I cant make copies of my own personal collection of dvd's that I have at home I was told that nero was the best software to do this? maybe someone could shed some light and help me out? thanks
Even your own collection will have copy protection that has to be overcome. There are many approaches: Nero can be used for reauthoring and compressing (Nero Recode) and for burning projects to a DVD (Nero Burning ROM). You will still need to overcome copy protection by ripping with DVD Fab Decrypyter or using AnyDVD in the background. AnyDVD: http://www.slysoft.com (21 day free trial) Guide: http://home.comcast.net/~bbmayo/guides.htm Backups can be accomplished with totally free software as well: DVDFab Decrypter to rip to the HDD. FixVTS or vobblanker to clean up the ripped file. DVD Shrink to reauthor or compress the files. DVD Decrypter or ImgBurn to burn the processed files to a DVD. Links to software are in my signature. Guide below: http://tinyurl.com/rafhs A new program, ripit4me, is now available which automates the process by integrating and automating some of the free programs. http://www.digital-digest.com/software/RipIt4Me_links.html#downloads ripit guide by arniebear: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/1/360110#2132519
Thanks laddy boy i'm gonna try that free software first before I purchase anything else. I already have dvd x platinum and that normally works fine but every now and then it does not copy them so thats when I went and bought the nero because they told me it would do the job but that is not the case I believe the dvd x copy is better. Any suggestions?? Example I could not copy the chronicles of narnia.
http://www.slysoft.com/en/clonedvd.html CloneDvd2, along with AnyDvd will do almost any dvd out there, a really good combination. I had X-copy Platinum, but now, because of the new protection, it has been made redundant.
Try the free software. It works everytime. ripit4me works very well as well. You need to have DVD Shrink, FixVTS, and DVD Decrypter downloaded and already installed for ripit4me to do its magic. The commercial program AnyDVD is also very useful and can make life easier. Using AnyDVD, the only other programs required are DVD Shrink and DVD Decrypter or ImgBurn. You can also use your Nero Recode in place of DVD Shrink if you're not going to use ripit4me. There are so many options, it can be a little confusing to newbies. It's a good idea to follow the guides at first.
olde2wr, forget about DVD X Copy it over,done toast,history its considered one of the worst programs NOT the best. yeah dvd shrink and dvd decrypter arent update anymore that why they wont work by them selfs you can run anydvd in the background and use dvd shrink and or dvd decrypter anydvd is a driver that works in the background and removes the protection from the dvd ,its the new sony arccos and ripguard protection that causes the problems on the newer dvds(disney) etc. which anydvd can take care of being the program updates weekly. if you do use dvd shrink with anydvd sometimes dvd shrink will still have problems transcoding the dvd and you will get a read error .if your using dvd decrypter with anydvd set dvd decrypter up this way.... To use DVD Decrypter in conjunction with AnyDVD as stated per Olli ->OF SLYSOFT AND CLONEDVD Proceed to the DVD Decrypter Opening Page - Tools - Settings I/O Tab - Click on "Elby CDIO-Elaborate Bytes" General Tab - un-check "Check For Structure Protection" but your best bet is to use clonedvd 2 and anydvd together (this is what iam using) the programs update ,you can do all the newer movies(i never had a movie i cant backup with this combo) you can control the burn speed(always burn at 4x or no faster than 8x) and you can re-author the dvd(doing the movie only). its the best program out there heres the link you can download both and use the free 21 day trial before you buy. http://www.slysoft.com/en/ and a guide to use the program (its very easy) http://bbmayo.home.comcast.net/ remember to use good blank media (taiyo yuden and or verbatim) and burn at 4x starting out on a clean machine without other programs running in the background and the lastest firmware on your drive.
