Before I get as far as disc repair machines for CD, DVD, Blu-ray and game disc recovery my weapon of choice is to use a software solution. I always try to recover the data from the disc first without getting into interfering with the surface of the disc. However there are times when it may be necessary for you to repair the surface of the disc before you can access the data. So … [Read more...] about CD, DVD, Blu-ray Scratch Repair Machines
CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc Repair and Data Recovery
This category of the DIY Video Editor is devoted to the subject of CDs, DVD's, Blu-ray and game discs.
There are articles, guides and tutorials on a range of subjects relating to the physical repair of optical discs both manually and by machine.
Guides and advice for applying solutions to recover lost or corrupted data from all types of optical disc.
DVD File Structure – Recovery and Finalization
I recently received an email from someone with some questions about DVD video discs, their files and structure and the relative safety of different methods of DVD recovery or repair. My reply kind of went on a bit as I am inclined to do so I thought I had better post it here so I don't have to cover it again... I'm lazy like that.The Basics of DVDs and DVD Video File … [Read more...] about DVD File Structure – Recovery and Finalization
A Step by Step Guide for Dealing With Unfinalized DVD Discs
There are a few possible scenarios that could have led to you having a disc that is unfinalized:Generally speaking the second and third scenarios result in messages saying that the disc is full (but will not play) or that there is no disc or even that there is a disc, it is empty but cannot be written to!If the disc you have falls under scenario #1 above then keep … [Read more...] about A Step by Step Guide for Dealing With Unfinalized DVD Discs
A Guide to CD, DVD, Blu-ray and Game Disc Recovery Software
On this page I have outlined and summarized the features of the main disc recovery software solutions I have used over the years for repairing or extracting data from various types of optical discs.Generally speaking there is no real need to discern between software that works for CDs, DVDs or Blu-Ray discs as these days they cover them all.Each example of recovery … [Read more...] about A Guide to CD, DVD, Blu-ray and Game Disc Recovery Software
FixVTS Tutorial to Repair Invalid DVD File and Navigation Structure
This FixVTS tutorial is specific to using that very small, free but incredibly powerful utility to automatically correct internal errors on a DVD. These errors may cause any number of error messages to appear, all of which are quite meaningless. You may get “invalid DVD navigation,” “disc error,” invalid DVD menu structure,” invalid DVD file structure” or a host of others. If … [Read more...] about FixVTS Tutorial to Repair Invalid DVD File and Navigation Structure