DVD Copy Software

[Razz]

Does anyone have a recommendation for DVD copy software? is there something out there that would burn avi, mov, wmv, etc,. and copy industry DVD's for backup?

thanks

[Alaron]

Moved to General Software, as it does not qualify as a review.

If you're looking for a free solution, check out DeepBurner and CD Burner XP Pro.
http://www.deepburner.com/?r=download
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/

Otherwise, pick up the Nero suite.

[Razz]

Thanks, I currently have AnyDVD, Dvd Decrypter, and Clone DVD2. I have been having a lot of issues with these lately.

[glc]

There really isn't anything BETTER for what you want to do than AnyDVD combined with CloneDVD.

[pam123]

I've found the Slysoft programs to be trouble free, have you checked out their forum ?
http://forum.slysoft.com/

[redvette]

HI GLC

I was surprised to see you advising using these programs, I thought PCmech was against using them. My understanding is they are for copying movies, I mean Blockbuster types.

Thanx........Gunny

[pam123]

Actually you can't copy rented movies with them.
There's another layer of encryption on rentals that Slysoft doesn't deal with and neither of the forums, Slysoft's or CDFreaks, will give you any information on using them for that purpose either.

[redvette]

Hi Pam

Are you sure on that. Both programs will break the encryption on rented movies. I believe you have to get the bought copy and not the freebie. I know for a fact that DVD decrypter does it. So I don't understand your comment.

Thanx........Gunny

[Alaron]

The key is that we do not condone any type of movie piracy on these forums. The original poster was asking about backing up what I presume are his own movies. We cannot police intentions, only direct questions.

[redvette]

Ok thanx.......Gunny I was just more or less curious

[pam123]

Originally Posted by redvette Hi Pam Are you sure on that. Both programs will break the encryption on rented movies. I believe you have to get the bought copy and not the freebie. I know for a fact that DVD decrypter does it. So I don't understand your comment. Thanx........Gunny

I've never used DVD Decrypter, the site was shut down in 2005, but there are enough post on line to show that the program still works on many DVDs, rental or not.
It's now available as freeware but it hasn't been updated in two years.

AnyDVD is a little different then Decrypter, it does break copy protections on rental DVDs as well as retail ones but you won't be able to rip the rental movie to the hard drive using just the AnyDVD decryption ( It also won't work on bought digital downloads. ).

[redvette]

Hi Pam

DVD decrypter has always been freeware, that I know of. And yes you can find it, but have to look at several sites to find it. Imgburn is the same as DVDdecrypter, and it is freeware. And it is up to date. I have never used AnyDVD, or Clone. FabDVD is another good one, they have a good paid one, but the freebie is good too. Ripit4me is good, and it is free too..


Thanx and take care.........Gunny

[pam123]

Imgburn is a great program and yes it was derived from Decrypter but it's a burning utility not a decrypter : http://www.imgburn.com/ ( I've used it but right now I'm using another good free program, XPCDpro, as my burnng software. I've also used Burn4Free which is pretty good also. ).
It works well with AnyDVD should you want to try the combination ( On your retail disks please.).
Ripit4me is now another casualty though it can still be found on-line.

The latest Die Hard DVD and the Harry Potter DVD that are going to released will have a full movie track that you can rip to your hard drive.
I'm more than curious to see how that will work out.

[redvette]

Hi Pam

I have not heard of those sites. have to give them a look see.

Where are you going to be able to do this downloading of the Die Hard and Harry Potter things.??? I have not heard of this. I have been using Ripit4me for 90% of them, and FabDVD for the rest. What one wont do the other does.

Thanx and take care.......Gunny

[pam123]

The producers are saying that you will be able to rip the movie from the DVD and play it on your computer, burn it to disk or transfer it to a portable player.
Yes, I'm skeptical also, but that's their story and they're sticking to it.
Nothing to do but wait and find out.

[redvette]

Hi Pam

You mean you are supposed to be able to do this with out using any extra programs, like we have been discussing.???

That sort of sounds like gossip.... :-) A person reads all the time the money these places are loosing just from what we have bee talking about, and they are going to do this out of the goodness of their hearts. ha ha ha ha Sounds like gobbel de gook.

