i am trying to back up my dvd collection. i have an externl dvd-r and many programs including spruce up demo, dvdit, and prassi primo dvd. i have followed the dvd2dvdr guide and got a counting timer with a black screen and no sound? could someone please help me get started, also someone told me that i should use a divx format after i rip the dvd and write the divx format to the blank dvd-r? Thanks in advance