copying DVD's using 2 drives

northernneil

got 2 X DVD recorders in my machine and cant for the life of me find out how I can copy a dvd from 1 to the other ??? Any ideas ?

(XP)

dilemna

northernneil wrote:

got 2 X DVD recorders in my machine and cant for the life of me find out how I can copy a dvd from 1 to the other ??? Any ideas ?

(XP)

Copy DVD1 to desktop then copy/burn contents to DVD2?

northernneil

DVD as in a film .....

Weejie54

It depends on the software you are using and whether it is copyrighted.

dilemna

Weejie54 wrote:

It depends on the software you are using and whether it is copyrighted.

You can copy it for your own private use, can't you? Not that I have ever done this as I don't have 2 DVD drives or have ever felt the need.

How about Nero 7 Ulltra, would this do it?

Weejie54

You can copy it for your own private use, can't you? Not that I have ever done this as I don't have 2 DVD drives or have ever felt the need.

How about Nero 7 Ulltra, would this do it?

Nero won't copy it if it is a copyrighted DVD. You need a "ripping" add-on or plug-in (like DVD43).
Nero (recode) would require a temporary folder on the hard drive.
There are several ripping programmes available.

Allez Mark

Most blank DVD discs are 4.7GB while most films are bigger than this. I use a bit of software called DVD Shrink. It will analyse the film and shrink it down to less than 4.7GB. I think it compresses it into an ISO file then you can select to burn this file to a blank disc.

Weejie54

Most blank DVD discs are 4.7GB while most films are bigger than this. I use a bit of software called DVD Shrink. It will analyse the film and shrink it down to less than 4.7GB. I think it compresses it into an ISO file then you can select to burn this file to a blank disc.

Nero recode can resize too.

cee

dilemna wrote:

Weejie54 wrote:

It depends on the software you are using and whether it is copyrighted.

You can copy it for your own private use, can't you?

strictly speaking.....no. Even in the days when everyone used to tape vinyl for use in the car or at home etc...it was always officially against the copyright agreement.

The media companies basically had to eat the fact that it was happening because:

a: it was a slow process, not many people could afford to buy bulk copying equipment
b: it relied on a closed group distribution model....tapes were passed about between mates
c. impossible to trace.

nowadays, though, the media companies are more strict on it as everyone owns the equipment necessary to make lots of copies and distribute it to literally millions of people.

Wappygixer

Try DVD shrink to rip the copy protected dvd and then I use Nero to burn it to the new disc.With DVD shrink you can pick which part of the movie you want, this way you can keep the quality without all the extras.
Not done this for years now though, not since torrents are ripe on the web

craker

DVD Decrypter is simple and can create ISOs from encrypted sources. I use AGK to compress video; there are possibly simpler packages about (like DVD shrink above).

If you do compress the video and want to burn it back as a DVD (slightly pointlessly IMO) you'll need a DVD authoring tool. Nero might well have one but there's probably some freeware around.

Any good reason to burn it to DVD? I tend to rip and shrink DVDs and leave them on the computer (there's one connected to the TV).

AyrshireBacon

I always use DVD Fab Platinum for DVD copying. Will shrink from double to single layer with a single process and also rip movies to AVI or MP4 (iPod compatible) files. Easy to use too.