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| Post 1 made on Friday November 22, 2002 at 10:20 |
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[Link: dvdxcopy.net]it sounds to good to be true. I thought you needed a whole bunch of different tools to copy dvds? that you needed to separate the audio and the video, process it, and then put it back together again.
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| OP | Post 2 made on Friday November 22, 2002 at 10:33 |
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| OP | Post 3 made on Friday November 22, 2002 at 12:04 |
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just read two days worth of posts on their forum. Seems like it's the first company to offer a one click solution for creating dvd backups of your movies.
With that said, lots of people have problems with their particular hardware configuration and there seems no support of win98/ME and xbox so far. They are working on it.
It's expensive. 100 bucks. Obviously requires a dvd burner.
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| Post 4 made on Monday November 25, 2002 at 14:57 |
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Not to mention expensive DVD blanks. And the blanks are only available in single-layer versions so far. Some are dual sided, but single layer per side. Not exactly stellar copies, if you ask me. See the joke below. Perhaps nobody has mentioned to them that MANY movies are on dual-layer discs. That's a wee bit bigger than will fit on a standard 4.7 blank. Witness the FOTR EE, which would require 4 blanks for the movie. Hmmm...4x $3 (that's buying 10-packs of cheap blanks, could easily be 4x $5)...that's about as much as I paid for mine!!
Quote from FAQ:
Q. How many discs are required to burn one DVD?
A. Many DVD movies will fit onto one DVD disk, but on occasion, you will need/want to split the DVD onto two DVD+R disks.
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| OP | Post 5 made on Monday November 25, 2002 at 16:31 |
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even though it's not quite stellar software, I think it's an important evolutionary step in the right direction. Even if dual layered discs were available, i don't think there are any burners that could take advantage of them.
i also found out you can't burn to your hard drive. that is too weaken any future lawsuits that it's a tool for pirating.
you are able to copy only the movie and not the extras, so for some movies that may shrink them enuff to fit on one disc.
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| Post 6 made on Wednesday November 27, 2002 at 21:01 |
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When layering burners come out, I will buy one. Believe me, they WILL come out eventually.
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| Post 7 made on Thursday November 28, 2002 at 03:49 |
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"Oh, layers. Ogres have layers."
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| Post 8 made on Monday December 2, 2002 at 20:31 |
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| Post 9 made on Thursday December 12, 2002 at 19:08 |
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On 11/22/02 10:20.43, slocko said...
[Link: dvdxcopy.net]it sounds to good to be true. I thought you needed a whole bunch of different tools to copy dvds? that you needed to separate the audio and the video, process it, and then put it back together again. I bought it, it works just as they claim. Only downside is a dual layer disk gets split onto 2 DVD blanks, But with blank media now going for $1 or less now, it's not a cost issue. Some dual layer movies you can "strip" the xtras out. And then burn it to 1 DVD blank. I have the Sony DRU500A DVD burner, and love it.
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| Post 10 made on Friday December 13, 2002 at 00:42 |
Matt, I would love to be able to burn double layered DVD's but let's not hold our breath over this. Right now the double layered DVD's are actually 2 discs (2 extremely thin physical layers) glued together with a transparent glue. Obviously this process requires a great deal of precision and professional hardware. I think Hollywood would have nightmares if we'd be able to clone DVD's the same way we can music CD's. Today it is possible to copy a DVD (at home and quite user friendly) and from the software standpoint the result is a perfect clone unfortunately the double-layered issue prevents us from making identical copies in all aspects. For any other question, tutorial or just plain reading I recommend you www.vcdhelp.com (I am not affiliated with them in any way....:)), an extremely informative site about all aspects of burning video on discs (CD or DVD etc). Best wishes, Cornel
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| Post 11 made on Friday December 13, 2002 at 05:13 |
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Does anyone know of a similar solution for copying VHS onto DVD? Some of my tape library is simply unavailable in the DVD format. I realize the quality would remain the same as the original tape. I'd sure like to load my entire movie library in my DVD mega-changer... -Bruce
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| Post 12 made on Friday December 13, 2002 at 12:10 |
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On 12/12/02 19:08.29, Johnla said...
I bought it, it works just as they claim. Only
downside is a dual layer disk gets split onto
2 DVD blanks, But with blank media now going for
$1 or less now, it's not a cost issue. Some dual
layer movies you can "strip" the xtras out. And
then burn it to 1 DVD blank. I have the Sony DRU500A
DVD burner, and love it. Where exactly do you find DVD-R media for under $1?
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| Post 13 made on Friday December 13, 2002 at 12:12 |
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On 12/13/02 05:13.07, Bruce Burson said...
Does anyone know of a similar solution for copying
VHS onto DVD? Some of my tape library is simply
unavailable in the DVD format. I realize the
quality would remain the same as the original
tape. I'd sure like to load my entire movie library
in my DVD mega-changer... -Bruce How about a DVD burner? Panasonic and Philips are leading the way on these. MSRP is down below $1000 on the latest models. They are also a great way to make copies of home Mini-DV movies, which is why a lot of people are purchasing them. Alternate would be a computer DVD burner with a video capture card. This would still probably cost less, although it's more of a hassle in actual use.
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| Post 14 made on Sunday December 15, 2002 at 03:16 |
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On 12/13/02 12:10.14, Spiky said...
Where exactly do you find DVD-R media for under
$1? Here are a few places. BTW my Sony workd great with the Princo blanks. [Link: allmediaoutlet.com][Link: store.yahoo.com]
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| Post 15 made on Sunday December 15, 2002 at 03:19 |
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On 12/13/02 12:12.49, Spiky said...
How about a DVD burner? Panasonic and Philips
are leading the way on these. MSRP is down below
$1000 on the latest models. They are also a great
way to make copies of home Mini-DV movies, which
is why a lot of people are purchasing them.
Alternate would be a computer DVD burner with
a video capture card. This would still probably
cost less, although it's more of a hassle in actual
use. The PC setup would be a lot better for editing though.
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