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DVD X Copy for $69.99 at Outpost.com

Originally posted by: Beldar
Yes, it is in thier ad.

Does it convert to VCD? I tried the freeware stuff and they suck.
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It backsup dvd's to two dvdr. Pretty badly also according to the official forums. There are also freeware that does the same thing.
 
Also, an FYI, the parent software company is being sued by all the motion picture companies, so look for this software to get pulled some day soon.
 
runnerb... which programs seem to work best for backups? My kids are horrible about scratching our DVD's... I'd like to back them up and let the kids use the backup copies. I'm probably one of the rare people who put a chip in the playstation only so I could let the kids play backup copies of games we paid for.
 
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Pretty badly also according to the official forums. There are also freeware that does the same thing.
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For example?
I'd like something to make a VCD with a simple interface. The last one I made has a problem with the sound syc.
I should probably read more "how to's".
How about a link to those "official forums"?
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I have made some stunning backups of DVDs using SVCD2DVD. Another that I highly recommend is Vidomi. Not sure if it will do VCD or SVCD though, but produces exceptional AVIs.

Use Google and check VCDHelp.
 
Originally posted by: GregANDTCH
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Pretty badly also according to the official forums. There are also freeware that does the same thing.
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For example?
I'd like something to make a VCD with a simple interface. The last one I made has a problem with the sound syc.
I should probably read more "how to's".
How about a link to those "official forums"?
😉
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The official link to the forums can be found from the official website dvdxcopy.com but its not gonna help you with VCD since dvdxcopy does not make them.
 
It backsup dvd's to two dvdr. Pretty badly also according to the official forums. There are also freeware that does the same thing.
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I've used DVD X Copy version 1.3 quite extensivly and it has worked great for me. It couldn't be easier and it allows you to choose where you want the 1st disk to end and preview that before you burn. It is a great piece of software if you ask me and well worth the money. Plus they really listen to their customers and are making frequent updates.

DRW
 
and are making frequent updates.
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Thats because they released it very early and it hardly worked. Tons of people were mad because they paid $99 for beta, at best, software.
This is from the same company that sold freeware software last year.
 
Originally posted by: Beldar
Yes, it is in thier ad.

Does it convert to VCD? I tried the freeware stuff and they suck.
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I would definitely suggest you to invest in a DVd-/+RW drive if you like to make "backup". After watching DVD for some time, I hate going back to VCD. Those freeware for converting DVD to VCD/SVCD are good, just the quality of VCD sucks.
BTW, why should we pay for this software (a gathering of freeware), when free stuffs are there.
 
A little info for you guyz ... DVD X COPY does not make VCDs or copy to CD's at all. It is for exact duplication of DVD's, and you burn to DVD rewritable discs. So you need a DVD burner. What is totally unique and makes this software the first of its kind is that is makes a perfect copy with all the menus and features of the original disc, although sometimes it does copy a DVD onto 2 DVD rewritables. It is as easy as clicking one button to copy a DVD. Also, whereas lots of freeware DVD copy stuff takes 8+ hours to copy a DVD, this software takes 1 hour to 1.5 hours. In my opinion, there is nothing else like it. Note: I do not have or use this software, nor do I copy DVDs. My buddy Gilligan McGillicutty does and he showed me the software 🙂
 
DVDXCOPY won't backup episodic DVD's such as the Sopranos. For single layer dvd's I just use DVD Decryptor. Sure ain't worth $100!!!
 
Originally posted by: mrcpa
DVDXCOPY won't backup episodic DVD's such as the Sopranos. For single layer dvd's I just use DVD Decryptor. Sure ain't worth $100!!!
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Well, since developer of IFOEdit and DVDSplit joined 321studios(maker of DVDXCopy) we could expect improvement in that area.


