Can I use win 7 to clone movie DVD?

[walter]

I understand it is legal to make backup copies of my movie dvd's.

Can I use Windows 7 for this purpose, or do I need other software?

If so, is there any freeware or what program works best?

Thanks

Walter

 

[Wolf K]

I understand it is legal to make backup copies of my movie dvd's.
Can I use Windows 7 for this purpose,
No.

or do I need other software?
Yes

If so, is there any freeware or what program works best?

http://www.slysoft.com/en/

 

[Wolf K]

http://www.slysoft.com/en/

Works with "unprotected" DVDs. There are programs that can strip the
protection. Here's one:
http://lifehacker.com/328091/decrypt-your-dvds-copy-protection-with-dvd43

 

[Char Jackson]

I understand it is legal to make backup copies of my movie dvd's.

Can I use Windows 7 for this purpose, or do I need other software?

If so, is there any freeware or what program works best?

dvdshrink and dvddecrypter are both free, both work perfectly, and
both are no longer supported. Still, if you look around I'm sure
you'll find one or both, and then you're in business.

SetupDVDDecrypter_3.5.4.0.exe
dvdshrink32setup.zip

 

[Peter Jason]

dvdshrink and dvddecrypter are both free, both work perfectly, and
both are no longer supported. Still, if you look around I'm sure
you'll find one or both, and then you're in business.

SetupDVDDecrypter_3.5.4.0.exe
dvdshrink32setup.zip

Indeed I known someone who does this all the time.
The two rippers of choice are DVD Decrypter and
the Slysoft product. DVD Decrypter is tried
first and if this fails then the other. Some few
DVDs cannot be ripped either because of some new
nefarious protection or some unknown damage to the
disk surface. This incorrigible fellow follows
the routine:
1/ He rents movies on "tight-ass" Tuesdays or some
similar off-peak time.
2/ Then inspects the disks and washes them, and if
necessary cleans the surface with "Mr Sheen" or
car cutting-polish.
3/ He rips the whole disk (not 'just the movie')
to the HDD in it's own folder. DVD Decrypter can
be so configured. He rips all the disks and
return them to the rent shop on time to allay any
suspicion.
4/ On the following day he burns the rips from the
HDD using Nero8 (or later versions), but burns the
'movie only' to save space on the platters. Such
ripped disks can then be copied by Windows and
other software because the protection has been
removed.
5/ This rogue actually uses printable platters
that can be printed with the titles and critiques
from sites such as...
http://us.imdb.com/
http://movies.nytimes.com/

6/ He has gone so far as to install software,
typically:
http://www.audiolabel.com
that has a very-good print-right-round-the-edges
capability on the DVD surface, with a print-to-DVD
printer!

 

[Stan Brown]

I understand it is legal to make backup copies of my movie dvd's.

Can I use Windows 7 for this purpose, or do I need other software?

You need other software. DVD Shrink is a good choice, but I live in
the US so I can't legally tell you where to find it. :-(

 

[pjp]

I understand it is legal to make backup copies of my movie dvd's.

Can I use Windows 7 for this purpose, or do I need other software?

If so, is there any freeware or what program works best?

Thanks

Walter

People have already replied mentioning DVDShrink. It's purpose is to
allow you to shrink just what you want to fit on a 4.5 gig disk (the
assuption is the original is a 8.5 gig disk). It also strips the region
code and decrypts movie while doing it. Nice program but the old version
I have doesn't work under Win7 so I run it in an XP virtual machine.

You end up with an ISO file which is used to burn the disk.

Another option is AVC (Any Video Converter). It'll take the VOB files
off a dvd and merge them all into one file of whatever format you wish.
I run them into an Xvid/MP3 avi file. Can create a dvd using that file
whenever I wish.

If all else fails, I play the dvd in a normal dvd player and feed it to
my tv. I take the video/audio out from the tv and run it into my pc's
capture hardware. I end up with a watchable MPG file I can use to create
a dvd.

 

[John Williamson]

I understand it is legal to make backup copies of my movie dvd's.
Can I use Windows 7 for this purpose, or do I need other software?
If so, is there any freeware or what program works best?

Legal in the USA, except that breaking the copy protection is against
the DCMA, illegal in all ways in the UK.

Others have listed programs that will do the job very well. AnyDVD will
both break the protection and copy the DVD to your HD as an iso image,
which the Windows 7 tools can then burn to a recordable DVD. To make the
movie fit onto a single layer DVD you need DVDShrink or similar.

 

[Allen Drake]

I understand it is legal to make backup copies of my movie dvd's.

