DVD-R's

[ChipNOW]

Hey all,

Does anyone know whether this new Pioneer DVR-A03 can duplicate DVD movies?... not that I'm intending to be dodgy at all

 

[neuralfx]

well you can copy dvd movies with a regular dvd drive and cd burner, jus have to change the format .. ya sure, but its not that cut and try you'd still have to decrypt it, i believe, dont think u can do a 1:1 copy .. but ya i dont see why you couldn't leave them as .vob's and all that .. but .. well nevermind hehe .. check out http://www.doom9.org 's forums ..
-neural

 

[ChipNOW]

*confused* - I'll look at that site... cheers!

 

[CQuinn]

Short answer: No, you will not be able to do a direct copy of a commercial DVD
using the DVR-AO3.

The DVD-Rs that the Pioneer drive uses are slightly different
from commercial DVDs, they use General media instead of Authoring Media, which
means they don't include the extra track for CSS keys and the like.

Longer Answer: Yes, if you can transfer the data from the DVD to your hard drive,
you should be able to re-author that data to a General DVD which will work
just like the original did. You will need to make some changes to the
menu structure and the .vob files, so it will not come out as an exact copy, but
should come out as a workable one.

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And before the Mods jump on me, this type of copy would be perfectly legal as
an in-house backup of a frequently used DVD (such as a copy that might risk getting
damaged by kids or irresponsible roommates). As long as you don't give the
copy to anyone else you should be okay.

 

[gopunk]

<< *confused* - I'll look at that site... cheers! >>


i'd recommend vcdhelp.com

 

[tjdavis1138]

I assume the Pioneer can't burn dual layer, so these dvd's would have to be copied onto two discs. Right?

 

[KrispyKremer]

Blank dvds should have 4.7gigs of space, which is enough for the movie. If you want the extras, then yes, you'll either need to use 2 blanks or compress the file into another format.

 

[hominid skull]

tjdavis1138 is right, the DVD-R's are 'only' about 4gigs, a Dual layer DVD can hold 8Gigs of data, therefor you will need 2 DVD-R's to duplicate one DVD.

 

[neuralfx]

you can cut a lot of the fat by just downloading the movie, and only downloading the version of the movie you want to use .. ie, if you dont speak spanish, dont get the spanish version .. good luck .. svcd's are really not that bad in my opinion .. good luck ..
-neural