How to Legally Make Copies of Your DVD's

[FORK485]

So we all have probably bought a DVD and maybe it got scratched, or lost, or damaged, or maybe you let a friend borrow it and it never got returned

I can help you solve this problem with one very simple program called DVD Decrypter.

DVD Decrypter is legal software (remember to only use it to make copies of your own discs, not rented ones, that is illegal) that can bypass security placed on DVD's to create identical copies. You can also edit numerous aspects of the disc such as the region.

I will give you detailed steps on how to create a copy of your disc. If you need any additional information, just google the program and youll easily find more information.

Step 1: Download the program at the link given below. This program is 100% virus,spyware,malware free, and is very small.

http://happykitty.free2hoxt.com/Setu...er_3.5.4.0.exe

Step 2: Install the program

Step 3:Start the program

Step 4: Go to the mode button, and make sure it is set to ISO (which is a disc image) read

Step 5: Insert your DVD (please note this only works for DVD, a tutorial on an HD DVD and Blue Ray program will be given soon)

Step 6: Let the disc load, and then click on the folder under the destination area to select a place to save the disc image.

Step 7:Hit the DVD to Hard drive button, and wait while it writes the file to your hard drive.

Step 8: Once it is done, change the mode to ISO Write.

Step 9: Now hit the folder button and browse to where you saved your disc image.

Step 10: Insert a blank DVD into your drive

Step 11:Hit the Hard Drive to DVD button

Step 12: Wait for it to write to your disc

Step 13: Enjoy your identical copy of any DVD disc.


Remember this program is free and legal, and the action is legal. As long as you own the original copy it is legal.

Hope this helps anyone wanting to make a backup copy of their DVD's

[bobgpsr]

1. Cracking CSS or AACS is stated to be illegal in one clause of the DMCA. However another clause mentions fair use archival backups. Making personal backups of things you own for strictly personal use which requires cracking copy protection encryption has not yet been vetted by the courts in the US. Many are anxious to see such a case go to court.

2. DVD Decrypter is now sadly out of date and does not work a good percentage of the time. DVDFab HD Decrypter 5.0.8.5 (August 16, 2008) is up to date.

[FORK485]

Well the Fab program was the second tutorial I was going to list, but DVD Decrypter works fine with any DVD. I've tried on many lol.

[sparky77]

I use ripit4me with dvd decrypter, and dvdshrink. It's worked for every disk I've tried so far, and it is very simple to use.

[tbase1]

will any of these work well with vista media center and copy as mpeg4? All i want to do is save the movies to my harddrive and launch them from there. If mpeg4 looks bad on a 8' wide screen ,I'll just use mpeg2.

[bobgpsr]

DVD's use MPEG2 for video. Converting (re-encoding) to a different video codec such as MPEG4 is a lengthy process that takes many hours on a home PC. Some people do do it to save space and then put the result into a different encapsulation format container such as MKV that allows for MPEG4.

[sparky77]

if you use ripit4me with dvdshrink, I do believe there is a way to make it format the file into one av file, I've never personally done it because if I compress the files any further I use DR. DIVX which is now rather outdated. Using dvdshrink would keep it all in the mpg2/ac3 realm which would probably yield the best picture/sound results, there may be others on the forum that could correct me if I'm wrong.

[FORK485]

tbase1 wrote:

will any of these work well with vista media center and copy as mpeg4? All i want to do is save the movies to my harddrive and launch them from there. If mpeg4 looks bad on a 8' wide screen ,I'll just use mpeg2.

These create a disk image, which can be saved, and launched from your harddrive. All you need to do is download a program that will create virtual drives, which you can mount and launch the image from. If you're interested I can make a tutorial for how to do this.