Can I use Windows 7 for this purpose, or do I need other software?

If so, is there any freeware or what program works best?

Thanks

Walter

I know you wanted free but in case you want to copy Blu-Ray and much
more I can say this works great for all your copy needs.

http://www.aiseesoft.com/special/so...01203-2&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=product

 

[Stan Brown]

People have already replied mentioning DVDShrink. It's purpose is to
allow you to shrink just what you want to fit on a 4.5 gig disk (the
assuption is the original is a 8.5 gig disk). It also strips the region
code and decrypts movie while doing it. Nice program but the old version
I have doesn't work under Win7 so I run it in an XP virtual machine.

I am 100% certain that version 3.2 runs just fine in 64-bit Windows
7.

 

[Char Jackson]

People have already replied mentioning DVDShrink. It's purpose is to
allow you to shrink just what you want to fit on a 4.5 gig disk (the
assuption is the original is a 8.5 gig disk).

If your aim is to simply convert a physical DVD to an easier to handle
ISO file, I recommend going into DVD Shrink's options to bump up the
target disc size to 8.5 GB or even bigger in order to make sure no
compression is applied. DVD video isn't great to begin with, by
current standards, and compressing it only makes it worse.

It also strips the region
code and decrypts movie while doing it. Nice program but the old version
I have doesn't work under Win7 so I run it in an XP virtual machine.

Mine says 3.2.0.15 English Version, and it works swimmingly under Win
7 64 bit.

You end up with an ISO file which is used to burn the disk.

Better yet, store the ISO file on a hard drive (or server). Most media
players can 'play' the ISO file directly, without requiring it to be
burned to disc. I like the freedom of having about 2500 movies
available via the remote control, rather than having to get up and
find the disc, insert it, and hit Play.

Another option is AVC (Any Video Converter). It'll take the VOB files
off a dvd and merge them all into one file of whatever format you wish.
I run them into an Xvid/MP3 avi file. Can create a dvd using that file
whenever I wish.

And people say avi is dead... Matroska seems to be the current
favorite.

If all else fails, I play the dvd in a normal dvd player and feed it to
my tv. I take the video/audio out from the tv and run it into my pc's
capture hardware. I end up with a watchable MPG file I can use to create
a dvd.

Ouch, that seems to be a horrible 'solution'. I see that it's a last
resort, but you shouldn't have to do it at all.

 

[pjp]

If your aim is to simply convert a physical DVD to an easier to handle
ISO file, I recommend going into DVD Shrink's options to bump up the
target disc size to 8.5 GB or even bigger in order to make sure no
compression is applied. DVD video isn't great to begin with, by
current standards, and compressing it only makes it worse.


Mine says 3.2.0.15 English Version, and it works swimmingly under Win
7 64 bit.

Sorry, you are right. I was confused with DVDx which doesn't work and
I'm not impressed with the "new" DVDx 4. Thankfully AVC runs fine and
does what I wanted also.

Better yet, store the ISO file on a hard drive (or server). Most media
players can 'play' the ISO file directly, without requiring it to be
burned to disc. I like the freedom of having about 2500 movies
available via the remote control, rather than having to get up and
find the disc, insert it, and hit Play.


And people say avi is dead... Matroska seems to be the current
favorite.


Ouch, that seems to be a horrible 'solution'. I see that it's a last
resort, but you shouldn't have to do it at all.

I've had a couple now I just couldn't seem to rip acceptable sound from
when trying to convert it to xVid/MP3 but agreed I VERY LAST RESORT.
That said though, doesn't matter what copy protection they come up with,
if I can watch it on tv I can digitize it and keep a copy.

 

[TS742]

I understand it is legal to make backup copies of my movie dvd's.

Can I use Windows 7 for this purpose, or do I need other software?

If so, is there any freeware or what program works best?

Thanks

Walter

To back up my copy-protected DVDs, I use DVD Fab Decrypter.

I often use DVD Shrink (the old free version) and Nero in addition to
Fab, but I think Fab would do it all for you.

You might want to buy some dual-layer DVD R's for those 3 hour movies.
Or you could either: put a long movie onto 2 single layer DVDs, or
have it compressed to fit on one DVD.

 

[BooM13]

I understand it is legal to make backup copies of my movie dvd's.

Can I use Windows 7 for this purpose, or do I need other software?

If so, is there any freeware or what program works best?

Thanks

Walter

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www.rationality.net

No, I think that you can not copy a disc using one of Windows 7.
You should use one of the specialized software to create iso, ie copying the disc.
+ If you want to copy the look of the disc, you can use this programfor print labels and covers for CDs, such as in your dvd