DVD Decryptor is the freeware that you want to use to rip DVDs to your hard drive
IfoEdit is the freeware software that you want to use to split DVDs.
ImgTool is the freeware that you want to use to create DVD images of your Split DVDs
Doom9.org is where you will find guides on how to split DVDs using IFOEdit

I backed a number of DVDs using their guide. FOr more complicated ones, I had to consult different forums, but IFOEdit was able to backup everything I threw at it, including Sopranos, 24 Season One, etc etc.
It takes 10 minutes to rip the DVD, 30 minutes to split it, 25 minutes to write each DVD-r, so it doesnt take 8 hours with freeware....IfoEdit does take some time to figure out and I spend at least a week in frustration, but once you get to know it, its a very powerful tool
 
Remember all that spam last few years" copy and dvd without a dvdburner" ? That was from this company and the product was freeware. I'll never support this company. There are alot of other ways to split dvd's and are free. Just have to do some reading. Personally, If I was gonna back up to DVDr I would want it on one dvd not two.
 
Originally posted by: Antisocial-Virge
Remember all that spam last few years" copy and dvd without a dvdburner" ? That was from this company and the product was freeware. I'll never support this company. There are alot of other ways to split dvd's and are free. Just have to do some reading. Personally, If I was gonna back up to DVDr I would want it on one dvd not two.
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I dont know of their ad policies, but I used the actual product (DVDXCopy) and its nice. It is not freeware and they dont even use DeCSS to decrypt the DVDs, so they stand a very good chance in court. I have suspicions that EFF will help them out. The tool is as close to one-click dvd-backup as you might ever get. As it was mentioned before, it works on lots of DVDs, and with the addition of IFOEdit author's to the team, the number of supported DVDs will increase.

By your comments, I take it you dont have a dvd-burner and never tried to backup a DVD-video. Its impossible to backup a dual layer 9+gb DVD to a single layer 4.7gb DVD-R. You have few options there:

1)Split DVD into 2 DVD-rs. 2x dvd burners could be had for less than $150 and DVD-r media could be bought for as low as 60 cents. Your backup will cost you a little over $1
2)Recompress the DVD Video into a lower quality/resolution mpeg2 file so that it would fit on a single DVD. You will most likely have to remove all the menus and extra audio tracks, etc. This will take 6-8 hours and IMHO kills the point of having a DVD-backup
3)Buy an expensive dual layer DVD Recorder(I heard these exist and cost several thousand dollars) and then find a dual-layer DVD-R. Given that dual-sided DVD-rs cost nearly $10, you can only imagine how much a dual-layer DVD-r will cost you. It will be cheaper to buy the second copy of the DVD in other words

There are still few DVDs that only contain 4.7gb or so of data and thus its possible to copy them to a single DVD-R with or without removing the extras and the menus, but most DVDs nowadays are dual-layer
 
I've tried the software and I think it's good for people who don't want to mess with the freeware stuff. Personally I'd rather use IFOedit and CCE any day of the week.
As far as dual layer DVD's go, good luck finding a burner that does that. DVD's are not burnt, they are pressed in a factory. The dual layers are just two pressed layers glued together. We'll have blue laser recorders before anyone attempts a dual layer burner.
 
Originally posted by: vladgur
Originally posted by: Antisocial-Virge
Remember all that spam last few years" copy and dvd without a dvdburner" ? That was from this company and the product was freeware. I'll never support this company. There are alot of other ways to split dvd's and are free. Just have to do some reading. Personally, If I was gonna back up to DVDr I would want it on one dvd not two.
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I dont know of their ad policies, but I used the actual product (DVDXCopy) and its nice. It is not freeware and they dont even use DeCSS to decrypt the DVDs, so they stand a very good chance in court. I have suspicions that EFF will help them out. The tool is as close to one-click dvd-backup as you might ever get. As it was mentioned before, it works on lots of DVDs, and with the addition of IFOEdit author's to the team, the number of supported DVDs will increase.

By your comments, I take it you dont have a dvd-burner and never tried to backup a DVD-video. Its impossible to backup a dual layer 9+gb DVD to a single layer 4.7gb DVD-R. You have few options there:

1)Split DVD into 2 DVD-rs. 2x dvd burners could be had for less than $150 and DVD-r media could be bought for as low as 60 cents. Your backup will cost you a little over $1
2)Recompress the DVD Video into a lower quality/resolution mpeg2 file so that it would fit on a single DVD. You will most likely have to remove all the menus and extra audio tracks, etc. This will take 6-8 hours and IMHO kills the point of having a DVD-backup
3)Buy an expensive dual layer DVD Recorder(I heard these exist and cost several thousand dollars) and then find a dual-layer DVD-R. Given that dual-sided DVD-rs cost nearly $10, you can only imagine how much a dual-layer DVD-r will cost you. It will be cheaper to buy the second copy of the DVD in other words

