DVDClone/AnyDVD Combo: My Opinion.

[Soulman1]

I've been testing this combo to copy DVDXCopy Xpress back-ups and commerical DVDs with varying results. Works fine when copying Xpress back-ups with me being able to make a copy in about an hour. Commerical DVDs are a different story with the copying of a dual-layered DVD taking 2+ hours. I copied dual-layered SHAFT (2000) and PANIC ROOM and noticed a dropped frame or two on both movies. Single layered fared much better. Copied SADE LIVE and the widescreen side of the first AUSTIN POWERS movie which came out flawless. Maybe a faster processor and/or more RAM will solve the dual-layered problem but for copying Xpress copies I reccomended this tool combo.

[Gurm]

*ahrm*

If you've already copied something with another program, why are you bothering to rip/transcode/burn it?

Just COPY it, there's no protection any more.

I too like CloneDVD/AnyDVD, but now I favor IC8/AnyDVD... since CloneDVD has no options to allow you to control compression ratios.

- Gurm

[Soulman1]

"If you've already copied something with another program, why are you bothering to rip/transcode/burn it?

Just COPY it, there's no protection any more."

I did not know that. I never bothred to try it that way. Still, it does a good job.

[Gurm]

Hehe. Yeah.

Once you decrypt it, it's free and clear. No need to do anything to it. You can drag/drop it to your desktop and then burn it back if you want... although just hitting "copy" in Nero is easier/faster anyway.

- Gurm

[Soulman1]

Tried Nero 6.0 and found the Quick Copy feature very handy. Being able to make direct copies saves a lot of time. Thanks for the tip.