[TheForge] Chisels now Library

[Ralph Sproul]

Hi Roger, I don't confess to having all the answers by any means, but if
this disc worked before and it don't now............ I have a suggestion.

That is to wash it with lens cleaner on the back where the recording is - to
see if there is a non visible smudge which is not allowing your discs to
continue and lock up.  I had a couple like this and you couldn't see any
scratches on the back, nor finger smudges, but it kept screwing up and
locking up in the same place.

I took some lens cleaner for the polycarbonate lenses, sprayed the disc,
wiped it with a soft cotton cloth, and the disc worked again.

Being a fix it guy and mechanic at heart, I always figure there is a simple
problem first (that I can actually fix) ........instead of the dreaded solid
state programing/recorder/reader machine being the cause of the problem.

Hey, it's worth a try maybe?

Ralph

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger R Degner" <rog781 at means.net>
To: <Damales at earthlink.net>; "'Sponsored by ABANA'"
<theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 10:58 AM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Chisels now Library


> The problem is I did do it myself
> Burned one DVD-R on a Panasonic stand alone burner.
> Finalized this disk (which makes it not rewritable and supposedly
> compatible with other player).
> This disk was then transferred to the hard drive of my computer and 10
> copies were made one at a time which takes 30 minutes for the 6 hour
> disk about 4.2mg.
> The original DVD was then set aside as a master to make VHS copies or to
> put back on the hard drive to make another set of 10 DVD copies.  These
> originals were made up to a year ago and did play all the way through.
> Now these same masters do not play all the way.  After about 1/2 to 3/4
> the frame freezes like it would if there was a scratch but there is no
> scratch on the back.  If I play the chapter with fast forward it will
> continue all the way through so the data is still there
>
> I tried a different player with the same results.
>
> Again these are disks that used to work so it was not faulty from the
> beginning.
>
> I have a complete set on DVD-RAM which is a rewritable disk that allows
> me to transfer them back to the Panasonic hard drive.  I can remake a
> master DVD-R disk from this that will play but I don't want to find out
> in a year they quite working also and have another 1000 or more disks
> made and out with people made at me for selling them.  I don't want to
> have to stop going to blacksmith conventions because people want to do
> me harm.
>
>
> Roger R Degner
>
>
> Are you trying to make DVD from the vhs? Or just make a copy of the
> DVD'S? For making copies they now make DVD burns cheap under $500. Might
> find something as low as $200. For transfer I just picked up a vid card
> for my computer that should be able to do it was 250. Or there are
> captures cards for less then 200. A DVD burner is about 100. So what I'm
> saying or asking is why not do it yourself? The tools have become
> affordable Dan Scheid
>
>
>
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