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DVD Copying Program

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Tman

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I have got a ton of DVD movies and I am sick and tired of haveing my parents/frineds
ruin them. So my question to you is...

Are there any good DVD copying software out there?

I would like to copy them to my hard drive & also be able to burn them to a DVD
 
i had a question like this before...

but ya DVD shrink is a legal program... im not sure which company sells it.. I think there called VSO..
 
xFuryofFivex said:
i had a question like this before...

but ya DVD shrink is a legal program... im not sure which company sells it.. I think there called VSO..
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No VSO sells Divx To DVD.
 
Tman said:
Thanks guys.

any other programs you guys use?
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DVD43 to remove protection...some disks have macrovision and shit that will make copying slow or corrupted. Run it in your tray and it pop in the disk and it will do everything automatically.
 
Covertoperator said:
No VSO sells Divx To DVD.
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nah bro.. i have DVDcopy... and there owned by VSO,, the company i bought this software for went out of busines... and DVDshrink came with DVDcopy.
 
DVDDecrypter and DVDShrink are really the only programs you need to do this...
 
DVD Decrypter + Deamon Tools + DVD Shrink (all freeware)

http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/dvdshrink31-main.htm


I rip the ISO image with DVDdecrypter
then mount it with Daemon Tools (freeware)
and then re-encode it with DVDShrink
and if you follow the perferences setup in that guide it will automatically be burned with your DVD Burning ap, in my case Nero

you will need to hunt up DVD Decrypter since Sony forced them to pull it
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/DVD_Decrypter/1011845169/1

while all that seems complicated in reality its all of 5 clicks and that includes reauthoring
(I rip out the extras)
Ive never had that proceedure fail
 
HighwayAssassins said:
DVD43 to remove protection...some disks have macrovision and shit that will make copying slow or corrupted. Run it in your tray and it pop in the disk and it will do everything automatically.
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i wondered why it was taking 200% longer.... thanks!
 
Ice Czar said:
DVD Decrypter + Deamon Tools + DVD Shrink (all freeware)

http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/dvdshrink31-main.htm


I rip the ISO image with DVDdecrypter
then mount it with Daemon Tools (freeware)
and then re-encode it with DVDShrink
and if you follow the perferences setup in that guide it will automatically be burned with your DVD Burning ap, in my case Nero

you will need to hunt up DVD Decrypter since Sony forced them to pull it
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/DVD_Decrypter/1011845169/1

while all that seems complicated in reality its all of 5 clicks and that includes reauthoring
(I rip out the extras)
Ive never had that proceedure fail
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No, a better idea is to use DVD Decrypter in file mode and rip the strait vob files and shit then just "Open Directory" in DVD Shrink.

Saves you a step. And gets you the full DVD extras, menus etc.

Also I reccomend doing a deep scan just to improve quality a bit.
 
mgars said:
i wondered why it was taking 200% longer.... thanks!
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That little prog is THE shit. I just always run it when im doing DVD stuff even if there might not be any protection because it just sits in teh bg and I never have to deal with problems if there are any.
 
HighwayAssassins said:
No, a better idea is to use DVD Decrypter in file mode and rip the strait vob files and shit then just "Open Directory" in DVD Shrink.

Saves you a step. And gets you the full DVD extras, menus etc.

Also I reccomend doing a deep scan just to improve quality a bit.
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I use this method, but you can open ISO files in DVD Shrink, if for some reason an ISO is preferred.
 
I didnt know about that DVD43 program. cool stuff.

I usually just use DVDShrink along with nero like TSS Modder said.
 
TSS Modder said:
just use DVD Shrink w/ Nero.

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sirholio said:
I usually just use DVDShrink along with nero like TSS Modder said.
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Nero works fine but if you dont have access to nero DVD Decrypter can burn too. Works fine for me, i cant tell a difference. God DVD Decrypter was the coolest program ever. I miss it :(
 
HighwayAssassins said:
No, a better idea is to use DVD Decrypter in file mode and rip the strait vob files and shit then just "Open Directory" in DVD Shrink.
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not with a 2TB RAID5 NAS worth of ISOs to mount and watch :p

orginal ripped then archived
a backup to hard media and archived
and then watch ISOs mounted via Deamon Tools

I dont have a "standalone" DVD player
and Id rather use my optical as a burner than a ROM ;)
 
so my question is this....

