I clicked on a page that rates DVD copy programs and it said that 1 Click DVD Copy was the best. What's your opinion of this program considering I have to use it on a Dell laptop. Will it successfully backup my movies? Note, I've had problems with DVD XCopy Platinum.
I've seen lots of those sites as well. I don't belive anything on them, they look like advertising to me. My opinion only but 1 Click DVD Copy is now where near the best, it's average at best. The only thing it has going for it is CopyToDVD. Have you tried DVD Decrypter with DVD Shrink, both free. Or the best deal going right now is CloneDVD2/Anydvd for $49. Try CloneDVD2/Anydvd for 21 days. http://www.slysoft.com/en/download.html The price listed is $59 - $10 for Afterdawn users = $49
Hi darita, As has been stated, those sites are advertising. The higher the fee, the higher on the list they are. 1-ClickDVDCopy is a bit below average in quality and operation. I say this being an owner of the proggy and using it and comparing it against other 1-click wonders. All of these programs are alike in the manner that they have poor encoders, no controls over copying (which leads to errors and artifacts in the backup copy). Many of our new members are afraid to "jump" into DVD burning and choose speed and simplicity over quality and control. When you try to rip an episodel DVD and all you get is coaster after coaster OR when you tire of hazy pictures and want your pictures to be clear and sharp AND when you tire of those rare but annoying "blocks and artifacts" in fire, smoke and action scenes, come on back and we'll hook you up with some excellent software that won't take $$$ from your pocket, is easy to use and will give you a better backup with just a few mousie-clicks, we'll show you what it took us years to find. Ooohh, yea, you can leave your intellect at home cause you don't have to know anything to make super backups, all you need to do is follow directions - Burn on good guy, burn on . . . . .
ScubaPete is right on the money. It might seem easier but it really isn't. I also own 1click but now thanks to the advice of the people here it gets no use. 60 bucks that I could of used on Ty's.
to darite. do this; get shrink/decrypter and copy a movie, then copy the same movie with 1clickdvd, now see if there is a difference in quality. i don't want to hear anything about zooming, noone watches a movies while zooming. so is there a difference? or better yet, are you happy with 1clickdvd quality output? it is the same thing man. if you don't have 1clickdvd don't buy it, decrypter and shrink are just fine. but if you already have 1clickdvd then use it, for it has great quality output(same as shrink),it is faster than shink, it is still being updated(shrink isn't)it is a better ripper(scratch disc) and it is very,very easy to use; i love it. ps: 1clickdvd and anydvd combo rules. the only applications that is of some what better quality all this known ones are: dvd rebuilder/cce(the best) and intervideo copy 3(better) the rest are all the same.
You had better believe it ! A huge difference with any large file DVD. You can drive a 1990 Chevy Chevette, rusted out all the way around, down the road, will you get there, most of the time ~ with a regular sized DVD BUT with something like LOTR, the artifacts are prevalent all over the copy. They are, in a word, crap ! If you're happy with a bootleg CAM copy of a movie then you'll love 1-click because its quality is equally poor. However, If you think the commercial version of a DVD is far, far superior to that same DVD copy from a CAM download, then set 1-click back on the shelf where it belongs and lament about the money you wasted as do those of us who purchased it, to test it and to sea for ourselves what the "Hub-bub" was all about. Like CopyDVD95, 1-Click, Cloner and al the rest of the barely average and mostly sub-standard, 1-click wonders, their encoders are fast, and sloppy, unable to do anything but compress the entire DVD's files, across the board. There are different types of encoders, the one in your proggy is at the barrel's bottom and = no quality. Do you honestly believe that a proggy like CCE-SP, would be as slow as it is, yet would sell for $2,000.00 iffin something like the encoder type in 1-click was soo good ? 