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Gunzlingr

12-12-2003, 10:56 PM

Anybody know how to run this damn program? I bought it on sale for $20 (after rebate, regularly $120), yet none of the DVDs I have copied with it work. What gives?

OpIv37

12-13-2003, 09:39 AM

I've never used the program but there are different types of blank DVD's- make sure you have the right type for your burner. I have a friend who knows more about this but he's away for the weekend- if you remind me I can check with him on Monday

12-13-2003, 09:58 AM

It depends on your burner...if you have a + or - only burner , then you may run into compatibility problems with your home dvd player. They make +- combo burners that will make the most compatible dvd's, but I think you have to be aware of the settings you choose & make sure they are compatible with your DVD player....a bit of trial & error.

OpIv37

12-13-2003, 10:20 AM

Originally posted by Ð
It depends on your burner...if you have a + or - only burner , then you may run into compatibility problems with your home dvd player. They make +- combo burners that will make the most compatible dvd's, but I think you have to be aware of the settings you choose & make sure they are compatible with your DVD player....a bit of trial & error.

Do you know how reliable dvd-burners are? I remember the first generation CD burners- like 1 out of every 5 would be bad. Affordable DVD burners are still new, so I would suspect that they might have some reliability issues as well.

Gunzlingr

12-13-2003, 10:50 AM

I have a dual format burner +/- r (rw). Not a single one of my homemade discs has been bad, just those I have tried to copy. -R has been compatible on every single player I have tried them on. It seems to be mostly an issue of copying.

imbondz

12-13-2003, 02:42 PM

i burn DVD's off of my cd burner. all depends on the program. most are complicated.

OpIv37

12-13-2003, 07:14 PM

here's a stupid hint that works on cd's that are copyright protected
hold down the shift key when you insert the original dvd- it disables the auto-run, which may contain the copyright protection. I'm not guaranteeing anyting- but it's worth a shot.

Dozerdog

12-13-2003, 07:53 PM

Most DVD originals from the store can't be copied-

imbondz

12-13-2003, 08:00 PM

Originally posted by Dozerdog
Most DVD originals from the store can't be copied-

i have a dvd copying program that copies anything I bring home. It rips to my comp., then copies the movie using my cd burner

Gunzlingr

12-13-2003, 08:04 PM

Originally posted by imbondz
i have a dvd copying program that copies anything I bring home. It rips to my comp., then copies the movie using my cd burner

DVD Xcopy is supposed to burn any and all DVDs. All legal through Fair use. I bought it orginally to burn my sisters dvds so I could mail her copies of them in Kuwait.

imbondz

12-13-2003, 08:10 PM

what's the problem with it?

Gunzlingr

12-13-2003, 08:49 PM

Originally posted by imbondz
what's the problem with it?

none of the copies work.

imbondz

12-13-2003, 08:57 PM

that sucks.

lordofgun

12-13-2003, 09:14 PM

Originally posted by imbondz
that sucks.

What program do you use?

imbondz

12-13-2003, 10:06 PM

me?

Typ0

12-13-2003, 11:25 PM

Originally posted by imbondz
me?

no dip **** he's talking to Santa Clause.

German

12-14-2003, 06:54 AM

Sounds more like your DVD Player can't handle burned DVDs.
Can you run burned CD's on it?

I'm doing my DVD's like Imbondz. Rip'em, encode them and burn them on regular CD-R.
I can burn anything with the program I got.

imbondz

12-14-2003, 07:38 AM

Originally posted by Typ0
no dip **** he's talking to Santa Clause.

that's why I asked

lordofgun

12-14-2003, 07:48 AM

Is this program some freaking national secret or something?

German

12-14-2003, 08:13 AM

Log,

it's illegal to copy DVD's.
So in a way it is a national secret.

lordofgun

12-14-2003, 08:32 AM

Originally posted by German
Log,

it's illegal to copy DVD's.
So in a way it is a national secret.

It's not illegal to copy your own DVD's for your own personal use. You do it so that your DVDs don't get worn out.

One program that has worked for me is Replicant.

Gunzlingr

12-14-2003, 09:02 AM

German

12-14-2003, 09:40 AM

Originally posted by lordofgun

It's not illegal to copy your own DVD's for your own personal use. You do it so that your DVDs don't get worn out.

One program that has worked for me is Replicant.

Not rue Log.
That's exactly the point that's being argued right now.

If you look at the text that's displayed before the movie starts, it says there the ANY dulpication of the material contained on the DVD is a vioaltion of copyright laws. That includes making 'backups'.

The same discussion takes place at the moment on the copyright laws of CD's.

Personally I think that when you buy a CD or DVD, you bought the right to it's contense and can do with it whatever you want. That's not the way the industry sees it (unfortunately).

Either way, copying CD's or DVD's is illegal at the moment.

Gunzlingr

12-14-2003, 05:53 PM

The supreme court has ruled in the past (audio cassette and video cassette days), that it is legal to copy things you own. The fair use ruling is being challenged by the industry, but it is legal, as is recording things off the radio and tv. As long as there is not money being made from it, it is legal.

stuckincincy

12-14-2003, 07:38 PM

Originally posted by gunzlingr
Anybody know how to run this damn program? I bought it on sale for $20 (after rebate, regularly $120), yet none of the DVDs I have copied with it work. What gives?

I just bought a cheap CR-RW, so I looked into DVD a bit ago.

Things I learned:

1) DVD media is abt. 4.7 GB vs 700mb or so for cd.

2 )combo cd-rw and dvd readers/game players exist

3) the true dvd burners are somewhat recent. Evidently, there's the inevitable "which standard?" battle afoot.

imbondz

12-14-2003, 08:01 PM

the program i've used is called SuperDVD Ripper. It does an o.k. job. And, it is legal to make as many copies of Cd's as you want as long as you don't sell them, or give them away. Something like that. I assume the same goes for DVDs.

Gunzlingr

12-14-2003, 10:01 PM

Originally posted by imbondz
the program i've used is called SuperDVD Ripper. It does an o.k. job. And, it is legal to make as many copies of Cd's as you want as long as you don't sell them, or give them away. Something like that. I assume the same goes for DVDs.

Fair use, I says

lordofgun

12-17-2003, 09:20 AM

I saw another DVD Ripper at WalMart last night. Thought I'd give it a try.

$6.94 and it works like a charm. :snicker:

Converts to Divx, VCD, SVCD, and more.

imbondz

12-17-2003, 09:23 AM

Originally posted by lordofgun
I saw another DVD Ripper at WalMart last night. Thought I'd give it a try.

$6.94 and it works like a charm. :snicker:

Converts to Divx, VCD, SVCD, and more.

that's awesome. how long does it take from start to finish? Divx is the best format cuz it compresses the data to fit on 1 cd.

lordofgun

12-17-2003, 09:32 AM

Originally posted by imbondz
that's awesome. how long does it take from start to finish? Divx is the best format cuz it compresses the data to fit on 1 cd.

For a roughly 2-hour movie:

Divx takes 1.5-2 hours.

VCD takes 3-4 hours

SVCD takes ???

I don't burn to SVCD because it usually takes 4 CDs. I mostly burn to VCD (even though it takes 2 disks usually) because you can play it in your regular DVD player (some newer DVD players can play divx, mine can't) and the quality is better.

If you don't mind getting up and changing the disk in the middle of the movie, I'd suggest VCD.

lordofgun

12-17-2003, 11:04 AM

bump

German

12-17-2003, 11:08 AM

I use DVD2SVCD (of the net) and get about 90 minutes on one single CD-R without any loss in quality.

Great thing about this software is that it's free and gets updated regularly.