Problem with DVDCopy 3.

[mattstan]

Hi,

I've a problem with InterVideo DVDCopy 3 Platinum (v3.0.B016.43C00).

It copies full disks fine but when I choose to copy just the main movie by ticking the 'main movie' mode box, the resulting DVD (actually a folder on my HD) will not play on my PC using WinDVD (surprising cos this is made by Intervideo as well). On my standalone DVD player a burnt version goes haywire 'searching' until you manually select the correct track. On closer examination of the files, using DVD Shrink, there are 18 tracks of almost empty (total 0.3 MB) 'extras' included with the main movie -- these are obviously causing the problem.

Ok, so I decided to try and get around this by using the mode 'customize' instead of 'main movie'. I made sure the only content that got a tick was for the main movie. But the exact same thing happened.

I have a workaround which starts with doing what I've already done with DVDCopy and then using DVD Shrink to create a DVD with only the main movie and not including the extra tracks that DVDCopy added. This way I get the superior quality of DVDCopy's compression (DVD Shrink doesn't have to do any shrinking as the DVD will already fit on one DVD) while still getting a DVD that plays fine because the extra tracks have gone.

I am sure you will agree that, while the workaround works, it is tedious. Any ideas how I can get DVDCopy to stop adding the extra tracks? [BTW the same thing has happened on 3 different DVDs, so it's not a one-off problem).

Thanks and regards,

MS

[HARRYSPADGE]

Are you trying to copy just the main movie, if so I would suggest using DVDdecrypter and DVDshrink.

Rip the main movie to your hard drive in File mode and select 'Main Movie' only in the Tools, Settings, File Mode menu.

Then use DVDshrink to extract the audio and subtitles you dont want so as to save space for less compression. Shrink can then create an ISO image and burn with decrypter.

I have used Intervideo DVD Copy 2, to backup DVD's but have found on playback that they do not jump through the chapters correctly, they normally jump chapters erratically.

If you still want to use DVD Copy 3, you could rip the main movie as described for DVDdecrypter then use the VIDEO_TS folder created as your input for DVD Copy 3.

Do you find that DVD Copy gives you a better quality picture than DVDshrink - let me know, because I've done some tests with these two programs and on my 36inch TV I find it very difficult to tell any difference - and I'm a fussy b*****d - ask any one who knows me.