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What software do you use to copy DVDs?

Posted on 08/31/2009 11:25:26 AM PDT by LouAvul

I need to copy some DVDs of some lectures but have no software. What do you use? thanx


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KEYWORDS: blackholeofneed; dvd
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To: red-dawg

True. DVD Shrink does have some issues with dual-layer disks. I haven’t tried to rip too many of them so it’s not that much of an inconvienence for me yet.


41 posted on 08/31/2009 11:53:39 AM PDT by bamahead (Avoid self-righteousness like the devil- nothing is so self-blinding. -- B.H. Liddell Hart)
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To: LouAvul

BFL


42 posted on 08/31/2009 11:55:42 AM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: bamahead
For a full DVD, the ISO is typically about 4.7GB in size.

Wow! 4.7 GB!! People who intend to copy (personal) DVDs to their computer need to understand how much memory they take up. 4.7 GB/per is a LOT of memory.

43 posted on 08/31/2009 11:57:25 AM PDT by ETL (ALL the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: LouAvul

bookmark


44 posted on 08/31/2009 11:57:32 AM PDT by jonno (Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
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To: faq

Nero bump


45 posted on 08/31/2009 11:57:48 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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To: ShadowAce

I wish I’d done that with the “King of Queens” box set I bought my husband one year—my kids love the shows, and there’s one that is badly scratched.

I’ll look into some of this software, if I can repair the DVD.


46 posted on 08/31/2009 11:59:31 AM PDT by proud American in Canada (my former tagline "We can, and we will prevail" doesn't fit with the usurper's goals.)
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To: rwfromkansas
Not if you use it for personal use.

Yes, it is. Even leaving aside whether "space shifting;" i.e., copying files from a personally-owned CD to an MP3 player, say, is fair use (not entirely clear), there is no room for such arguments under the DMCA. The DMCA prohibits breaking the encrpytion, even if you have legal rights to what's inside.

There are some pretty narrow exceptions, but these don't apply to normal, run of the mill users.

47 posted on 08/31/2009 12:02:07 PM PDT by Publius Valerius
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To: Constitution Day

Ping.


48 posted on 08/31/2009 12:08:13 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: ETL

Very true. However most people will delete the ISO after they’ve burned it to a blank disk, so it doesn’t eat all . But you can also keep them as an archive.

My pop bought a 500GB external drive to keep ISO’s of all the home movie DVD’s he’s making with his camcorder. If a relative says they want a copy, he just grabs the ISO and burns it for them.

Big external drives are pretty cheap. 500GB can be had for less than $100 easily.


49 posted on 08/31/2009 12:08:45 PM PDT by bamahead (Avoid self-righteousness like the devil- nothing is so self-blinding. -- B.H. Liddell Hart)
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To: bamahead

Thanks again. Will bookmark this thread for later reference.


50 posted on 08/31/2009 12:10:27 PM PDT by ETL (ALL the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: LouAvul

The best products by far to handle any DVD are AnyDVD and CloneDVD2 from Slysoft.


51 posted on 08/31/2009 12:10:33 PM PDT by Rum Tum Tugger
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To: ETL

That’s why they have ridiculously large hard drives now days, but that’s definitely true.


52 posted on 08/31/2009 12:11:55 PM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Carve your name on hearts, not marble." - C.H. Spurgeon)
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To: ShadowAce
As long as we're on this very general subject....my (pretty darned old) computer has stopped recognizing CDs and DVDs. I'm always told "insert in drive".

Wassup with that....other than supposed old age?

53 posted on 08/31/2009 12:12:47 PM PDT by ErnBatavia (It's not an Obama "Administration"....it's a "Regime")
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To: Rum Tum Tugger

I normally would vote for free stuff, but I agree. Those two are awesome and what I normally use. I also like Nero, but the combination of those two can’t be beat for backing up a personal DVD etc.


54 posted on 08/31/2009 12:15:23 PM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Carve your name on hearts, not marble." - C.H. Spurgeon)
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To: Publius Valerius

Oh, well true the DMCA is pretty restrictive on pretty much anything.

It’s also unconstitutional and worth ignoring since it does not mesh with previous rulings on past technology like VCRs etc.

Unless you are doing it for selling the DVD or giving it out to friends, put online etc., there is nothing wrong with copying a DVD you own to back it up, even if it requires breaking the protection.

I really don’t give a flip what the law says. They aren’t going to come after you for burning a personal DVD.


55 posted on 08/31/2009 12:18:31 PM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Carve your name on hearts, not marble." - C.H. Spurgeon)
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To: rwfromkansas
They aren’t going to come after you for burning a personal DVD.

No, probably not. And I said what I said not for the purpose of debating the relative merits of the DMCA, but just as a fact for those FReepers that may not know--and are concerned about following--the law.

56 posted on 08/31/2009 12:24:09 PM PDT by Publius Valerius
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To: LouAvul

Roxio have used it forever ( using latest version)

But hey whatever floats your boat


57 posted on 08/31/2009 12:24:44 PM PDT by the long march
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To: Publius Valerius

Fair enough, and I hope Freepers do take note just to be aware of the DMCA. I hardly ever make a copy of a DVD even that I own. I don’t want people thinking I’m a pirate or something. I’m not.


58 posted on 08/31/2009 12:28:40 PM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Carve your name on hearts, not marble." - C.H. Spurgeon)
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To: Publius Valerius

Now you must understand why no one cares about that law. Reread your explanation and even you will admit it is silly.


59 posted on 08/31/2009 12:28:45 PM PDT by bfree (x)
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To: LouAvul

bttt


60 posted on 08/31/2009 12:29:16 PM PDT by A Cyrenian
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