CDR Corruption (Game plays fine, but sound files damaged)

stilz · October 23rd, 2004

Hello,
Some of the games that I have backed on CDR uses uncompressed tracks (what do you call those? I mean you can just play them on regular stereos) for in game music. After a year or two, the sound tracks start to corrupt even though the games play just fine. By 'corrupt', I mean they are perfectly accessible but they would skip around within the song. The medias I use are: Memorex and Imation.
What I'm trying to ask is this: are uncompressed music files more suspectable to CDR corruption than data files? Are there any ways to correct this problem?
Thanks.

proger · October 23rd, 2004

You can pay 'em in recuar cd players, probally a cda file.

Player-X · October 24th, 2004

Wrong proger CDrs tend to get corrupted if the shiny side is exposed to light (especialy sunlight) for an extended period of time, keep your CDr in a dark enviroment (Like a black jewl case) when not in ues

proger · October 24th, 2004

I was explaining what the audio format was..!

stilz · October 24th, 2004

None of the CDs were exposed to sunlight since they were all kept inside my room.

Player-X · October 24th, 2004

Sometimes crappy CDrs would "rot" and get corupted, the game runs fine probily because it runs off our hdd instalation as for the audio runs from your partialy corrupt CDs

Cid Highwind · October 24th, 2004

It seems that CDr's tend to have a shorter life span than CD's which were bought in stores. Because the blank cdr's do not have some data protection layers.

Do you happen to know how old those discs are?

2 Proger: Yes you explained what CDA was, but that was not his question

stilz · October 24th, 2004

Player-X: I did fresh installations; there was nothing left on my HD. There's one instance where even the .exe file was corrupt.

Cid: They are about 2 years old on avg. But I *thought* Imation and Memorex discs are at least able to last longer than that.

Proger: Ah, I see.

Thanks everyone.

Player-X · October 24th, 2004

The last 200 years thing was tested in a simulated enviroment that "simulates" 200 years in a "perfect" enviroment, in the real world the lifespan is around one year

Cid Highwind · October 24th, 2004

Well I've had some Imation discs burned by my cousin, and AFAIK they aren't that good anymore either.... and they are about 2 years old as well. I never bought that brand myself, for that reason.

Jldnr77 · October 24th, 2004

Well, I've never had a problem with memorex, but STAY AWAY from imation. THEY ARE CRAP!!!!

Player-X · October 25th, 2004

I use Verbatim discs

stilz · October 25th, 2004

My problems happen on both Memorex and Imation discs though.

proger · October 25th, 2004

My cheap circuit city cds work great, iv ehad some for 3+ years!

October 23rd, 2004	#1 (permalink)
stilz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ngemu? Posts: 606	CDR Corruption (Game plays fine, but sound files damaged) Hello, Some of the games that I have backed on CDR uses uncompressed tracks (what do you call those? I mean you can just play them on regular stereos) for in game music. After a year or two, the sound tracks start to corrupt even though the games play just fine. By 'corrupt', I mean they are perfectly accessible but they would skip around within the song. The medias I use are: Memorex and Imation. What I'm trying to ask is this: are uncompressed music files more suspectable to CDR corruption than data files? Are there any ways to correct this problem? Thanks. __________________ To all emulator authors and contributors: without your hard work, we'd be without many hours of enjoyment and unable to relive fond memories of childhood. Thank you.

October 23rd, 2004	#2 (permalink)
proger Customized User Title Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: usa Posts: 346	You can pay 'em in recuar cd players, probally a cda file. __________________ [Gaming PC] Intel Intel Xeon X3350 @3.5GHz , 2GB DDR2-1066 RAM, Nvidia Geforce 9600GT 512MB (720/2150MHz), 120GB Western Digital Sata Harddisk, Generic 585Watt Power Supply - [HTPC] Intel Pentium E2160 @ 2.5GHz, 2GB DDR2-800 RAM, Nvidia GeForce 8600GT 512MB (Stock), 500GB Western Digital SATA Harddisk, Antec EarthWatts 430watt Power Supply

October 24th, 2004	#4 (permalink)
proger Customized User Title Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: usa Posts: 346	I was explaining what the audio format was..! __________________ [Gaming PC] Intel Intel Xeon X3350 @3.5GHz , 2GB DDR2-1066 RAM, Nvidia Geforce 9600GT 512MB (720/2150MHz), 120GB Western Digital Sata Harddisk, Generic 585Watt Power Supply - [HTPC] Intel Pentium E2160 @ 2.5GHz, 2GB DDR2-800 RAM, Nvidia GeForce 8600GT 512MB (Stock), 500GB Western Digital SATA Harddisk, Antec EarthWatts 430watt Power Supply

October 24th, 2004	#5 (permalink)
stilz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ngemu? Posts: 606	None of the CDs were exposed to sunlight since they were all kept inside my room. __________________ To all emulator authors and contributors: without your hard work, we'd be without many hours of enjoyment and unable to relive fond memories of childhood. Thank you.

