Anyone tried DVD2ONE?

[petrolhead]

Well I've read the posts struggled with the software (backing up my copy of Phantom Menace) without success, I've down loaded the DVD2ONE trial and now ready to buy!!.
Can I buy it! Can I F__K!!
The 'Buy Now' page is missing. All day I have tried....Has it been removed

I am now looking for a cracked version!!
I am here with money and I'm angry!!

[NYPlayer]

petrolhead

Please do not ask for cracked versions here. This thread is to help legitimate users of the product. All this will cause is for this thread to be closed so please refrain from asking for any cracks or warez.

[IamCaleb]

Well I've read the posts struggled with the software (backing up my copy of Phantom Menace) without success, I've down loaded the DVD2ONE trial and now ready to buy!!.
Can I buy it! Can I F__K!!
The 'Buy Now' page is missing. All day I have tried....Has it been removed

I am now looking for a cracked version!!
I am here with money and I'm angry!!

This was posted on Doom9s site earlier today....
"I'am posting this in behalve of DVD2one.com, it seems that somebody found it a good idea to launch a DOS-Attack on the servers.
At this moment the payment server is under such a heavy load that is impossible to get a payment trough.
He's verry sorry for the inconvience and hope that all the trouble will be over soon.

Erwin
--- "

[petrolhead]

Yes I understand your point.
My position is that I have been sold on the idea of buying some software and I find that I can not buy it. I don't want a cracked version, I want support with future updates.
My comments are just a measure of my frustration!!

[petrolhead]

Thanks IamCaleb. Thanks for the reason behind the faulty page.
I will try to buy DVD2One tomorrow

[THE RIPPER]

I just did the patriot 160 min movie looks good.

[dun4cheap]

The software is definately worth the buy. However just wanted to point out that there is no single user license agreement. Meaning sharing from my understanding would no be considered piracy. Not that I would do this, I just find it unusual for software not to have a license agreement or copyrighted. Damn its cool, cheap and it works. So I encourage all of you to purchase it. Plus it will help keep the support for updates which is where I am interested in.

[JasonK]

Someone said that if quality matters that much, buy the original instead of copying someone else's DVD. Well, it sounds like you must just be pirating, but many of us are making backups of our own DVDs. We already have the original! So your statement makes no sense and doesn't apply here.

Someone said you're going to lose quality with CCE also. The point is that you will not lose nearly as much with CCE, and it's so difficult to tell the difference, it's an acceptable backup. And that's the whole point of using it. DVD2one requires you to sacrifice more on the quality with macroblocks that jump out as you when viewing on high quality equipment.

Pausing and zooming and edging inches away from the tv has never been my way of noticing quality problems. In fact, I like the subject to be moving slowly to do a true comparison. In fact, it's the low motion scenes where quality problems are most noticable. With my originals and CCE encoded backups, it's almost like looking through a window. I don't want to give that up just for a faster encode/transcode, when I dont' sit around waiting for that process anyway!

$2000 vs $40, that's irrelevant for many people here at this point because they've already got CCE, and even so, that's up to them to decide whether it's worth it to them. And for most of us, getting a little extra quality is worth more time and more money. For those who don't have CCE, they can get TMPGenc which also gives excellent quality while taking longer to encode (do something else!)

Someone mentioned 18 hours or 10 days to reenecode with CCE. My computer is 2 years old, and I can do a VBR with CCE in just a few hours with outstanding quality. Configured properly, the results far exceed the software here. If you're not seeing those results, you're doing something wrong with CCE and should probably stick with DVD2one. Again, I hope you have something better to do than to sit around waiting for an encode. I'm always doing something else, so hopefully YOUR life doesn't revolve around backing up DVDs.

Someone mentioned all the time & swet put into using CCE. It takes me seconds to setup an encode. When CCE encodes, I can sleep, eat, use my computer for other things at the same time, etc. Encoding time is NOT "MY" time. Don't blame CCE if you're too stupid to do anything than stare at your computer screen for several hours. If you don't have anything better to do, then maybe you should stick with DVD2one.

DVD2one is a decent alternative for people that don't have the the understanding to use CCE, TMPGenc and such or who don't have high quality HDTVs and progressive DVD players. But some of us want our backups to be indistinguishable from the original when viewed on our high quality equipment. CCE allows this while taking only a few minutes of my time. Otherwise, I could just split to 2 DVDs which would be ZERO quality loss.

Someone suggested that if DVD2one isn't good enough, then you should buy another copy of the original. That makes no sense to me. I'm already making acceptable backups using CCE for about 80 cents per DVD. And it's taking only minutes of my time. I know the technique, I never have to look at the guides, it's easy! Splitting to 2 DVDs would make LOSSLESS copies of DVD9 for about $1.60 each. It sure beats buying 2 DVDs of every movie! Think!

Someone mentioned that they would ony use CCE for movies between 7 and 8 GB. I don't believe in a rule such as that. It depends on the movie, the quality of the movie, and the length of the movie as well as to whether you should encode or split.

Super important movies to me like LOTR and the Star Treks.....I will just go and buy

You should only backup/copy movies which you have already bought!

[ambo72]

To those people who are complaining about the quality (visible pixels etc. etc.) In all honesty do you guys really think a movie encoded between 6-8 MBS & pressed on a DVD-9 will actually look close or identical to a re-encoded 4.7 GB DVD recordable with an ave. bit rate of 2.5-4.5 MBS?

I think common sense dictates, given the available technology, that movies encoded on a higher bit rate will always look better....take a movie like the first issue of Air Force One or Absolute Power. These movies were pressed on a DVD-5 and the dark scenes on this two movies have highly visible pixelization... and just like what DVC2 said buy the original of the film if you want to see a better copy of the movie

bow........and I'm out

[IvIark]

JasonK wrote:

Someone said that if quality matters that much, buy the original instead of copying someone else's DVD. Well, it sounds like you must just be pirating, but many of us are making backups of our own DVDs ... [SNIP]!

