Trying to copy some of my purchased DVD's to another DVD

[Chadsharpe]

I'm sure this is a super easy questions for some of the pro's here..
I'm simply trying to copy some of my purchased DVD's (southpark) to another DVD. I find my currnet collections are getting old and skipping.

I'm even willing to spend a little money buying something if it's easy and simple to use. I purchased a program about a year ago, paid $50 for it and it did nothing. My DVD are 10 plus years old.

Any help would be great ...

[Cornucopia]

1. Decrypt using AnyDVD
2. Rip whole disc to ISO using ISOBuster
3. Burn ISO to blank DL disc using ImgBurn

Scott

[transporterfan]

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/bdlot_dvd_iso_master.html

If your DVDs really are 10 plus years old, the above will do the same for free. Might even do modern ones.

[fritzi93]

My DVD are 10 plus years old.

For DVDs that old, recent anti-copy protections would not be a concern.

Your simplest method would be to use the old (free) DVDShrink, which can decrypt and transcode to a smaller size (to fit a single-layer blank). Go down the DVDShrink page to get the version that can automatically burn the output with ImgBurn. Can't get any simpler than that.

If you come across a disc Shrink can't handle, *then* you'd need a newer decrypter that's updated regularly.

If you're particular about quality, use DVDDecrypter and DVDRebuilder instead . (Shrink transcodes, DVDRB re-encodes.)

[johns0]

I wouldn't use dvdshrink to shrink any dvd unless it was 90% or over,i shrunk dvds with dvdshrink with discs at 70% and less and when i got my first hdtv those shrunken dvds looked like crap with a lot of artifacts,i then used handbrake on the same original dvds at cq rf-16 and the difference was dramatic.

[DarrellS]

DVDDecrypter will work if they're that old (DVDFab if DVDDecrypter fails). You'll need to use DVDshrink to fit them on DVD-R disc (if it's over 4.3 GB) and burn with either DVDDecrypter, IMGburn or Nero.

Here is a guide using DVDDecrypter and DVDShrink...

http://sheerboredom.net/2008/07/16/dvd-backup-guide/

[DarrellS]

I wouldn't use dvdshrink to shrink any dvd unless it was 90% or over,i shrunk dvds with dvdshrink with discs at 70% and less and when i got my first hdtv those shrunken dvds looked like crap with a lot of artifacts,i then used handbrake on the same original dvds at cq rf-16 and the difference was dramatic.

Yeah, I don't back-up DVDs to DVD-R anymore. All are converted to x264.mkv, stored on a WD MyBook and played with my WDTV.

[redwudz]

Chadsharpe, in the future please use a more descriptive subject title in your posts to allow others to search for similar topics. I will change yours this time. From our rules:

Try to choose a subject that describes your topic.
Please do not use topic subjects like Help me!!! or Problems.

Thanks,

Moderator redwudz

[Chadsharpe]

Thanks for the responses..

I've downloaded the trial version of AnyDVD, how do i decrypt the the DVD? There is no decrypt button or function that i can find using the AnyDVD program.

For my own basic knowledge, decrypting is required why?

[tarzan54]

Make a folder to rip disk too, Start AnyDVD, Insert your DVD into the DVD drive, AnyDVD will start reading the disk, In your bottom task bar you will see a fox icon for AnyDVD, Right click on icon an chose rip video to hard drive, A box will appear, Just chose the drive at top of box that your movie is in then chose your folder in the bottom space bar where to save too.

[Noahtuck]

Yep

1. Decrypt using AnyDVD
2. Rip whole disc to ISO using ISOBuster
3. Burn ISO to blank DL disc using ImgBurn

Scott

Skip step 2 and use anydvd to rip directly to an ISO.

But as others have noticed, if he is ripping 10+ year old dvds, he won't need anydvd and can probably get away with just using DVDDecrypter.