Copying DVDs?

[Drum]

I use:
DVD Decrypter
DVD2One
Nero

[Harry33]

Here's another to look at....

I use Magic dvd. It's pretty good. You can convert dvd into avi's etc.

http://www.magicdvdripper.com/

[Winston001]

took me an hour and 20 mins to convert at low priority from 8gb down to 4.3gb or whatever, but what i do is rip the dvd to an iso using dvd decryptor and then mount it with daemon tools and use dvd shrink on the mounted image/drive, think it works out to be alot faster ^_^

Same here except I don't use Daemon tools.

The process is to copy the DVD using DVD Decrypter, which saves to an ISO image which is recorded separately on your hard drive.
You then run it through DVDShrink, choosing to leave out bits you don't want if you can be bothered. The size is reduced to approx 4.3gb. Quality is very good.
You can then burn it using Nero or whatever DVD burning program you have. In fact I think DVD Decrypter can burn the image too but I use Nero.

An earlier version of DVDShrink would burn disks but had problems so the latest version doesn't.

Experiment and see how you get on. Buy a couple of DVD-RW discs and try decrypting, shrinking and burning. Once you get it right you can then go to work - on your archive copy.

I've not tried CloneDVD or MagicDVD so give them a try too if necessary.

Use DVD-R (pronounced dash R ) for preference. It is the most widely read format for different DVD players.

It can take a couple of hours initially to do all of this but about 90mins once you get the hang of it.

[zadok]

Slysoft - AnyDVD (Removes copyright protection etc)
CloneDVD2 to do the encoding/compression.
Works a treat.

[Slingshot]

If you want to do it right you'll need to use DVD Decrypter to decrypte the individual files, then VobBlanker to edit the structure of the DVD and then DVD Shrink to re-author and burn.

The beauty of VobBlanker is that you can edit the individual Vob, which means you can remove the shit you don't want but still leave the menu structure intact. Often I'll make two disks out of one original, one with the main content and the other with special features etc, all still with working menus.

I've generally found that movies aren't such a problem as most of them can be compressed without noticable quality loss and you generally have at least two sound tracks, normally I get rid of the PCM track. Music DVDs are a different story though as the don't seem to handle the compression as well...not sure why though, often the bonus material is worth keeping on music DVDs too.

[zadok]

Sounds awfully fidly there Slingshot. My way is soooooo easy.

[Slingshot]

Sounds awfully fidly there Slingshot. My way is soooooo easy.

Yeah...but if you want something done right.

[curious george]

no, hes backing up dvds, totaly legal........

Actually, totally illegal.
NZ copyright makes no concession for 'fair-use' or 'back-ups' like some other countries.
NZ is actually vey restrictive on what you can/can't do. Mostly you can't.
Wait! I can hear the rozzers breaking down your door now!
*checks puter*
*delete*
*delete*
*delete*

[Badcat]

Actually, totally illegal.
NZ copyright makes no concession for 'fair-use' or 'back-ups' like some other countries.
NZ is actually vey restrictive on what you can/can't do. Mostly you can't.
Wait! I can hear the rozzers breaking down your door now!
*checks puter*
*delete*
*delete*
*delete*

yes.
amazingly, nz laws are not the same as US laws.
who'd of thought that?

[zeRax]

i burn using dvd shrink in same process , version 3.2 np's , tis wicked proggy ;> so fast~

aaah, didnt notice u can open image files within dvdshrink, no need to mount then i guess, shot.

seems to take about 20 mins to do tyhe actual reencoding on a full dvd9 image into a dvd5 size, O_o dvdshrink forever~!

edit; go the post spam :\

[wkid_one]

Use DVD Xcopy 4.0.3.8...does all copying in 4 clicks of the mouse.

[SimJen]

Use DVD-R (pronounced dash R ) for preference. It is the most widely read format for different DVD players.

Not really correct. The differences are minimal. I've had minimal problems with DVD+R's.

Info from http://www.videohelp.com/dvd:

DVD-R and DVD-RW
DVD-R was the first DVD recording format released that was compatible with standalone DVD Players.
DVD-R is a non-rewriteable format and it is compatible with about 93% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
DVD-RW is a rewriteable format and it is compatible with about 80% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
DVD-R and DVD-RW supports single side 4.37 computer GB* DVDs(called DVD-5) and double sided 8.75 computer GB* DVDs(called DVD-10).
These formats are supported by DVDForum.

DVD+R and DVD+RW
DVD+R is a non-rewritable format and it is compatible with about 89% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
DVD+RW is a rewritable format and is compatible with about 79% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
DVD+R and DVD+RW supports single side 4.37 computer GB* DVDs(called DVD-5) and double side 8.75 computer GB* DVDs(called DVD-10).
These formats are supported by the DVD+RW Alliance.

[phantom]

I use "anydvd" to remove copy protection and area coding and "clonedvd2" to do the actual backing up

[tracyprier]

Good luck finding DVD Shrink now.

It's creater was hired by Nero to work on the latest Nero software.

The code from DVD Shrink was used to create Nero Recode, which will not copy copyrighted DVDs.

DVD Decripter is very good too, but only extracts the data off the DVD. You can, of course use DVDShrink or Nero Recode to recode the data to a smaller DVD once it's on your hard drive.

Another handy program is DVD43 (dvd for free), which is a behind the scenes application which decripts the DVD on the fly.

Another great DVD Back-uper is 123 Studio's DVDXCopy Platinum, another which met its demise at the hands of corporate lawyers. However, it can be found ... if you know where to look, or who to ask...

Axtually it's right here at www.dvdshrink.org and it's free

[deathstar]

did no body think when they were typing that they copy dvd's? 1 this is an illegal thread and yeah do what you will with your time but if anyone cop wise gets a sniff of it then a few could be in trouble.