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Using Linux Tools to Recover DVD Video Files

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 11, 2008

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Linton
for this link. ]

“After losing several one shot shows, mostly news clips, I
started recording on both VHS and DVD just to be sure I got
important shows recorded. I soon replaced the recorder with a new
one from a different manufacturer. I later found and repaired the
problem with the ILO recorder. But, I was still left with several
bad DVDs that contained video clips that I really wanted to keep.
These were things that I could not get again. That is what prompted
me to find a way to recover the video from these disks…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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