Re: DVD backup software

["magnatizerr" <martingaze@xxxxxxx>]

Paul

I'm just putting the finishing touches to my system which is doing=20
exactly that. I've copied DVD's onto my Hard Drive and I'm playing=20
them over the network using 'ZoomPlayer' which in turn=20
uses 'PowerDVD' in the background. There are a number of advantages=20
to this, one of which is the amount of adjustability 'ZoomPlayer' has=20
with regards to sound set-up.

There are a number of packages out there that copy DVD's, many of=20
the 'off the shelf' tend to convent the DVD from the native .VOB=20
+ .IFO files into .Mpeg or .Avi files. In doing this you obviously=20
gain with the reduction of Hard Drive space needed but you loose the=20
all-important quality. The method I use to get the best of both=20
worlds is to use a programme called 'DVDShrink' (www.dvdshrink.org),=20
it allows you to interrogate the DVD and subtract the bits you don't=20
need i.e. - German commentary, Italian subtitles etc. and keep only=20
the main film (which suits me). DVDShrink has a number of settings=20
that allow you to compress the quality to save  a greater amount of=20
HD space, but typically a film reduces from approx. 7.5Gb down to=20
5.5Gb

If you want to copy `All' the DVD (Extras etc) then on of the
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programmes is `DVDDecrypter' (www.dvddecrypter.com). It
allows you to=20
copy, rip or even strip the DVD in a number of ways (simple files,=20
IFO or ISO).

One word of advice, if you are going to copy using the ISO method=20
(exact copy of the entire DVD in one file =96 the Hard Disk files
size=20
will be anywhere from 4.0Gb to 8.5Gb, therefore it is important to=20
copy onto a Hard Drive formatted in NTFS NOT Fat32, as the latter=20
does not support file sizes over 4.0Gb.

There are a number of other programmes but I wanted a simple process=20
that did what I wanted without getting into serious code writing.

I hope this helps.


Magnatizerr


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul" <p-gale@b...> wrote:
> Alex,
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> You have to be careful with the off-the-shelf DVD copying software -
The stuff I've seen (Pinnacle) only allows you to copy non-
copyrighted discs!!! Obviously bugger all use to most people ;)
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> I bought a bit of software that does do a 1:1 copy (no compression)=20
called DVDXCopy and find it great. You can't copy to HDD though and=20
if the original is a DV9 (dual layer), you have to obviously copy to=20
2 DVD-R/RW etc. They also do a prog that does compress to 1 DVD. This=20
is if you want to make a backup of a DVD though.
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> There are lots of other ways to rip to HDD (and I'm sure others=20
will post about that).
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> Paul.=20
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: kinchyuk [mailto:alex@a...]=20
> Sent: 08 July 2003 18:45
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] DVD backup software
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> Was wondering around PC World earlier today (the one at umpteen-to-
> umpty-dumty two Purley Way Croydon, next to the Dime Bar=20
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> Anyway, saw a few bits of DVD backup software. What I couldn't work=20
> out from the packaging is can it copy my DVDs as they are, keeping=20
> the DD 5.1 soundtrack and extras, to hard disk - and then can I=20
play=20
> them with something like PowerDVD across my network?
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> Alex
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