help to copy the Dark Knight and Wall-e DVDs on Vista

alexa09 · Mar 11, 2009, 03:44 AM

I am trying to make two backup copies of the Dark Knight and Wall-E DVDs, but they end with an error saying that the DVD might be protected.

I am using Windows Vista 32 bit.

Any help would be appreciated!

jandarsun8 · Mar 13, 2009, 04:22 PM

Generally need specialized software in order to burn backups of movie files.

BabylenTatarsky · Mar 15, 2009, 02:10 PM

DVD Shrink is my software of choice. Really, really simple. And freeware, of course.

Vikingod · Mar 15, 2009, 02:16 PM

DVD Shrink is great, but hasn't been updating is ages. AnyDVD is good for bypassing the copy protection, and cloneDVD works for editing and burning.

OmegaRED · Apr 1, 2009, 05:21 PM

Best DVD copy program I know of is DVDFab5. It removes the copy protection automatically (no need for AnyDVD) and it has tons of options for copying the dvd's. As a bonus, it also handles scratched dvd's really well which all the other programs could not do.

MitchRapp · Apr 1, 2009, 07:56 PM

you guys got a good guide on ripping dvd's into standard 700/1400mb xvid .avi files like the pro's do it?
I have over 300 DVD's at home (all purchased in the past 10+ years) and I would rather back then up myself then waste my bandwith on piratebay rips that don't look very good.
I have more than enough room for 300 movies... i just don't feel like going through 100 applications...

mike2h · Apr 1, 2009, 10:24 PM

what omegared said! been using it for 3 years now awsome prog.
as viking said, dvd shrink is pretty much extinct now.
and pepi, try this- VideoHelp.com - Forum, Guides, Tools and hardware lists u should be able to find all the info u need here.

OmegaRED · Apr 1, 2009, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by pepiman

you guys got a good guide on ripping dvd's into standard 700/1400mb xvid .avi files like the pro's do it?
I have over 300 DVD's at home (all purchased in the past 10+ years) and I would rather back then up myself then waste my bandwith on piratebay rips that don't look very good.
I have more than enough room for 300 movies... i just don't feel like going through 100 applications...

IMO, speaking from experience I would not bother backing them up in avid format. You're better off buying a few stacks of cheap dvd-r and using the ripping program to make DVD-5 copies that way you still retain the quality and features of the DVD. I have hundreds of cd's lying around full of movies but the codecs become outdated and the quality will suffer for future viewing. Since I switched to using DVD's I managed to backup about 200 DVD's at about 20-30minutes encoding time for each movie (depends on how much compression is used). If you decide to encode them to 700mb/1400 xvid's that will take hours for each movie rather than tens of minutes for DVD copying.

Mar 11, 2009, 03:44 AM	#1
alexa09 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	help to copy the Dark Knight and Wall-e DVDs on Vista I am trying to make two backup copies of the Dark Knight and Wall-E DVDs, but they end with an error saying that the DVD might be protected. I am using Windows Vista 32 bit. Any help would be appreciated!

Mar 13, 2009, 04:22 PM	#2
jandarsun8 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MN, US Posts: 323 Rep Power: 46 System Specs	Re: help to copy the Dark Knight and Wall-e DVDs on Vista Generally need specialized software in order to burn backups of movie files. __________________

Mar 15, 2009, 02:10 PM	#3
BabylenTatarsky Rocks Your Socks Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: St. Helens [UK] Posts: 1,656 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	Re: help to copy the Dark Knight and Wall-e DVDs on Vista DVD Shrink is my software of choice. Really, really simple. And freeware, of course. __________________

Mar 15, 2009, 02:16 PM	#4
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Re: help to copy the Dark Knight and Wall-e DVDs on Vista DVD Shrink is great, but hasn't been updating is ages. AnyDVD is good for bypassing the copy protection, and cloneDVD works for editing and burning.

Apr 1, 2009, 05:21 PM	#5
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,688 Rep Power: 173 System Specs	Re: help to copy the Dark Knight and Wall-e DVDs on Vista Best DVD copy program I know of is DVDFab5. It removes the copy protection automatically (no need for AnyDVD) and it has tons of options for copying the dvd's. As a bonus, it also handles scratched dvd's really well which all the other programs could not do. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Apr 1, 2009, 07:56 PM	#6
MitchRapp a.k.a. pepiman Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 998 Rep Power: 51 System Specs	Re: help to copy the Dark Knight and Wall-e DVDs on Vista you guys got a good guide on ripping dvd's into standard 700/1400mb xvid .avi files like the pro's do it? I have over 300 DVD's at home (all purchased in the past 10+ years) and I would rather back then up myself then waste my bandwith on piratebay rips that don't look very good. I have more than enough room for 300 movies... i just don't feel like going through 100 applications...

Apr 1, 2009, 10:24 PM	#7
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	Re: help to copy the Dark Knight and Wall-e DVDs on Vista what omegared said! been using it for 3 years now awsome prog. as viking said, dvd shrink is pretty much extinct now. and pepi, try this- VideoHelp.com - Forum, Guides, Tools and hardware lists u should be able to find all the info u need here. __________________ Last edited by mike2h; Apr 1, 2009 at 10:46 PM.