setarip_old wrote:hi! I don't have the original...
Then it's inappropriate to post a question about it at the MakeMKV Forums...
I have the same situation in the thread i created. So here's my question. Are you saying that you won't try to fix DVD error issues unless you first make sure that the requester has the original dvd? You are basically saying that you are acting like the copyright police. That's fine, but what you're also saying is that you won't fix actual problems that the software will have with certain dvd's or files from dvd's. So in the end, the software just won't be as useful as it could be.
The other problem I have with this sort of attitude is just because you ask someone to "prove" they have the original DVD, doesn't actually prove anything. The person can lie. The person can go to the store and find whatever "proof of purchase" information you are asking for (or just go online). The person can borrow a friend's DVD. The person can get the DVD from Netflix. In other words, there is no way you can check for all of those things. i don't even understand why you would want to.
So that brings me to my point. Why not just fix any errors that come up without being suspicious or anything like that? because in the end, it will make MakeMKV a much more useful and trouble-free software, which I hope is a goal. It's not your job to be the copyright police. If you don't fix people's issues with dvd's (whether they purchased them or not), they are not going to use the software as much. On the other hand, if your software has the reputation to work with every situation that could come up with users, then you truly have a great product.
I have high hopes for this program. I've tested it out a few times, and it works great for the most part. Now, my video collection is all over the place. I have movies on my hard drive that I've ripped (possibly incorrectly). For at least a couple of the dvd's, I know I've literally lost the actual discs, but I still have it on my computer so I don't really care. I also have some that I've copied, I admit it. I just don't see what MakeMKV has to gain from checking how it is that I got the movies.
If it is something you can fix without the original disc, I suggest you do it because it just makes the program better. But to refuse to fix something because the person didn't buy it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, from any viewpoint. Now, if you CAN'T fix it without the original disc, that's another issue. But i don't think that's the case.