I am new to this forum. After weeks of reading and learning about the options for backing up dvd movies, i have decided on ANYDVD and CloneDVD. I am using the RW drive that came with my HP m1170n media center desktop, which is listed as HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GWA-4083B, which has double layer 8x DVD +-R/RW capability, but only writes to DVD+R or +RW media. I anticipate that the movies I want to back up will exceed the 4.7GB on the standard DVD+R that my drive will burn. I do not want to compromise the resolution, or quality of the backup. Can anyone tell me: (1) the best approach to backing up the larger movies to my DVD drive using the 4.7G DVD+R DVDs; and (2) if I obtained an external dual layer drive, would that work better, and if so, how?
Here are some methods and guides for you to look at...I prefer the DVDFab Decrypter/DVD Shrink and burn with Imgburn method personally. Ripit4Me- http://www.ripit4me.org Guides: RipIt4Me..Quick Reference Guide http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/360110 An animated tutorial how to use the Wizard with RipIt4Me http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=68097 DVDFab Decrypter- http://www.dvdidle.com/free.htm VobBlanker- http://jsoto.posunplugged.com/vobblanker.htm Guides: DVDFAB Decrypter + VobBlanker guide by alkohol http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/334154 Imgburn- http://www.imgburn.com Guides: Burning DVD Video files directly to double layer media with ImgBurn http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=1780 Creating a single layer ISO on your hard drive using ImgBurn http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=1778 Creating a double layer ISO on your hard drive using ImgBurn http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=1777 ImgBurn Build Mode, An Overview http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=1779
