dvd copy

[tweedledee]

Hi guys, I'm looking at buying a PIONEER dvr-ao5 dvd burner, and I have been assured that it will burn copies of movies in 20 minutes. If this is fact, why are we messing about with ripping them on to vcd's?
Is it so easy to burn a copy?

[tonyp12]

been assured that it will burn copies of movies in 20 minutes.

How assured you that, the sales man?

Rented DVDs are up to 9GB and homemade DVDRs are 4.37GB

So you would need to rip & strip and maybe even rencode,
and finally burn to DVDR

The last part probably will take around 20 minutes.

So add an hour for rip and strip, and if re-encode is needed add 8 hours.

[Revilo]

Tony is right, most of the time it is NOT that easy at all. Depending on your computer (and some other factors on how you encode it), it can take up to 24 hours to back up a DVD (as with my 750 Athlon). Most, if not all, current release movies are dual layer, meaning they have twice the data a single layer has. DVD-r are only single layer. Movies over an hour and 20 minutes (not sure exactly, and it will vary depending on the bitrate of the movie) will have to be re-encoded.. this is the long part. You will also need a few software programs to accomplish all of this. However, don't let me discourage you from purchasing your AO5. Once you get the hang of it, it isn't so bad and even re-encoded video retains the original resolution and in my experience picture quality. I cannot tell the difference from my backup DVD's and originals. Just remember you will probably go through a few learning pains, so purchase a DVD-RW or two for practice. You will also want to check to make sure your standalone plays DVD-R media, if that is what you hope to accomplish. So to answer your question techincally, no you cannot pop in your dvd and dvd-r media, press a button and come back in 20 minutes with a perfect backup (like you can with CD's). If the original movie is single layer, it is very simple, and you can obtain a perfect backup, but even then you have to "rip" the movie to defeat the encryption. For dual layer movies, you will have some practice and learning to do, but eventually it's not too bad. Another note, you will need ~5GB of hard drive space to back up single layer movies, and around 20GB for dual layers.

Revilo

[tweedledee]

Thanksa million, Guys

[crahak]

Well, it might be not that easy from a newbie standing point... But it will sure get much easier after time. However, even if you had more knowledge and a faster CPU, it will still take you way more than 20 minutes to back one up, even with no reencoding. Mind you, the DVD Writers will let you enjoy FULL DVD quality (if you don't reencode).

[musher70]

hey revilo...you got a 750 athlon, where did you get that?
i has a 750 duron once....

[Revilo]

Maybe it is a Duron, I actually don't recall, but it is for sure an AMD. I built it over two years ago. About time for a new one huh?

Revilo