Copying DVDs?

[kevin922 0]

Does anyone know about copying video DVDs? I am um.. trying to make a backup copy of one that i purchased :) i have a dvd burner and a dvd player can I just do a disk to disk duplication or will that not work?

Kevin

[AggieDave 6]

Unfortunately I'm behind the curve when it comes to DVD burners, so I can't help you there, but here's what I've done in the past: Rip the DVD using your favorite ripping software (this, even with a monster machine, will take a while). Once ripped you can convert the files into a Divx format for small file size or an appropiate codec for a VCD.

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[kevin922 0]

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Unfortunately I'm behind the curve when it comes to DVD burners, so I can't help you there, but here's what I've done in the past: Rip the DVD using your favorite ripping software (this, even with a monster machine, will take a while). Once ripped you can convert the files into a Divx format for small file size or an appropiate codec for a VCD.

What is your fav ripping ?

Kevin

[AggieDave 6]

I haven't really messed with it since the 1st gen rippers were around, DeCSS is what I used then, but its outdated and will no longer work with most of the new titles out there.

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[jessd 0]

Not sure either. I am hoping to buy a DVD burner within the next month or so - so if you have not figured it out by then I will let you know.

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[IGOLOW 0]

Check out this site http://www.digital-digest.com. They have information on making copies of DVDs. Most of the time an original dvd takes up more than one layer of a disc. What I normally do is rip the DVD using smartripper. This will rip off only the movie tracks that are needed. It will leave out all the extra stuff on the disc. It also removes any encryption that would normally prevent you from copying the disc. Then I use dvdit to burn the DVD.

[falxori 0]

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Once ripped you can convert the files into a Divx format for small file size or an appropiate codec for a VCD.

that would be a waste of the DVD burner

as far as i know there should be a DVD to DVD copy option in the software you got with your burner.
i'll look around and see if i can find anything useful for you...
O

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[IGOLOW 0]

There is also a program called DVD X-COPY that si supposed to make an exact copy of the disc. I'm not sure exactly what it does or how well it works. I think it's a little too expensive ($100.00). The smartripper software may be a little more time consuming but it is free. I doubt that the drive would ship with software that would allow a direct copy of a commercial DVD disc. This would mean that they would have to bypass security encryption in the disc.

[Gawain 0]

You know, there was a kid in Norway or Finland...well, northern Europe anyway that was cleared of any wrongdoing by a court about a DVD recording software he created and distributed on the web. Someone here posted to story, I can't find it though. Sounds like it's just what you're looking for.

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[falxori 0]

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I doubt that the drive would ship with software that would allow a direct copy of a commercial DVD disc.

the same was said about CD-R burners...
when there is will, there is a way
O

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[kevin922 0]

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You know, there was a kid in Norway or Finland...well, northern Europe anyway that was cleared of any wrongdoing by a court about a DVD recording software he created and distributed on the web. Someone here posted to story, I can't find it though. Sounds like it's just what you're looking for.

That's mr. Decss

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Does anybody know of a freeware /open source product that will convert DVD to VCD/avi/wmv? I imagine there is a Linux version at this point, because I have seen commercial versions.

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[AggieDave 6]

DeCSS was written for that specific reason, cracking the DVD encryption so they could write a DVD player for open source OSes.

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[IGOLOW 0]

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I doubt that the drive would ship with software that would allow a direct copy of a commercial DVD disc.

the same was said about CD-R burners...
when there is will, there is a way
O

I'm not saying it isn't possible to copy a DVD. As you can see from my first post I have done it myself. What I am saying is that I don't know of any DVD-Burner manufacturer that ships software with their drive that allows you to bypass security measures that are in the disc. CDs never contained this type of security.

[IGOLOW 0]

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Does anybody know of a freeware /open source product that will convert DVD to VCD/avi/wmv? I imagine there is a Linux version at this point, because I have seen commercial versions.

Here is one http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/downloads/dvd2mpg.html. This site contains many others.

[lewmonst 0]

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Does anyone know about copying video DVDs? I am um.. trying to make a backup copy of one that i purchased :) i have a dvd burner and a dvd player can I just do a disk to disk duplication or will that not work?

Kevin

Post this in Photo and Video, you will get a lot more response there. i'm not an expert, but in general it's more complicated than just copying a CD-RW. Also, what is the video you bought that you want to copy? Most DVD's are copy-protected so that you cannot just copy them to another DVD. they are smart enough to do that at least... Also ask Cajones, he know a lot more about DVD's and copying them.

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