DVD Shrink Vs DVD XCopy

[icebergx]

Hi all,
I've heard DVD Shrink is the best programme to back-up original DVDs to DVD+Rs as the re-encoding is the best quality. Is this true? I was thinking of getting DVD X Copy. Is the re-encoding of the same quality? DVD X Copy also has some protection to prevent sebsequent copying of copies. Is there anyway to do this with other programmes?

[DonMac]

Since DVD Shrink is free, I opted to use it rather that pay for DVD X Copy. It works fine for copying all DVD movies and shrinking them to 4.7GB. I used it to make DVD backups of all my DVDs (about 100). Some say that it is more difficult to use, but I have had no problems, and the home site has a good forum to provide help.

It can be used to make the movie "region free" and as far as I know there are no limitations on creating backups of backups (Although I have never wanted to do this, I have used DVD Shrink to analyze, i.e. test, the computer copy produced by DVD Shrink)

I have also used DVD Shrink both to separate a movie into 2 disks (to avoid too much compression) and to combine 2 DVD disks for burning on a single disk.

[PhreakPhish]

i compress music video's like dave mathews back up copies at 50% and i cant tell the difference

[Werble]

Download DVD shrink. It's free, the quality of the video is great, and it does this fast and easy. DVD X copy...don't make me laugh. It's a rip off and the quality of the program is garbage compared to DVD shrink. Amazingly enough, for a free proggie, DVD shrink is always updating with better a new features all the time.

[jdecker]

I actually returned DVD X Copy after discovering DVD Shrink. DVD Shrink has lots of options, quality compared to DVD X Copy. I did not like returning it since 321 Studios is battling the movie insustry for the right to make back-up copies. The author of DVD Shrink did an incredible job on the program...Hats off to them.

[jinky]

I use them both, the quality of both progs is very good, DVD X copy is
a very easy way of backing up your DVD's. but it costs, DVD shrink is free and easy to use but its not as easy as DVD X copy.
i think if we had a vote on the best prog, DVD SHRINK would win just because its free.

[ghoster]

even if they both were free or they both cost the same. dvd shrink would still win just because its a better program. that old saying best things in life are free. dvd shrink and dvd decrypter are good examples...

[sacajaweeda]

DVD X Copy also has some protection to prevent sebsequent copying of copies.

Why would anybody care if somebody made copies of their copies?

[mats.hogberg]

DVD X Copy also has some protection to prevent sebsequent copying of copies. Is there anyway to do this with other programmes?

Well, it makes sure you can't copy a DVDXCopy with DVDXCopy - any other DVD backup tool will work tho.
As the movie industry has been (and still is!) struggling to keep us from making backups, what makes you think you and I would be able to do that?

/Mats

[glockjs]

if you feel like paying for x copy go for it. shrink is not hard at all. plus gives you 10x the options. AND doesnt give a lame screen everytime you play the movie.