Backing Up Commercial DVD's

[jjthebear]

How can I back up commercial DVD's? I hear I need 8 gigibyte dvd discs. Where can I buy them. Can I do it with any ordinary burner? Thanks

 

[Rob423]

This forum doesn't really like Talking about stuff like this unless your backing up dvd's for "personal use backups" get my drift?

if you want email me.. rcjr423@comcast.net

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[dfoisy]

Well, I take it you really mean backing-up your dvd collection...I've had good results with DVD X Copy Platinum and DVD X Copy Express and I do it with regular 4.7 Gb disks...the program uses compression to achieve this.

 

[phono_mas]

...or a better one (cuz it's free!) is DVDShrink. Check out DVDRhelp.com. Great forum for backing up DVDs and all things dv!

 

[dfoisy]

Can it really backup any commercial dvd?

 

[phono_mas]

Yes! The only speed-bump you might encounter would be encryption (liks CSS for examp.). But you can just get DVDDecryptor (also free!) and you're good to go.

 

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[Rob423]

im am just giving this alittle update, alot of people talk down upon 321 studios xcopy and think highly of dvd Shrink. Basically there were movies i feel dvdshrink copies bad, example Perfect Storm. Now i have 811s Liteon and use Ritek DvD-R... ok i burnt over 70 Dvd's and only 1 coaster, that one coaster was with dvd shrink. But anyway i own DvD xcopy Platinum 3.2.1 and it is fanominal. Never had one problem, the way i do it with out any conflicts what so ever is i open Platinum and click the SIMPLE tab... Rip dvd to a folder on Desktop.. you got your Audio TS and Vidio TS, around 22 min... and then I open up SOniC MyDVD (came with my burner) select Data disc and add those folders and burn (14-15 min) no problems ever.
overall in my collection i've racked up around 300 dvds
thanks

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[Spitfire_x86]

Your "single coaster" had nothing do to with dvdshrink. dvdshrink doesn't do the burning job, it uses Nero for burning

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[Rob423]

sorry i didn't mean COASTER... i meant my SINGLE PROBLEM was ripping it with DVD SHRINK and the rip process got f*cked up..........

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[arkus]

Can't say I've ever used xcopy Platinum 3.2.1, but DVDShrink has worked fine for me every time... and umm, yeah, it's free.

 

[timberwolf1]

Hi,

You can go to http://www.dvdrhelp.com and do a search.
There are also good applications out there that can do the backup like DVD X Copy from 123 studios.
And I don't think you need 8GB DVD discs - normal 4GB discs will do.

Hope this helps

Gary Hendricks
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