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id10t
11-02-2003, 05:46
I've never actually backed up a DVD game yet...but I'm curious...
Which is better to use...Nero Burning Rom (5.5.0.10) or PrimoDVD, and why???
Also, I recently burned a backup copy of The Blair Witch Project on a DVD-RW with Nero, using DVDXCopy and my Pioneer DVR-104, and the DVD-RW which was included with it (not sure what brand)...but when I put it in my PS2, I get a disc read error...why??? I don't have my modchip yet, should be here on Wednesday, but I've been told that a PS2 does not require a modchip to play a DVD-RW movie...
dust2dust
11-02-2003, 06:54
no modchip is needed for dvdr films

depending on your version of ps2 v1-v4 wont read dvdrw use dvdr
v5-v7 should read dvdrw

your main problem is nero movies burnt here with it wont play on a ps2,same movie burnt with prassi plays fine on a ps2 :)
bighap
11-02-2003, 07:04
When you say you use Nero and dvdxcopy, do you mean you rip the movie using dvdxcopy and then open Nero to burn the image, or do you use the Nero option inside of dvdxcopy? Cause I use the Nero option in dvdxcopy and my dvds play fine on my ps2. What verson dvdxcopy are you using?
dust2dust
11-02-2003, 07:21
hmm i never used dvdxcopy it recomends nero? my guess is newer version nero has been sorted then xcopy is made by well respected people in the dvdfilm ripping scene
my earlier attempts of using nero was v 5.5.6.4
dust2dust
11-02-2003, 07:23
hmm another thing enters my mind when i tried nero i had a v4 ps2 only,maybe its the dvdrivers in the ps2 thhat was at fault

im sure bighap has v5 or v7
what u got
bighap
11-02-2003, 07:27
Yeah, there were some problems with older versions of Nero. I believe these were resolved with 5.5.9
id10t
11-02-2003, 07:57
I used Nero (5.5.10.0) to burn a copy of Grand Theft Auto for PSX...I haven't tried using it yet, since my modchip doesn't get here til tomorrow...
As for Blair Witch...I burned it onto a DVD-RW using DVDXCopy (v. 1.4.1)...
I have a version 4 PS2, I believe...
Maybe the problem, as dust2dust suggested is that v4 PS2's won't play DVD-RW's...
bighap
11-02-2003, 08:17
Right, more often than not a v4 won't play a dvd-rw. Dvd-r should work fine though.
id10t
11-02-2003, 08:24
OK...thank you all very much...
Nice to find a place where the people are actually helpful...
id10t
11-02-2003, 08:27
One last thing...
Is there any big time benefit of using PrimoDVD over DVDXCopy for DVD-R movies???
And...is there any big benefit of using PrimoDVD over Nero 5.5.10.0 for backing up DVD PS2 games???
bighap
11-02-2003, 14:49
There is no real time difference, but I would use PrimoDvd for ps2 games over Nero. It's a little bit more reliable.
cactus
11-02-2003, 21:02
I've used RecordNow Max to copy smaller movies DVD5 (I think) and DVD xCopy for the DVD9s. They all work on my PS2, but I normally use our DVD player so I save my PS2's laser. I've tried just copying the movie portion of the DVD, but I just can't get it to work. I've tried deleting features and only copying the larger file like a few of you have helped me out with. Am I doing something wrong or is this not a feature that would be available right now?
dust2dust
11-02-2003, 22:39
to copy just main movie u need ifo edit and alot of learning and manual stripping