Making backups of my home movie DVDs - Club CDFreaks

dastott · 29-10-2005

Hi. I want to copy some home movie DVDs I have made. I have 2 DVD burners (one is an external) so does this make the process quicker or easier? Do I need to copy the files from the source DVD to my hardrive before making another copy? The software I usually use to burn the DVDs is Nero 6...

Any help appreciated...

*Gurm* · 29-10-2005

It is always BEST to copy to the hard drive and THEN burn. You can easily use any program, but I prefer DVD Decrypter for this task. Just do MODE->ISO READ, copy to an image file on your hard drive, and then MODE->ISO WRITE to put it back to disc.

You CAN do an "on the fly" copy, which is a copy made directly from one drive to the other, but doing so is often problematic and results in glitches unless your system is "just right".

sankapish · 30-10-2005

yep I agree with Gurm first copy to HD then burn because when
copying you can have read errors and a waisted disc

dastott · 30-10-2005

Thanks for the help. Will give it a go. Much appreciated...

EyeForOne · 30-10-2005

Gurm;
What format does the resultant ISO end up as while using decypter....IOW;

If the HomeMovies are AVI, or DivX - will using your method and DVDDecrypter result in VOB files (DVD Mpeg2 standard)?

-- or perhaps they end up just exactly the same as was started ? (avi or divx encoded)

any easy way to convert to standard DVD format along the way ?

thanks

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dastott New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3	Making backups of my home movie DVDs <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> Hi. I want to copy some home movie DVDs I have made. I have 2 DVD burners (one is an external) so does this make the process quicker or easier? Do I need to copy the files from the source DVD to my hardrive before making another copy? The software I usually use to burn the DVDs is Nero 6... Any help appreciated...

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Gurm CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,940	Re: Making backups of my home movie DVDs It is always BEST to copy to the hard drive and THEN burn. You can easily use any program, but I prefer DVD Decrypter for this task. Just do MODE->ISO READ, copy to an image file on your hard drive, and then MODE->ISO WRITE to put it back to disc. You CAN do an "on the fly" copy, which is a copy made directly from one drive to the other, but doing so is often problematic and results in glitches unless your system is "just right".

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dastott New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3	Re: Making backups of my home movie DVDs Thanks for the help. Will give it a go. Much appreciated...

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EyeForOne CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: 3rd Stone Posts: 336	Re: Making backups of my home movie DVDs Gurm; What format does the resultant ISO end up as while using decypter....IOW; If the HomeMovies are AVI, or DivX - will using your method and DVDDecrypter result in VOB files (DVD Mpeg2 standard)? -- or perhaps they end up just exactly the same as was started ? (avi or divx encoded) any easy way to convert to standard DVD format along the way ? thanks __________________ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * --------------------------- "The world according to DRM Bozos" I am a consumer, I'll buy anything I am a sheep, I am cattle, I follow the herd I am ignorant, a dumbass, and I am a bozo... I am the epitome of the 'rank and file' I am your next door neighbor I am 95% of American Consumers I will consume you ---------------------------- "If the light in your head hasn't come on yet, I suggest you go get a new bulb..." * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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