[Cicero]

I've been looking into doing something to copy some of my movie DVDs for use when I travel. I see that this program copies to CVD format, using a CD-R burner. Does anyone know whether the CVD copy is equal in quality to the original, or whether there's any way to really copy a DVD in its original format? And does it copy to a single disk, or does it take two? Their web site doesn't seem to give a lot of information.

There seem to be a lot of other programs out there, some of them Freeware. I'm uncertain whether it's worth looking into any of this.

[SWake]

Go to http://www.dvdrhelp.com . This site has more information about the various formats and the trade-offs for using each. IIRC, VCD is about 2/3 the quality of DVD. Maybe less.

[July 4th]

If you're using a laptop with a large hard drive, I believe a piece of software called "Alcohol 120%" will allow you to emulate the disks on your HD. You can copy the DVDs right to your drive and take them along.

As a previous poster suggested, other methods are available at the dvdrhelp.com site. It's the best source out there.