Can anyone tell me what I need in order for me to copy store bought or even rented dvd's? Do I need a dvd burner or just the software? I have a cd burner and also dvd rom...I really just want to make copies of movies but people are telling me I can't because of the copyright laws...If I only need to get the software...which software is the easiest to use and the best? Thanks for any help
Hi doeZ, you can copy a movie with the hardware you have if you don't mind your movie being on 2 CD-Rs. Second you will need some decrypting software. Either DVD Decrypter or DVDShrink. Download them and the guides. That should get you started. If you want the movie on one disc, then you will need a dvd burner. Both software downloads are free. Rental copies are a NO NO. Jerry
Thank you Jerry...when you said "rental copies are a NO NO"...I understand that but I can still copy them right? I'm sorry for the stupid ???'s but I'm sorta new at this...now after I download this and make my copies...I can watch them in my stand alone dvd player on the tv right? Does this also decode the copyright? Thanks again...I really appreciate your help P.S. If some of these movies I want to copy are double sided I just have to put them on seperate cd's right?
Why are you wanting to put DVD's on CD? You'd either have to recompress them tremendously (Since a CD is over 1/4 less than the size of a DVD.) or have to use a whole lot of discs and keep swapping them out. As for your stand alone DVD player question, well, I hate to tell you, but, that's not an easy question. Stand alone players can be very picky. They can care, or not care, about the the discs you use, how they were made, the software you used, etc. So, until you try it, there's no real way to guarantee how your player will handle the results, unless you can get someone to comment who has the exact same setups your using. In all of these terms: stand alone player, PC burner your using, the source DVD's, the target discs, and the same software. As for the rentals question, well, can you go out and rob a bank? Yes, you can, the act is fairly easy. But, if you do, realize that it isn't necessarily legal, even though you can do it. That's all I'll say on that subject.
Actually...I didn't say I wanted to put them on a cd...I just want to burn them...make copies of dvd movies...if I have a blank dvd then thats what I want to put it on. I just need to know what the best program is...if I should buy a dvd burner...what software I need etc...Now...after reading about the dvd shrink and dvdxcopy...I really just want to put it in and copy it without having to do anything but push a button. And I don't want to have to worry about the copyright crap. So you see...I need to know the best way to burn dvd's and put it in my dvd player and go
Well, I'll just refer to what I said earlier. Due to all that can go wrong in the inbetween, since people who make money making and selling the hardware and software involved generally don't know what they're doing , a simple, one button, toss it in and go solution isn't all that viable. Especially since most DVD's today are made larger than a blank DVD, so, you'd have to either recompress or split the contents. Thus, you'd have to do some work to decide where to do these, how much to compress, etc.
First off, you needn't worry about breaking any copyright laws. You have an absolute right by Fair Use provisions to make make backups of your own DVDs. The MPAA and media want you to think it's illegal (courtesy of DMCA) due to newer laws that contradict established Fair Use provisions in copyright law. Nobody is going to arrest you or give you trouble for backing DVDs that you own for your own personal use. If you don't want to learn any programs and are after the simplest one-click method to back them up then DVDXCopy is you best bet. I've used it in the past (I know, I know) and it gave me reliable results. You will definitely need a DVD burner to do that. One of the best price/performance models out there is the Pioneer A06. The A06 is a dual-format burner so don't have to worry about which format to buy and is capable of 4X burning speeds which burn the disc in about 16 minutes. It can be done with a CD burner, but it is an involved process which seems contrary to what you want. _X_X_X_X_X_[small]Gigabyte 8INXP, Intel P4HT 3.06 Mushkin 1024 MB PC2100 Sapphire 9800 Pro Plextor 708A/Plextor Premium/LiteOn 166S M-Audio Revolution 7.1[/small]
I still use DVD X Copy from time to time. It's been superceded by better, less expensive tools since its release. Plus, recompression software is the current trend in backups. At the time, DXC was the only thing readily available that did what it did.
i guess Doez the programs suggested will make it easy for you .DVD clone is another one and as long as anydvd is running in the back ground you wont have a prob.You dont need intelligence to run clone but it does help if you have both a dvd burner and a dvd rom in your computer so you dont have to change discs
