CRC and other "READ" errors

[Webslinger]

Try cleaning the DVD. Even if it's new it can still be poorly produced and have read errors.

No, these errors are not likely to be an evil protection and yes, it may even play just fine. It is possible the original movie you have has some really "bad" sectors.

FILEIO 3 usually is a permanent READ error not likely to be fixed by anything you as a user can do. Open a "contact" ticket for AnyDVD and supply an AnyDVD log zip attachment.

(Cyclic Redundancy Check) or CRC Error can happen for various reasons and are also NOT protections:

The following applies ONLY to original DVDs, not copies or Ebay purchases or garage sale "new" sales:

1) DVD media is dirty - you can try to clean it
2) DVD media is damaged, you have to replace it/exchange it
3) There is a chance your DVD drive needs a firmware update. It's rare but can happen. To find the firmware you currently have use Nero Infotool:

http://www.nero.com/enu/support-nero...utilities.html then got to the manufacturer's site and see if a later firmware is available.

Some burning programs may indicate "read" errors or "not found" errors trying to read a DVD with AnyDVD in the background like it normally works with CloneDVD.
This is not usually a disc error and is least of all an AnyDVD issue. Most OEM/third-party burn programs or processing software will NOT support on-the-fly READ and then WRITE, especially with newer DVDs.
This means you will run into problems trying to use AnyDVD in the background with these products since they can not handle newer sector protections like CloneDVD2 can.

And as the studios gallop forward with such things these products will fall more and more behind and you'll need to use "rip video..." first, then burn from the HDD.

[Charlie]

Yes indeed a good sticky and thanks for post originated by too. Which is me.

[rossterman]

According to my device mngr., my hardware is not assigned a region. What region should I assign so I dont get the crc error on Saw III?

[Charlie]

Whatever your region is. I don't know them all but region 1 is the USA and I think Cananda? region 2 is the U.K. I know for sure.

[locoeng]

@rossterman

What part of the world do you live in?

Here are the region code for around the world: http://hometheater.about.com/cs/dvdl...gioncodesa.htm

REGION 1 -- USA, Canada
REGION 2 -- Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East, Greenland
REGION 3 -- S.Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Parts of South East Asia
REGION 4 -- Australia, New Zealand, Latin America (including Mexico)
REGION 5 -- Eastern Europe, Russia, India, Africa
REGION 6 -- China
REGION 7 -- Reserved for Unspecified Special Use
REGION 8 -- Resevered for Cruise Ships, Airlines, etc...
REGION 0 or REGION ALL -- Discs are uncoded and can be played Worldwide, however, PAL discs must be played in a PAL-compatible unit and NTSC discs must be played in an NTSC-compatible unit.

SAW 3 is a pretty heavily protected disc...see here: http://forum.slysoft.com/showthread.php?t=166

Additionally, make sure that your software is current.

[Charlie]

Nice addition to this thread. I'm in the U.S. I don't do alot of research on stuff unless I have the time. I help out at numorous forums. This being the newest edition.

[Webslinger]

I moved rossterman's reply here, since I'd rather just keep this strictly to an info thread:

http://forum.slysoft.com/showthread.php?t=333

[oldjoe]

The reference to the Video Help link is actually not all that useful. It is outdated and very generalized.
That particular firmware link is also not kept up to date. The drive manufactures site is the best for firmware updates.

[Webslinger]

Originally Posted by oldjoe

The reference to the Video Help link is actually not all that useful. It is outdated and very generalized.

Actually, the original program being referenced works fine, but in all fairness, it is no longer freeware, so I changed the link to Nero Infotool, which will display firmware versions.

That particular firmware link is also not kept up to date. The drive manufactures site is the best for firmware updates.

The firmware link is fine. It's meant to allow people to achieve capacities that normal burner firmware offered on the manufacturer's website cannot offer. Using firmware from this site may void your warranty, so do so at your own discretion.

[oldjoe]

For the sake of argument I'll let this lie but I would strongly suggest that users seek other sites for firmware updates.