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Arrival (2016) Blu-Ray won't copy...

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2026 6:30 pm
by SalsaForte
-- Context --
I've been archiving my full DVD, Blu-Ray (1080p and 4K) collection for a couple of weeks now.

I'm at a stage where I go through the disks that would fail. In most cases a raw backup or a disk cleanup fix the problem. I got bad luck with 1 very badly scratched DVD (could not restore 1 TV episode, not a big deal). But my Arrival Blu-
Ray is giving me odd problem.

- No visible scratch.
- Disk has been cleaned UP.
- All non-main title content can be extracted (to .mkv).
- I can watch the Movie on my PS5.
- When I load it in VLC: VLC don't want to play it (not compatible)

I tried a "backup" with MakeMKV and I even tried redumper. I just can't backup the disk. I wonder if it's really a "physical" problem, if it would, I assume my PS5 would not play the movie?
Am I missing something? Should I just give up and get a new copy?

(I'll try to update this post ASAP with the exact MakeMKV output when it fails - currently trying once more to archive it)

Re: Arrival (2016) Blu-Ray won't copy...

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2026 12:50 am
by SalsaForte
Here's a screenshot of the errors.

Re: Arrival (2016) Blu-Ray won't copy...

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2026 2:20 pm
by dcoke22
The optical drive can not correctly read some spots on the disc. You can try cleaning the disc again. You can replace the disc. Or try the disc in a different optical drive.

Disc players are designed to skip over read errors and hope you don't notice the resulting glitch. MakeMKV labors to make a perfect copy of the disc.