burning dvd,s

derekcrowley · 08-10-2008, 05:21

Does anyone know how to copy genuine dvd,s as i have been given a dvd writer, thankyou in advance. Derek.

lancsdave · 08-10-2008, 05:55

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Originally Posted by derekcrowley

Does anyone know how to copy genuine dvd,s as i have been given a dvd writer, thankyou in advance. Derek.

I'm guessing the legal answer is no

WillowTheWhisp · 08-10-2008, 07:24

By genuine DVDs do you mean the ones you buy in cases from the shops? Don't they have some sort of encription on now to stoop people copying them?

Neil · 08-10-2008, 07:46

I thought the grey area was making backup copies of your own disk.

Something like Anydvd removes all the protection so you can do what you want with your own disks.

For copying after installing Anydvd you can use most software - clonedvd is easy. dvdshrink will make big movies fit on 4.7Gb disks ( I think clonedvd will as well but not used it for ages)

lancsdave · 08-10-2008, 15:31

Thanks for the karma Neil, now go and wash your mouth out

Studio25 · 08-10-2008, 17:20

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Originally Posted by Neil

I thought the grey area was making backup copies of your own disk.

It's not at all grey, I'm afraid. WIPO makes any circumvention of copy protection schemes such as Macrovision or content scrambling system (CSS) unlawful. However, if they took you to court and won, they would have to be able to prove damages before they could get any money out of you- something they can't easily do if it's for personal use (just don't share!). I do mine so that they can be watched in the caravan while we're on holiday.

With my discs, I use a program called "DVD Decryptor" to get the files onto the hard drive. Sony ones are a minor headache - but if you're just starting out, don't start buffing your discs with one of those disc polishers when your decryptor says they're damaged.

You don't usually need to do any more recoding to get the film onto a DVDR- just ditch all the additional languages and subtitles, menus and extras. You'll end up with one video and a single audio stream. Then you can burn that to DVDR with Nero or similar. Squashing the video to fit it on a disc will cause a drop in quality. Whether it's enough to be noticed is another matter.