Questions tagged [dvd]
DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Time Warner in 1995.
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How do I use ffmpeg to convert .vob to .mp4 including subtitles?
I am making backups of my DVDs. For this I use dvdbackup to rip the DVD. This creates a folder with the movie in several parts. I use cat to create a single .vob file with the entire movie.
I then use ...
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How to process all existing streams of VOB with FFmepg not stumbling upon the non-existent streams?
It seems, I found an "universal" way to put all the streams of VOB file to MKV if called from Windows Explorer context menu put to Windows registry:
C:\Program Files\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe -...
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Why is my Epson L800 rejecting, and not printing to, printable M-Disc DVDs?
I need to print DVDs using Epson L800, but printer persistenly rejects my disks.
Standard steps are:
Prepare tray into horizontal position.
Put CD/DVD in.
Insert tray into printer so that arrows on ...
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How to insert subtitles into an MP4 ripped with Handbrake?
I have been ripping movies and TV episodes for my Plex server for over a year now. Most of them were ripped in Windows 10, but I have since migrated to Linux Mint 22.2 Cinnamon.
For some reason that ...
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Why am I no longer seeing the volume name for disk in a DVD-RW drive?
I'm having a problem where Windows 10 File Explorer no longer shows the volume name for a CD or DVD in my DVD-RW drive. The drive is recognized and working correctly.
The volume name is displayed by ...
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Why does a 20 year old DVD-RW disk show no data?
My friend has given me a DVD-RW disk from 20 years ago that has video footage on it of her son who turns 21 in the weekend.
It is a DVD that was used in an old Sony Handycam and we would like to ...
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How to change error behaviour of DVD-Drive?
I'm using a couple DVD-Drives under Linux that show different default behaviour when it comes to faulty sectors.
Behaviour has been tested with a faulty commercial video DVD reading it sector wise (...
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Connecting an internal CD/DVD drive to a laptop using Thunderbolt Port
I have an internal DVD drive (from an old desktop PC), and I wanted to use it (to play some CDs) with my laptop. I plan to connect the drive using a SATA-to-USB C adapter and plug it in the ...
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Force CD/DVD Drive Motor to Spin Without a Disc
Is it possible for me to force the operation of the motor responsible for spinning the disc in the drive without inserting a disc?
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External DVD reader won't read DVDs but reads CDs
I bought a Samsung External DVD Writer Model SE-S084D second hand in order to replace my older setup for reading and writing discs. The cable was missing so I bought a replacement one (male Mini-USB-B ...
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Can I use files/folders copied from a CD to create a valid ISO file?
I don't own a CD/DVD drive, but I know enough to be dangerous. I used the library's drive to upload all the files from the CD to my google drive and I wanted to produce an ISO file to access from my ...
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Why does an external USB DVD rewriter play DVDs, but can't access data or music CDs?
I have two DVD rewritable drives, one external USB and one internal:
LG Electronics External Super Multi DVD Rewriter (model #GSA-E60L) (Drive F:)
Internal DVD rewritable drive (Drive E:)
In Windows ...
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How to verify data copied from CD/DVD to HDD?
How can I verify that data files copied from an optical data disc (such as a CD or DVD) to a hard disk are identical?
This can easily be done for data files copied from one HDD to another using ...
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How to recover data from an unfinalized DVD? [duplicate]
I've been trying to recover some old family photos and videos that I have stored on a DVD+R for a while now. Although it shows that there is almost no space left on the disk, when I open it, it ...
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Why does a DVD-RW with data on it show as empty? [duplicate]
I have an old DVD-RW disk which shows as empty in both Windows 11 Explorer and ImgBurn. However I know there is data on it because the written part is clearly visible on the data side. But I do not ...
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