1-Click was designed to be fast and simple for pple who don't want to be bothered learning anything about DVD backups. You can't really believe that quality was ever an issue for it, can you ? Well, ask a silly question . . . . I guess you would, with your personal professional background and all OK, so I take that back. I was a dumb question. WOW, CCE SP, a $2,000.00 encoder in the same sentance as 1-ClickDVD ? Let me be the first to say it., You have got yourself a HUGE pair - "The encoders present in the vast majority of proggys are so far ahead of the crap that's the main engine of 1-Click that ,,,,,,,,, wait a sec will you ? "click" "OK, I'm here . . .. . . . yea, . . . . your right of course you are,,,,,,,,,,,,no, I won't ,,,,,,,,,,, I refuse to put myself at his level................. thanks for the advice ~ right, G'bye" Hey Genius, I'm back, After a little thought, I bow to your superior experience and knowledge. "1-ClickCopy DVD is without any doubt the finest copying proggy on the planet and all those that don't agree with you should go back to school." All those other proggys are a waste of time and money (Oooppps, I forgot, the programs we said would blow 1-Click away, didn't cost anything). OK ? You happy ? Let no one, with your level of knowledge ever challenge you I'm sorry about before BUT it was suggested to me that I should be more receptive to incoming knowledge ~ Just to help us understand a little bit better, Could you please tell us how 1-ClickDVD Copy calculates motion estimation vectors ? and finally, How does 1-click know how many and how often macro blocks need to be recompressed to fit to desired size OR does 1-click reuse the original motion estimation vectors and quantisation matrix ?. Thanks in advance for taking so much of your valuable time to answer those two childish questions. Cheers, Pete Oooppps, I almost forgot, I assume you would recommend Memorex as a top-of-the-line media ? (I do so LOVE getting my information right from the "Horse's . . .")
to quote myself. ps: 1clickdvd and AnyDVD combo rules. the only applications that is of some what better quality all this known ones are: dvd rebuilder/cce(the best) and intervideo copy 3(better) the rest are all the same. i fail to see where was it that i said that 1clicdvd was better than cce-sp$2000. i think i do see where i said that the only two applications better than the rest of then are: RB/cce(the best) and intervideo(better than the common ones that is) there is a lot technical words in your post. congratulations, i counted about ten i don't know the meaning of. but i do have a pair of eyes and a 42 inches TV which are my only test and they tell me that, once again putting aside RB/cce and intervideo, the rest are the same. ps: take easy. this is supposed to be fun.
Yep, Well that sure beats a full house, Once again I've been put in my place by a superior being, A legend in his own mind. There's no sense teaching anything to someone with all the answers, and so glib too . . . . . I've been sent to bed without my supper and my ridiculous questions not answered. What folly to bother such intelligence. Seaa Yaaaaaaaaaaaa,
quote:Once again I've been put in my place by a superior being, A legend in his own mind. when did i give that impression, didn't i just said that i counted about ten words i don't know the meaning of in your post and that my only test were my 42 inch tv and my eyes. as you said, see you.
I have not been using 1click long, but I can tell you that it has been a pain to use. If I would have found this site sooner, I would still have $60 in my pocket. It's is easy to use (if it works) and it has so so picture quality. I would not recommend it. It has crashed several times, and sent error messages of no files selected when I pull them from the same file I put them in. In fact, I plan on trying to see how well they honor their money back guarantee.
the best combo out there is CloneDVD 2 with anydvd great pictue quality lifetime updates for anydvd and its only 49 bucks typing in :afterdawn Intervideo DVDCopy3 is great BUT theres just to many problems because of the NO re-authoring capabilties and NOT being able to control the burn speed etc. which you can do with CloneDVD 2
I have one-click and CloneDVD2, and I can tell you right now that one-click sucks compared to CloneDVD2. You get some wierd pixelization gonnin' on with oneclick when you get a scene that "pans" an area. Go with the CloneDVD2 & AnyDVD combo and you won't regret it.
I just purchased 1click dvd and I think it was a big waste of $59.00. I started using dvd shrink and so far it has worked for me.