October 24th, 2004	#7 (permalink)
Cid Highwind Ramma Gay Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Somwhere out in space? The Land of the Free? Heaven or Hell? Posts: 11,678	It seems that CDr's tend to have a shorter life span than CD's which were bought in stores. Because the blank cdr's do not have some data protection layers. Do you happen to know how old those discs are? 2 Proger: Yes you explained what CDA was, but that was not his question __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel E4400 @ 2.66GHz GPU: ATi HD4870 / 512MB / Core: 775 / Mem: 1025 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1) SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music RAM: 2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR800 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz HDD: 320GB Western Digital 16MB Caviar SE PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 523.879 Rip: Cid's Bleemcast 28-08-2007 X360/Wii/PS3 belong to the current generation, update your mindset FFS

October 24th, 2004	#3 (permalink)
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,110	Wrong proger CDrs tend to get corrupted if the shiny side is exposed to light (especialy sunlight) for an extended period of time, keep your CDr in a dark enviroment (Like a black jewl case) when not in ues

October 24th, 2004	#6 (permalink)
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,110	Sometimes crappy CDrs would "rot" and get corupted, the game runs fine probily because it runs off our hdd instalation as for the audio runs from your partialy corrupt CDs

October 24th, 2004	#8 (permalink)
stilz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ngemu? Posts: 606	Player-X: I did fresh installations; there was nothing left on my HD. There's one instance where even the .exe file was corrupt. Cid: They are about 2 years old on avg. But I thought Imation and Memorex discs are at least able to last longer than that. Proger: Ah, I see. Thanks everyone. __________________ To all emulator authors and contributors: without your hard work, we'd be without many hours of enjoyment and unable to relive fond memories of childhood. Thank you.

October 24th, 2004	#9 (permalink)
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,110	The last 200 years thing was tested in a simulated enviroment that "simulates" 200 years in a "perfect" enviroment, in the real world the lifespan is around one year

October 24th, 2004	#10 (permalink)
Cid Highwind Ramma Gay Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Somwhere out in space? The Land of the Free? Heaven or Hell? Posts: 11,678	Well I've had some Imation discs burned by my cousin, and AFAIK they aren't that good anymore either.... and they are about 2 years old as well. I never bought that brand myself, for that reason. __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel E4400 @ 2.66GHz GPU: ATi HD4870 / 512MB / Core: 775 / Mem: 1025 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1) SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music RAM: 2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR800 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz HDD: 320GB Western Digital 16MB Caviar SE PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 523.879 Rip: Cid's Bleemcast 28-08-2007 X360/Wii/PS3 belong to the current generation, update your mindset FFS

October 24th, 2004	#11 (permalink)
Jldnr77 Emulation Junkie Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 731	Well, I've never had a problem with memorex, but STAY AWAY from imation. THEY ARE CRAP!!!! __________________ Current Specs: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester/ 2 GB Corsair PC3200 Ram / DVD-RW DL Light Scribe / Lite-On SOHW-832S DVD+-RW DL / 200 Gig Samsung HD / 250 Gig Maxtor HD / Nvidia GeForce 7600GT 256 MB PCI-E / Creative SoundBlaster Audigy2 ZS Bruce Almighty: How do you make someone love you without affecting free will? God: Good Question. If you find the answer to that, let me know.

October 25th, 2004	#12 (permalink)
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,110	I use Verbatim discs

October 25th, 2004	#13 (permalink)
stilz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ngemu? Posts: 606	My problems happen on both Memorex and Imation discs though. __________________ To all emulator authors and contributors: without your hard work, we'd be without many hours of enjoyment and unable to relive fond memories of childhood. Thank you.

October 25th, 2004	#14 (permalink)
proger Customized User Title Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: usa Posts: 346	My cheap circuit city cds work great, iv ehad some for 3+ years! __________________ [Gaming PC] Intel Intel Xeon X3350 @3.5GHz , 2GB DDR2-1066 RAM, Nvidia Geforce 9600GT 512MB (720/2150MHz), 120GB Western Digital Sata Harddisk, Generic 585Watt Power Supply - [HTPC] Intel Pentium E2160 @ 2.5GHz, 2GB DDR2-800 RAM, Nvidia GeForce 8600GT 512MB (Stock), 500GB Western Digital SATA Harddisk, Antec EarthWatts 430watt Power Supply

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