I have just bought a disc of dvd x copy at a comp fair for a fiver , i have just installed it to my pc running xp on a good bit of gear . i had to copy files from a crack folder to get it to work , but it does ... However my neighbour runs 98 on his and although he goes through the same procedure as i the program will not recognize his burner and gives him a fatal error/shutdown message after the "i agree" screen ...as well as this if he goes to use the free included dvd rescue prog the prog lists and recognizes the burner...we are deeply at a loss Please suggest WHY..?
are you talking about pirated software? because if you are i should point out to you that it is [bold]NOT DISCUSSED[/bold] in this forum please read the forum rules Ps, as to your problem, pirated software hardly ever works right _X_X_X_X_X_[small]Hey This Site Rocks[/small]
hi there i am not even going to bother typeing the letters of the software! **IT SUCKS PANTS DUDE** please give it a decent burial! Thx...
Works just fine for me, but I bought mine legally. Never had a failue yet, in over 200 backups. These days, most software bought at fairs is pirated. At least it is in London. Last time I went there was about 10 stalls, all with the exact same stuff with poorly photocopied covers. The sad thing is they were doing a roaring trade. I guess there's one born every minute.
Still got an older version of DVD X Copy Express 2.50 (movie only). On longer movies the vid quality is noticably better than Shrink and a whole lot easier/faster to use.
If you get better quality from Xcopy than Shrink you aren't doing something right. Shrink does a better job quality wise than my Xcopy ever did. Too bad I actually purchased Xcopy. Pirating Xcopy is like pirating IE 3.0. WHY!
I totally disagree with these comments about Xcopy. Okay, I've never used Shrink, but as Xcopy has worked flawlessly for me to date, I have no need to change. The backups it makes are indistinguishable from the real thing, they are that good. I have to ask why you are so down on it - what has gone wrong for you that couldn't get sorted out either by changing settings somewhere, or calling/emailing tech support? This is not a flame - it's a genuine thirst for information, as I have had nothing but good results.
For me it was my first DVD backup program. While it could make a copy of a DVD it was made more complicated than it had to be. Xcopy would backup the DVD then delete the files. If something went wrong with the burn you couldn't just try again you had to start from scratch. The platinum version had additional capabilities but most were undocumented and difficult to find answers to. The program was tied to the computer. I reload and change parts regularly. I had to reactivate the program each time. It will only do this 3 times then you have to argue with people to reactivate. The annoying backup screen, the poor menu system, the overall instability of the program. Then I found out there existed a free program that would backup perfectly, simply, and fast and was multithreaded and SMP aware. Yes you can get past the defects in Xcopy but why bother. I fixed all my problems by not using it any more.
"Okay, I've never used Shrink" Before you judge the differences learn to use both programs properly then decide which is the better value. I can't imagine anyone doing this and not coming to the same conclusion as I did. Shrink works better. There are many programs that work better then Xcopy but Shrink is still my favorite.
Woah there! "Before you judge the differences learn to use both programs properly then decide which is the better value. I can't imagine anyone doing this and not coming to the same conclusion as I did. Shrink works better." I do not recall saying anywhere that one was better than the other. I said this was NOT a flame, yet get exactly that response. What I asked was answered in your first post - What was wrong with Xcopy. You gave your response. Show me where I said shrink was NFU? What I said was that Xcopy is working fine for me every time. I guess that is my crime??
No crime, and if it's playing nice on your system you are using a program that produces very nice vid quality. Although Shrink is a good program that produces extremely compatable output, almost every commercial program out there will produce better vid quality on longer movies. I mainly use Shrink these days (in uncompressed mode) to strip out unwanted extras and audio tracks before using DVDRebuilder with CCE on longer movies. That's a combination that produces outstanding vid quality.
Hi all, I am new here and I have a question. What is the difference between DVD X copy and DVD X copy platinum. I have DVD X Platinum thanks Michelle
Platinum was a free update for users of Gold, which was a bundle comprising DVD Xcopy & DVD Xcopy Xpress. Xcopy did a full, uncompressed backup of a DVD, often spanning across 2 discs because of the DVD9 format (double layer) used by most new DVD's. It also allowed you to decide exactly what portions of the disc you wanted to back up. Xcopy Xpress allowed you to recompress the original to fit it all on a single disc. Later versions allowed you to have the option of backing up the entire DVD, or just the main movie file. As you can imagine - recompressing a 3 hour movie to a single DVD-R often caused quality issues, which is what most people complained about. Neither of these could successfully back up episodic DVD's, until Platinum came out. Early versions were badly buggy, but the last stable release was just fine, and continues to work well for us. We also kept our existing Xcopy/Xcopy Xpress installation as well. Just in case, as a lot of "updates" actually remove functionality. For example, all copies of DVD Xcopy bought now do not have the ripper included, as recent court cases in the USA have decreed this software to be illegal. 321 studios have said they will fight all the way to the supreme court, but they are going to lose. Sadly.
I didn't mean to sound gruff. I just want you to try DVDshrink and put it in your arsenal. That way you have a reference point to give a usefull opinion on the use of Xcopy or alternative programs. If you like Xcopy then you should find much use from some of the other programs out there.
The quality of X Copy is better on type 9 DVDs when copying the whole movie only because instead of compressing the movie it splits them to two discs. That sucks! Get a copy of DVD Shrink for free and copy the whole movie if it's less than 6 gigs, (you can trim unwanted subtitles and sound tracks) or just back up the movie only. BTW if you bought a legal copy you wouldn't have needed a crack to get it running which means you are using pirated software whch we don't discuss here. Get rid of it and use DVD Shrink instead.
I hope you are referring to the original poster, sir! I woud never use cracked software. It causes all sorts of unknown problems, as you are effectively adding an unknown registry hack into an otherwise working system. Not to mention it is theft, whatever way anyone tries to dress it up. Totally agree with you on stolen software (let's call it for what it is!)
Ok thanks but don't I need nero or something else in order to use dvdshrink. I am sorry to be asking question that are already here but I am new to this. Also since the court ruling I guess dvd x copy platinum or any of thing having to do with coping dvd's can no longer be purchased. thanks Michelle
Nah - you can use DVDDecrypter to write from DVDShrink. Just select ISO image as your option from Shrink, and it will give you the option to burn direct from DVDDecrypter automatically. It will open the app for you, and just get on with it. CSS crackers/rippers are indeed illegal in the US & the UK, but these apps are freeware. You need to tick a box on download that says "I live in a country where this is okay". Install DVDDecrypter first, then DVDShrink. Works an absolute treat.
