On 27 Jun 2008 21:52:16 GMT, ms <ms@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>The used movie dvd looked IMO clean, no scratches, very clean, even
viewed
>at a angle, could see nothing.
>
>I played it and got, I believe, an unusual problem.
>
>A scene in a lighted room, the lighting is bright as you would expect,
but
>a moment later, the lighting dims, then brightens again. This repeated at
>random intervals during the viewing.
You are describing a DVD made from a *bad* print of the movie, one
that had little or no cleanup and fixup after transcribing. Not
uncommon for low budget transcriptions to DVD.
>The movie was "The Man in the Grey
>Flannel Suit", and that was not in the movie.
But it was in the print the DVD was made from. Bet your bottom dollar
on that.
>
>I replaced it with another movie dvd, it played fine.
>
>I washed the problem dvd in plain water, let it air dry. Now it has water
>spots. Haven't tried to play it again.
>
>What is a safe way to clean a movie dvd at home?
No, and you proved that.
>
>And, is a dirty dvd the problem in the above results?
No, it won't do what you describe.
>
>ms


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