Newbie question: Copying in Explorer - Club CDFreaks

HepJam · 09-01-2005

I just copy the "VIDEO_TS" folder of a DVD to harddisk using Windows Explorer (with AnyDVD installed, of course).

Does that give me an unprotected copy of the DVD suitable for burning later?

I tried that with Nero Burning ROM and it seems to work fine - only that I still cannot fast-forward on the copyright title. Shouldn't this user restriction have been removed?

Or did I misunderstood how AnyDVD works - my understanding was that the files were filtered/changed on the driver level, so that Windows only sees unprotected files?!

In general: Are there any hidden DVD features that I miss when just doing a file copy?

*Olli* · 09-01-2005

> I just copy the "VIDEO_TS" folder of a DVD to harddisk using Windows Explorer (with AnyDVD installed, of course).

Does that give me an unprotected copy of the DVD suitable for burning later?
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Yes.

> I tried that with Nero Burning ROM and it seems to work fine - only that I still cannot fast-forward on the copyright title. Shouldn't this user restriction have been removed? <
Yes, if it was switched on in AnyDVD the moment you copied to the harddisk. Best thing to do is start a player software before you copy - so you see exactly what you'll get- Maybe you should enable "remove annyoing adverts & trailers".

> Or did I misunderstood how AnyDVD works - my understanding was that the files were filtered/changed on the driver level, so that Windows only sees unprotected files?! <
No, your understanding is quite correct.

> In general: Are there any hidden DVD features that I miss when just doing a file copy?<
No, not that I know of.

09-01-2005	#1 (permalink)
HepJam New on Forum Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6	Newbie question: Copying in Explorer I just copy the "VIDEO_TS" folder of a DVD to harddisk using Windows Explorer (with AnyDVD installed, of course). Does that give me an unprotected copy of the DVD suitable for burning later? I tried that with Nero Burning ROM and it seems to work fine - only that I still cannot fast-forward on the copyright title. Shouldn't this user restriction have been removed? Or did I misunderstood how AnyDVD works - my understanding was that the files were filtered/changed on the driver level, so that Windows only sees unprotected files?! In general: Are there any hidden DVD features that I miss when just doing a file copy?

09-01-2005	#2 (permalink)
Olli Original author of CloneCD and CloneDVD Author Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Switzerland Posts: 2,086	Re: Newbie question: Copying in Explorer > I just copy the "VIDEO_TS" folder of a DVD to harddisk using Windows Explorer (with AnyDVD installed, of course). Does that give me an unprotected copy of the DVD suitable for burning later? < Yes. > I tried that with Nero Burning ROM and it seems to work fine - only that I still cannot fast-forward on the copyright title. Shouldn't this user restriction have been removed? < Yes, if it was switched on in AnyDVD the moment you copied to the harddisk. Best thing to do is start a player software before you copy - so you see exactly what you'll get- Maybe you should enable "remove annyoing adverts & trailers". > Or did I misunderstood how AnyDVD works - my understanding was that the files were filtered/changed on the driver level, so that Windows only sees unprotected files?! < No, your understanding is quite correct. > In general: Are there any hidden DVD features that I miss when just doing a file copy?< No, not that I know of. __________________ Note: All opinions expressed in this post are my personal opinion and do not represent Elaborate Bytes AG or anyone else.

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