i have a very expensive home theatre setup....multiple thousands dollars - 110" projector screen using the Bravo D1 DVI equppied DVD player and Panasonic HDTV 1080i/720p projector. When you rip these dvd's/compress them to fit on the DVDR ---- how much q
 
how much quality are you losing in this copy process, are you still able to maintain 100% sound and video quality? I know DVD-R's are not as big as the actual original disc capacity. I have a very nice home-theatre setup and i'm not at all wanting to lose quality - how close to original quality are these rips now?
 
well what i do is take out the french sound and all taht shit, that gives you alot of room. Depending on the disk, it will compress anywhere between 50% up to no compression at all. I try to land mine 60% and up. I dont think it compresses the audio, just the video, and if you do a deep scan it makes it even better. On my TV, ive tested the copy against the original, I could never tell a difference. However maybe on an HDTV you could see it...i couldnt tell ya. But for how horrible 60% compression sounds, it looks really good on a normal 50" TV.
 
quality? using DVDShrink usually compresses to about 60%. You can adjust it yourself too, and you can lower the amount of compression by removing the extra stuff you dont want - foreign languages/foreign subtitles/extras/etc.

You will not be able to maintain 100% sound and video, unless your menu/chapters take up so much space which you can remove. Or unless you can find those rare DVD-R9 disks ($$$).

Frankly, I can't tell the difference when watching; but you might be able to spot something if you compare them side-by-side.
 
Archaea said:
how much quality are you losing in this copy process, are you still able to maintain 100% sound and video quality? I know DVD-R's are not as big as the actual original disc capacity. I have a very nice home-theatre setup and i'm not at all wanting to lose quality - how close to original quality are these rips now?
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I usually remove any foreign languages (as previously suggested), and lower the quality on the menus and extra features. I usually shoot for at least 60% on the main movie portion, and on my HDTV LCD Flat Panel I cannot tell the difference between the original and a copy.
 
The Typical rule is If it is BELOW 60% don't bother. The Video degradiation IS noticable. Audio a little as well. Also, I simply use DVD-Shrink and RE-AUTHOR my DVD's. After all I want the Movie, not all the fluff backed-up. By Reauthoring just the Main Movie and taking out all the sound files I don't need I typicall land my compressions at 80+%. Highest I did was 95.6% Lowest was like..72%

You are very very hard pressed to find any differences in my Re-authored dvds to the actual dvd movie. That and since I reauthor them, I dont have to worry about menu systems..pop it and go.

You will not be able to maintain 100% sound and video, unless your menu/chapters take up so much space which you can remove. Or unless you can find those rare DVD-R9 disks ($$$).
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Or he could just buy a Dual Layer DVD and just burn it straight after using Decrypt :-D
A 3 pack sells for like 25 bucks though! :eek:
 
^ agreed


after ripping out the extras
its averages to about 80% for me as well
 
abudhu said:
The Typical rule is If it is BELOW 60% don't bother. The Video degradiation IS noticable
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Thats not true...I've done a few with less than 60%...shit even 1 or 2 less than 50% and i bet you couldnt pick em out of the bunch...maybe on HDTV but not on a normal screen. I cant anyways.
 
Ice Czar said:
not with a 2TB RAID5 NAS worth of ISOs to mount and watch :p

orginal ripped then archived
a backup to hard media and archived
and then watch ISOs mounted via Deamon Tools

I dont have a "standalone" DVD player
and Id rather use my optical as a burner than a ROM ;)
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what do you use to play them after mounting?
 
Archaea said:
how much quality are you losing in this copy process, are you still able to maintain 100% sound and video quality? I know DVD-R's are not as big as the actual original disc capacity. I have a very nice home-theatre setup and i'm not at all wanting to lose quality - how close to original quality are these rips now?
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I use the reauthor section of DVD Shrink and Include only the movie with whatever audio streams I want, then run the deep analysis. It keeps the movie quality pretty high, plus no messing with previews, copyright screens or menus.
 
I've got a HDTV projector - 110" screen - so having a DVD movie blown up that big means I'm not wanting any video quality loss. If the media costs 25 bucks for a three pack to burn the discs + the time involved I think one would actually lose money over buying the dvds used. Most DVD's can be had at blockbuster for 10 bucks a piece. Furthermore, I've noticed a couple of you mention audio loss. I understand how the video quality gets lost in compression, but why would the audio? If it's a dolby digital stream - digitally encoded right??? If it is a digital stream, either it's not compressed and fully original, or it wouldn't work....right?
 
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