I HAD 1-Click, but dumped it. I also have Intervideo DVDCopy3, but it has too many "issues." I now use Nero Recode2 (OEM Suite 3 is only $8) for everyday back-ups. For movies that need to be compressed past the 75% level (about a 2 hour movie), I use DVD-RB/HCEnc ($10 for the Professional version)... I usually back-up "movie only."
I have to go along with CloneDVD2 and AnyDVD for ease and convince as well as DVDCopy3. DVDCopy3 has the same if slightly better quality than CloneDVD2. Because of DVDCopy3's excellent encoder, when teamed up with AnyDVD to rip and CopyToDVD to burn that, IMO, makes it the fastest, QUALITY proggy around. Not quite as fast BUT with approx the same quality and fewer issues, as teflonmyk mentioned, comes CloneDVD2. For those who speak as if they know everything, let me state the following: Though I've not tried every proggy made I have tried and own quite a few such as 1ClickDVD, ICopyDVDs2, DVD95Copy, DVD XCopy Platinum, DVD XCopy Express, dvdSanta and DVDFab which I have to say, are all in the same category as far as quality in general. Some being slightly better than some others BUT all in all, they're in the same class. Some proggys I believe are much better and shouldn't be compared because they are just a good step above. Those proggys being DVD Shrink (FREE) because of it's adjustable quality and Nero's Recode2 for the same reason though they a couple of "clicks" as do DVD2One (with CopyToDVD as a default burner), CloneDVD2, and DVDCopy3. These proggys do a much better job encoding and, combined with their ease of use IMO, I believe they should be listed as a "Best Buy." For those who may be wondering why I've mentioned AnyDVD so much ~ it is solely because of its speed than for any other reason. While DVD Decrypter, when properly configured, can break any encryption out there and of course is FREE, it does add extra steps and requires more HD space to operate. AnyDVD, working behind the scenes is a "must" for those pple doing DVD backups AND CD rips as it does both with ease, I feel it's worth the $$$$ if you have it to spend. If you don't, stick with DVDD - it's lack of cost makes the extra steps worth it. As for burners, CopyToDVD is, without a doubt the fastest burner on the planet. Iffin' you don't have the $29.99 for it, use DVDD as well for your burning. Again, that's my 2-cents Pete
pete iam only burning at 4x or 6x max. so is copytodvd better than using nero or the default burner with CloneDVd 2(which iam using)
Hey there aabbccdd, Long time no chat, hope you're doing well ~ As to your question ~ CopyToDVD is a great burner, faster than anything and meant to couple with proggys like DVD Shrink, DVD2One, 1ClickDVD, DivxToDVD and other proggys that require burners because they haven't one of their own. If you're using CloneDVD2 it has it's own default burner and though it's not as fast as CopyToDVD, it does a good job and it isn't worth the effort of burning the files to your HD then using CopyToDVD. The same goes for Nero. I'm a tried and true fan of Nero's Recode2 and, when I'm using that, I just let Nero burn the files to my disc as well. A DVD disc's quality is controlled by a proggy's encoding techniques not by it's burning engine. For you, using CloneDVD2 and Nero, I sea no earthly reason for you to invest in CopyToDVD. Your proggys are, without a doubt, among the better ones on the market and, were I you, I would stay with them as you can expect excellent backups by using them. Enjoy my friend, Pete
@ScubaPete: Haven't seen you post in a while. Seem to remember you were having some health problems -- hope everything worked out well. You and bbmayo were very helpful to me when I started burning 3-4 months ago (not having any luck with external burner and bought internal NEC3520A)and I appreciated everything you guys did. I printed all of the guides you guys wrote and I have them in a binder on my desk. I bought AnyDVD/CloneDVD2 (before the $10 discount) and I use them for 95% of my burns -- I like how easy it is. I have several other proggys, but prefer these. Tsquare43