When is this supposed to happen, and where did you find this info.? If you don't mind asking.?

Thanx......Gunny

[pam123]

Here's the link to the story about Harry Potter : http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...-versions.html

I'll see if I can't find the one about the latest Die Hard film.

[redvette]

Hi Pam

Hey thanx a bunch, I appreciate it. I will do some reading on this.

Thanx for the time and effort.........Gunny

[keith_mahoney]

DVDShrink 3.2 has worked for me for years. If I find a movie it won't crack I use DVDfabdecrypter then run shrink.

[dogdude16]

DvD Shrink is one of the best programs for burning dvds. The best thing it does is resizes movies so what i do is i always delete the special features, french and spanish so the back up is smaller, usually around 5 gigs instead of 7-8.

[redvette]

Hi Gang

I have found that most of these different programs use one another in some form or another, meaning if you use Ripir4me, it uses DVDdecrypter/Imgburn and Shrink both. I have tried this shrink only and I found there were certain movies it would not do, so I went with the Ripit4me. It takes care of more blocks. I don't know what some of the single programs use to do their things. Most run through the different programs and show you what each program that it is using, but some one clicks just do their thing with out that.

I think most of the movies have to resized, so probably Shrink is involved with most programs. It has been around for a long time. I have read a couple of times it is advisable to do the whole movie, they just explain there is a better chance of it coming out complete and with out problems. Thats the only explanation they give, I guess the real explanation is nothing we need to know and would be too complicated.

Thanx and take care...........Gunny

[Briab Guy]

ck out "game copy world" if you want to learn about backing up your protected CD's--DVD's.

[rwest]

I've been using Shrink and DVD Decrypter for quite some time now. These are great programs and work well together.

DVD Shrink uses a simple decrypter and can do quite a few movies by itself. As time progressed the encryption became too complex for Shrink, and DVD Decrypter was developed. DVD Decrypter was designed to decrypt what Shrink couldn't. If you run DVD Shrink you have the option to burn with DVD Decrypter, it will start automatically.

The average 'media' on the market has aproximately 7.2gigs of information. The average writable disk will only hold aproximartely 4.7gigs of information. Therefore the files must be compressed to fit on a disk. DVD Shrink does this. The less compression you have the better backup you will make.

DVD Decrypter was able to not only remove the encryption but also rewrite the entire 'media' however you wanted, and Shrink would make it fit to standard disk. If you're just making backups, this type of program(DVD Decrypter) is more than what is needed.

I'm not sure of all the facts here, but this is what I kinda' remember reading: The guy who developed these programs was 'encouraged' to stop. I think it went to court and he lost or he ended up compromising with the procecuting company/s. Doesn't really matter either way, because the site is up, but you can't download the program from there.

A little later Image Burn was developed, by the same guy I think. Image burn has alot of features but I don't think it allows you to rewrite the media however you want. I belive it was designed to make those backups without the added abilty of the earlier programs. If I understand it correctly, Image Burn is legal and DVD Decrypter is not. I haven't used Image Burn because I'm just used to Decrypter. I personally leave everthing intact except for the extra languages.

Lastly DVD Decrypter is an old program and does not work on some current media, due to the advanced encryption. If DVD Shrink is incorpopated into any of the later programs I don't know, but the media still has to be compressed in some sort of fashion to fit a standard disk.


Copying of any copyrighted material for resale is illegal and I do not condone it.

[redvette]

Hi Rwest

The way I understand it is Imgburn is identical to DVD decrypter. And is used in conjunction with Shrink, and decryptes just like DVD decrypter did. I don't know about the owner of it. Imgburn looks so much like DVD decrypter it would not surprise me. I think Imgburn can remove more blocks, on the newer media. But out side of that it works the same and looks the same.

Thanx.........Gunny

[cuzzzzzz]

Have had NO problems with AnyDVD/CloneDVD combo. Well worth the price. They give you frequent free updates.

Please use for backup of legitimate copies.. not for illegal copying.

cuzzzzz