dvdisaster Version 0.72  To the Internet version
Contents

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Overview
Howtos
·The big picture
·Scanning media for errors
-Basic settings
-Performing the test
-Interpreting the results
-Advanced settings
·Putting error correction data on a separate file
·Putting error correction data on the medium
·Recovering media images
·Getting information about images and error correction data
·Testing image compatibility
·Dialogs and buttons
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Scanning media for errors
Overview

Task The medium is scanned for unreadable sectors.
 
Required:
  A medium in any state (good or containing read errors).
If error correction data is available additional tests are carried out. However scanning will also work without error correction data.
 
What to do: 1. Configure basic settings
2. Scan the medium
3. Interpret the results
 
Related functions:

Reading of damaged media and
Recovering images.

 
Configuring basic settings...
Old documentation (V0.70)
Copyright 2004-2009 Carsten Gnörlich.
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