There are still few DVDs that only contain 4.7gb or so of data and thus its possible to copy them to a single DVD-R with or without removing the extras and the menus, but most DVDs nowadays are dual-layer
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Actually I do have a dvd burner and have been backing up dvd movies before there was even such things as DVD2SVCD to make it easy. I realize that it is impossible to fit a dvd9 to a single dvdr without work. Alot of the main movies will fit after ripping audio tracks and menu structure. All I care about is the main movie anyways since the extras are usually garbage and not worth watching more than once anyways. There is alot of software out there that will split dvd's with a little reading and learning. Derrow (sp?) the maker of infoedit and now working for 321studios actually created one called dvdsplit but it has now been buried due to his present employment with 321studios. In fact I think infoedit will even split them also. I have no need for any splitting software anyways cause I find the challenge of ripping and encoding the video following the "robshot" method half the fun because it is a challenge.





2)Recompress the DVD Video into a lower quality/resolution mpeg2 file so that it would fit on a single DVD. You will most likely have to remove all the menus and extra audio tracks, etc. This will take 6-8 hours and IMHO kills the point of having a DVD-backup
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Have you ever done this? I was just wondering your method that took 8 hours and ended up with poor results.
 
Originally posted by: vladgur
Originally posted by: mrcpa
DVDXCOPY won't backup episodic DVD's such as the Sopranos. For single layer dvd's I just use DVD Decryptor. Sure ain't worth $100!!!
Click to expand...

Well, since developer of IFOEdit and DVDSplit joined 321studios(maker of DVDXCopy) we could expect improvement in that area.


DVD Decryptor is the freeware that you want to use to rip DVDs to your hard drive
IfoEdit is the freeware software that you want to use to split DVDs.
ImgTool is the freeware that you want to use to create DVD images of your Split DVDs
Doom9.org is where you will find guides on how to split DVDs using IFOEdit

I backed a number of DVDs using their guide. FOr more complicated ones, I had to consult different forums, but IFOEdit was able to backup everything I threw at it, including Sopranos, 24 Season One, etc etc.
It takes 10 minutes to rip the DVD, 30 minutes to split it, 25 minutes to write each DVD-r, so it doesnt take 8 hours with freeware....IfoEdit does take some time to figure out and I spend at least a week in frustration, but once you get to know it, its a very powerful tool
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Thanks for the helpful links!

I will never let my friends borrow my DVDs again. They are all scratched now and hopefully these progs will help me prevent more of them

 
Originally posted by: Antisocial-Virge Alot of the main movies will fit after ripping audio tracks and menu structure. All I care about is the main movie anyways since the extras are usually garbage and not worth watching more than once anyways.
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Ive backed up about 30 movies and only 2 of them were small enough to fit on a single dvd after ripping out the extra audio tracks and menus. Like you, I could live without the extra audio and menus, but theres just not that many recent DVDs out there that will be small enough. It seems that the movie studios intentionally make their video on DVD versions of their movies over 5 gigabytes.


I have no need for any splitting software anyways cause I find the challenge of ripping and encoding the video following the "robshot" method half the fun because it is a challenge.
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Personally, backing up DVDs is not fun for me at all, too many things to do, I only do it out of necessity. If DVDXCopy was more reliable and cost like $25, Id definitely buy it since its trully a one click back-up utility.

2)Recompress the DVD Video into a lower quality/resolution mpeg2 file so that it would fit on a single DVD. You will most likely have to remove all the menus and extra audio tracks, etc. This will take 6-8 hours and IMHO kills the point of having a DVD-backup
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Have you ever done this? I was just wondering your method that took 8 hours and ended up with poor results.
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I havent recompressed the DVD Video myself, I got these estimates from the guides I read. I did experiment with Divx Compression previously and on my 1.8a OCed to 2.7ghz, it often took 4-5 hours to recompress a DVD movie into DiVX. Not everyone has my PC power, so, if you have a slower machine, it would take more more time...
 
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