Best Solution to Copy Damaged DVD Severely Scratched as Well on Mac

I’ve got a damaged movie DVD. It starts and plays OK in general, but freezes in certain areas where scratches or other physical damage occur. Attempting to copy it normally aborts with CRC errors. What should I do? -VideoHelp Forum

As you can see, the DVD or Blu-ray discs are fragile to scratches and damage either due to improper preservation or frequent use. The resulting damage may mean either a skip in a video track or the loss of a document. At this time, we all hope to get damaged DVD recovery trying some weird unorthodox methods such as using toothpaste, banana skin, candle wax etc. Some are highly effective. Some are not. If nothing happens, you should opt for a third party data recovery software to copy damaged DVD, which is the best way to recover data from CD/DVD/Blue-Ray disks. Generally, here are two situation about damaged DVD: Slightly damaged DVD with fingerprints and severely scratched DVD. Accordingly, two ways are provided to fix the scratched DVD: Physical Means to Fix Slightly Scratched DVD & Copy Files from Damaged DVD.

Best DVD Copy Software to Copy Damaged DVD

MacX DVD Ripper Pro - easily and fast copy damaged DVD (both homemade and commercial) to DVD disc, ISO image bypassing any DVD protections like CSS, region code, RCE, Sony ArccOS, Disney, etc. with all quality kept in 1:1 ratio.

Physical Means to fix Slightly Scratched DVD

As for slightly scratched DVD with fingerprints, some disc players get stuck on it while it plays perfect on another. So for this kind of situation, you do not need to copy scratched DVD with data recovery software. Physical means are enough for getting back your data or photo. According to experiences and experiments of masses of experts and users, there are some convenient ways to properly clean the scratched DVD.

1. Fix DVD scratches with vaseline
2. Try Banana skin, toothpaste, candle wax on the surface of DVD
3. Using furniture polish
4. Add some abrasive cream onto DVD player
5. Use DVD writer to play damaged DVD instead of DVD reader

Copy Files from Damaged DVD

Actually, to copy files from damaged DVD can be simpler than you think as long as you have a right copy software such as MacX DVD Ripper Pro , which is capable of copying DVD with read errors hassle-free on Mac. It could bypass those damaged errors and temporarily fills with dummy sectors to assure a smooth DVD playback afterwards. Besides, this DVD copy software makes 1:1 DVD copies on copying files from damaged DVD. I mean, there is no quality loss during the process of copying damaged DVD. Is that all? No. Almost all the latest protections, namely Sony ARccOS protection, Disney copy protection, region code or general CSScan be removed with this DVD copy software. So no matter the damaged DVD is the home/school made one or the commercial one, you still are free to copy the damaged DVD to DVD effortlessly in a fast speed.

How to Copy Damaged DVD on Mac Effortlessly with DVD Copy Software

1 Import DVD Disc. Free download the right DVD copy software on Mac and launch it. Import the damaged DVD disc by clicking “DVD Disc” button or find the inserted DVD file and drag it to the main window.

2Choose the output format. Here is a automatically popped up window after importing the DVD disc where you can click “DVD Backup” to choose what DVD model you’d like to copy damaged DVD to. “Copy DVD to ISO images” is suggested in this damaged DVD copy process for the convenience of burning to a new DVD in future time.

3Specify the Output path. Click “Browse” button to choose the path where you want to save the output files in.

4Start Copying damaged DVD. Click “RUN” to start to copy DVD with severe scratches on your Mac computer. You can also view the conversion progress and are able to cancel the copying process at anytime.

Tips: Advanced settings above the “Run” button could also enhance efficiency and quality of damaged DVD copy.
1. The “CPU Core Use” option enables you to make full use of CPU so as to copy damaged DVD more quickly.
2. “Use High Quality Engine” and “Deinterlacing” options can make the copied DVD files quality as well as the original.