fortunately, when it comes to data recovery off of a scratched or
otherwise damaged disc, software is winning out over hardware. Not
that long ago, the primary method of recovery was to purchase what
amounted to a small, round sander which would work off the top
surfaces until the disc was another smooth surface - the scratch no
longer evident. Now, 321Studios.com, a shadow of its former self
(400->50 employees) has had DVD-x-Copy, which, depending upon whom you
talk to is good, bad, or worthless, but they also have DVD-x-Rescue
which looks like a borrowed version of from Infinadyne
(http://www.infinadyne.com/) nee' ArrowKey: "The #1 data recovery
software! Recovers lost data, photos, files, music and more from CDs
and DVDs. Now supports DVD recorder discs! More tools, more features
and more capable than the competition."
Re: the worthless label assigned to DVD-x-Copy, RIAA & MPAA decided
the DVD-x-Copy (Gold, Platinum), specifically the Platinum, was a bit
too accurate in its ability to recover & make personal copies so some
time in court started heating up 321Studios and now they're in a bad
way. If you do find a copy of DVD-x-Copy Platinum and you want to buy
it, make sure it doesn't have [RF] on the box: "Ripper Free"; i.e., it
won't copy DeCSS material. (and also ensure it's got the rescue
software package as well). The alternative and fair-haired child for
making DVD copies is currently DVDShrink.
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