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XCrider
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 Posted: Wed 15/Oct/08 9:16pm Post subject: Is There A Way To Back My Dvd's Up.... |
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Is There a way to back my DVD's Up.... onto my external hard drive??
Ive tried using my writing software to write a DVD to my external hard drive but it doesnt seem to work.
Even tried the old click and drag the file 
Anyone done this with there DVD collection. Any advice would be great
Chur 
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squished_cat
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dvd decrypter or dvd shrink if you want to make them smaller.
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Conners
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It's effectively the same as ripping a CD, the files are in a format that you can't simply copy them across, so you need some ripping software.
Try something like DVD Decrypt. Although you may want to compress them a bit at the same time - remember that a dual layer DVD has a 9.4 GB capacity - so your hard drive will fill up pquite quickly!
[Edit: Squishy beat me to it...]
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BrokenKonaRider
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And then Daemon tools to create virtual drivse to mount the images to. Using a good media software package could auto mount images from your harddrive, if you use a media organiser with a video library function. I use Mediaportal, but if you don't need the TV tuner element, try XBMC.
DVD images (from DVD decrypter) can take up a lot of hard drive space. Could also use AGK or Faruse wizard to turn them into Divx AVIs.
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XCrider
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| Posted: Wed 15/Oct/08 9:43pm Post subject: |
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I got a 500gb Hard drive so i not to bothered about space at the moment  Ill try DVD decrypt
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Outy
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| Posted: Wed 15/Oct/08 9:53pm Post subject: |
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| squished_cat wrote: | | dvd decrypter or dvd shrink if you want to make them smaller. |
Found latest version (3.2.something) of DVD Shrink didn't always work - though maybe manuf'rs are getting cleverer with bad sectors or something - would not auto compress to correct ratio.
Plus, when tried to burn a saved ISO file it froze after burning TOC and crashed out - four DVD's in the rubbish bin later I gave up - this may be the burning software, or the ISO file is getting parc data created into it by DVD Shrink - can burn other content OK, so might be DVD Shrink.
Earlier version that I had worked fine, so maybe if anyone knows a download site where a good version of Shrink resides let us know?
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ants06
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dvd shrink FTW . if you cant find an older version of it ( more stable ) then ill turn my copy to a torrent and send you the link tomorrow
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Malcy
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| Posted: Wed 15/Oct/08 9:56pm Post subject: |
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Get something that can make ISO files.
Nice. Easy.
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ants06
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Outy
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Dazzle
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Dvd producers are getting better at using macrovision protection to block a lot of rippers. Unfortunately it can also cause problems with PC playback of legit discs.
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Conners
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I've got a rip of a Metallica DVD (OMG DON"T TELL LARS!!!!) and it will only play with the commentary turned on. Very cunning of them....
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