What software do I use to copy DVDs to CDs using only a CD-R???

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  1. sooty

    sooty Member

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    Hi guys, I've looked for over an hour for the answer to this. So hopefully you can help.

    I only have a CD writer and want to make copies of my DVDs if I can.

    My wee baby boy has killed 3 of my DVD movies so far (much to my displeasure) and I have heard I can make copies of the DVDs onto standard CDs.

    Is this possible? And if so, what programme(s) should I use. Hopefully they are freeware (Grin)

    I only have a CD writer so none of the DVD copying software I've found works, but Im sure there is something that will do the job.

    Thanks

    Scott
     
    sooty, Jul 21, 2003
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  2. Oriphus

    Oriphus Senior member

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    lol - If only, im afraid you cannot!

    No way at all. Even if you are reading a guide on some site that says otherwise, trust me, it cant be done. What you can do is rip a DVD with a DVD ROM and compress it to DivX with a program like EasyDivX or MrDivX and burn with a CD. But it will not palyback in your DVD player.

    Chris
     
    Oriphus, Jul 22, 2003
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    Apparently 321 Studios came out with DVDXCOPY Gold which is supposed to copy 1 DVD movie onto 2 CD-R's, I don't know how good it works or what the quality is but I do know that it's not freeware.
     
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  4. Oriphus

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    Actually i misread the question. I thought you wanted to try to burn a DVD R with a CD Writer, which has been asked on this forum again. You can out DVD's onto 1 or even 2 CD's, but the likely hood is that if you covnert it to an mpeg4 format - Xvid/DivX, you will not be able to play it on your normal DVD player.
     
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