I have found that clonedvd is the best burning engine out there along with imgburn

@zoso

That's the only burning option(Clonedvd) I don't have on this pc. LOL and you are right about the conflict in software somewhere that came bundled and I haven't found what it is yet. AnyDVD works fine but don't try to burn anything with it enabled including Clone which won't close a disc at all w or w/o anydvd enabled.

garmoon i would consider reformatting the hdd wipping it clean and install your own Windows XP OS

@zoso

It would void the warranty. Besides I've learned to get around the problem and can do the back ups faster. I rip with Anydvd and then open rip in recode and the encoding and analyzing are faster from the HDD. And can do FabPlat if I want one step. AnyDVD and clone work right with my external burner. No, this pc is set. I'm on the fourth incarnation of installing all my stuff over.

Dear all,

DVDFab 5.0.4.5 Beta is out (June 29, 2008):

http://www.dvdfab.com/download/DVDFab5045Beta_avangate-689.exe

What's New:

5.0.4.5 Beta (June 29, 2008)
New: Improved DirectShow preview. It's more stable and user can seek now.
New: Updated language files.

Mucho gracias!

Downloading now.

Ditto, :)

Thanks again...and again for all these updates.

Not sure about anyone else, but i'm kind of enjoying the preview feature as it's capabilities are being expanded.

DVDFab products 5.0.5.0 is out (July 2, 2008):

DVDFab (Platinum/Gold/HD Decrypter) (Option: Mobile) 5.0.5.0:
http://www.dvdfab.com/download.htm?vid=avangate&aid=689

What's New:

5.0.5.0 (July 2, 2008)
* New: Added DirectShow decoder support for Preview, which means preview can work like real DVD player now.
* New: For preview, user can enter/exit full screen, and can switch audio while playing.
* New: Added option "Decoder" in "Settings -> General -> Preview", user can choose from "Internal" and "DirectShow".
* New: Added options "Video Decoder" and "Audio Decoder", user can choose specific filter from all the installed DirectShow filters.
* New: Updated VSO burning engine.
* New: Updated language files.
* Fix: A freeze problem when opening DVD if PathPlayer is enabled in certain cases.
* Fix: A crash problem when opening DVD in certain cases.
* Fix: A crash problem when opening DVD if PathPlayer is enabled in certain cases.
* Fix: A crash problem when copying DVD if option "Jump to first menu when disc inserted" in enabled in certain cases.
* Fix: A crash problem when using "Write Data" in certain cases.
* Fix: A crash problem when converting process has just started in certain cases. (DVDFab Mobile Option)
* Fix: A low quality problem when using H.264 1-pass encoding, from version 5.0.3.0. (DVDFab Mobile Option)
* Fix: A/V sync problem when using 2-pass encoding in certain cases. (DVDFab Mobile Option)
* Fix: Video can't be played on PS3 when using ps3.default profile. (DVDFab Mobile Option)
* Fix: Several minor problems.

Best Regards,
Fengtao

Cheers.

Will download promptly when i get home.

Ty again for the update link. I noticed they had this one on their homepage too!!

Dear all,

DVDFab 5.0.5.5 Beta is out (July 9, 2008):

http://www.dvdfab.com/download/DVDFab5055Beta_avangate-689.exe

What's New:

5.0.5.5 Beta (July 9, 2008)
New: Added "DVDFab Video Decoder" and "DVDFab Audio Decoder" as default DirectShow decoder for Preview.
New: All UI options are memorized, so that user don't need adjust it every time.
New: Reduced time to open DVD in certain cases.
New: Update language files.
Fix: Rollback VSO burning engine since the latest one has bugs.
Fix: DVD created by some DVD recorders can't be opened.
Fix: Audio volume in Preview cannot be adjusted.
Fix: A crash problem at DVDFab startup in certain cases.
Fix: Several crash problems when opening DVD in certain cases.
Fix: Several minor problems.

Best Regards,
Fengtao

Thanks for the heads up Dialysis!

Will update when i get home.

Cheers!

Thanks for the updated info. I'll be home in an hour and will be updating as soon as I walk thru the door.

Dear all,
DVDFab 5.0.5.8 Beta is out (July 11, 2008):

http://www.dvdfab.com/download/DVDFab5058Beta_avangate-689.exe

What's New:

5.0.5.8 Beta (July 11, 2008)

New: Added subpicture support for Preview. User can switch subpicture while playing now.

New: Update language files.

Fix: Several minor problems.

5.0.5.5 Beta (July 9, 2008)

New: Added "DVDFab Video Decoder" and "DVDFab Audio Decoder" as default DirectShow decoder for Preview.

New: All UI options are memorized, so that user don't need adjust it every time.

New: Reduced time to open DVD in certain cases.

New: Update language files.

Fix: Rollback VSO burning engine since the latest one has bugs.

Fix: DVD created by some DVD recorders can't be opened.

Fix: Audio volume in Preview cannot be adjusted.

Fix: A crash problem at DVDFab startup in certain cases.

Fix: Several crash problems when opening DVD in certain cases.

Fix: Several minor problems.



Best Regards,

Fengtao

First off, thanks for the updated info & I'll download it after I get home.

Secondly, that was a quick update from them.....2 days....whew. Not used to updating this quickly.

Thanks!

Something I noticed with the 5.0.5.8 version last night. It wouldn't let me convert a movie to psp format. I went back to the 5.0.5.0 version, and I had no problem with the psp function then.

Have you emailed Fengtao and Ting about that?

DVDFab products 5.0.6.0 is out (July 15, 2008):

DVDFab (Platinum/Gold/HD Decrypter) (Option: Mobile) 5.0.6.0:
http://www.dvdfab.com/download.htm?vid=avangate&aid=689

What's New:

5.0.6.0 (July 15, 2008)
* New: Added "DVDFab Video Decoder" and "DVDFab Audio Decoder" as default DirectShow decoder for Preview.
* New: Added subpicture support for Preview. User can switch subpicture while playing now.
* New: All UI options are memorized, so that user don't need adjust it every time.
* New: Reduced time to open DVD in certain cases.
* New: Update language files.
* Fix: Rollback VSO burning engine since the latest one has bugs.
* Fix: DVD created by some DVD recorders can't be opened.
* Fix: Audio volume in Preview cannot be adjusted.
* Fix: A crash problem at DVDFab startup in certain cases.
* Fix: Several crash problems when opening DVD in certain cases.
* Fix: A crash problem when analyzing DVD title in certain cases. (DVDFab Mobile Option)
* Fix: Several minor problems.

Best Regards,
Fengtao

No, I haven't shot off an email. I'll download 5.0.6.0 and see if it works. If not, I will email them and let them know. Will also keep y'all informed.



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Thanks for the updated info!

DVDFab 5.0.6.5 Beta is out (July 21, 2008):

http://www.dvdfab.com/download/DVDFab5065Beta_avangate-689.exe

What's New:

5.0.6.5 Beta (July 21, 2008)
New: Rewritten DVD writable media detection routine, now it's more easy to use.
New: Added option "Memorize user interface options", and it's disabled by default.
New: Updated VSO burning engine.
New: Updated language files.
Fix: Wrong aspect ratio problem for Preview.
Fix: Several minor problems.

Thanks for the updated info Dialysis. I'll be sure to get these downloaded to my computers when I get home.