Feel better now? Do you realise that while you were typing that out, some of us stupid folk backed up another DVD?

[Frenetic24]

@kwag, thanks for the info, it does join now, but dvd2one does not rip it properly.. only see the first episode...

Does anyone else know how to make a copy of a dvd that has individual episodes on it?? I tried joining all the vob files and then fixing it up in ifoedit, but the damn thing didnt work (only sees the first episode not the rest)

I need to keep subtitles as well.

If I extract them all individually with dvd2one, it creates a nice 1.4 gig fully working vob file with its .ifo but its just one 25 minute episode... it would suck to waste a 4.3gig dvd-r just for that

Any way to combine 2 fully working authored 25 minutes episode on one dvd-r? (both of them equal 3 gigs together)

thanks to all who can point me in the right direction.

[jxsam1@yahoo.com]

...$2000 vs $40, that's irrelevant for many people here at this point because they've already got CCE, and even so, that's up to them to decide whether it's worth it to them. And for most of us, getting a little extra quality is worth more time and more money. For those who don't have CCE, they can get TMPGenc which also gives excellent quality while taking longer to encode (do something else!)....

....Someone suggested that if DVD2one isn't good enough, then you should buy another copy of the original. That makes no sense to me. I'm already making acceptable backups using CCE for about 80 cents per DVD. And it's taking only minutes of my time. I know the technique, I never have to look at the guides, it's easy! Splitting to 2 DVDs would make LOSSLESS copies of DVD9 for about $1.60 each. It sure beats buying 2 DVDs of every movie! Think!

Hmmm.. sounds a bit hypocritical. It makes perfect sense if you have to spend $2000 to get CCE in order to make your closer to perfect $.80 copies (*sarcastically). Consider how many backups can you buy with $2000? I'm sure you already spent $2000 on your copy of CCE. Am I right?

What I'm interested in finding out is what exactly does "$2000 vs $40, that's irrelevant for many people here at this point because they've already got CCE" mean? Need some explanation...

[Antonio S.]

Hum...

I hope people in this forum can see what the program CAN do, and NOT what cannot do...

Antonio S.

[sammie]

Is the DOS attack still going on at the site? I purchased my license but can't get through to download a copy. I only have the "Trial" version and despite the button you can't register the serial number with that verison.

Is it ok to ask for someone so send me a copy of the retail version? Since I've paid for it and would be using my own registration code I don't think that is asking for Warez???? Unless the code is stamped when you download and not by entering it when you run. If so nevermind! No interest in violating the rules!!!

[Scarpad]

Yes I was going to Buy a copy tonight too Bummer.

[wulf109]

Frenetic

I posted aguide for putting Star Trek TNG episodes on DVD-R,two episodes per disk. I have recently switched to four per disk by transcodeing with CCE.

[jollyrodger]

Skip Skip Skip:
When I make the final burn to my DVD, my new Sony NS315 keeps skipping in large increments. It plays fine on my cheap Sharp. The Sony always plays everything flawlessly, until now.
I burn with Nero in DVD Video mode. UDF mode won't work at all.
Any suggestions?
Thanks again!

[sanmiguel2000]

hi all,

I read all other post and it sounds that this is one of the best prog.
I have been trying since this morning to go to the link www.dvd2one.com/ and I got no luck "The page cannot be displayed". Is there another site that we can go and buy the program?

Any info are greatly appreciated .

[JasonK]

Ambo72,

To those people who are complaining about the quality (visible pixels etc. etc.) In all honesty do you guys really think a movie encoded between 6-8 MBS & pressed on a DVD-9 will actually look close or identical to a re-encoded 4.7 GB DVD recordable with an ave. bit rate of 2.5-4.5 MBS?

2.5-4.5???? I don't put 2.5 in the same category as 4.5. On my high end equipment with my encoding techniques, you would be hard pressed to tell the difference between the original and my backups (like looking out a window). The same is not true for DVD2one.

I think common sense dictates, given the available technology, that movies encoded on a higher bit rate will always look better

So much for common sense. This is absolutely not true. There are too many other variables to be factored in. Poor encoding techniques or poor quality source will not result in high quality video even at high bitrates. Don't use "common sense" or "theory" which doesn't always hold up to real world results.

and just like what DVC2 said buy the original of the film if you want to see a better copy of the movie

Better copy? I don't need a better copy than what I'm already getting with CCE. And I never said I did. As I stated (and have said many times before,) I'm getting a perfectly ACCEPTABLE backup with my CCE technique. However, I do not find DVD2ONE acceptable. And as I said, I already have the originals of the DVDs that I back up. Please read before responding.

jxsam1@yahoo.com,

Hmmm.. sounds a bit hypocritical. It makes perfect sense if you have to spend $2000 to get CCE in order to make your closer to perfect $.80 copies (*sarcastically).

What's hypocritical? You apparently didn't read my post, and you ASS-U-ME things. I bought CCE for my video work way before I ever backed up a DVD. You're pretty narrow minded if you think that CCE is only for backing up DVDs. Also, as I clearly stated in my previous post, you can get excellent quality from the much lower price TMPGenc as the expense of longer encoding time. If you're paying $2000 for TMPGenc, you're getting ripped yourself.

Consider how many backups can you buy with $2000? I'm sure you already spent $2000 on your copy of CCE. Am I right?

Again, I didn't buy CCE for backing up DVD. I already had it for my video work years earlier. AND, as I've stated in my original post, TMPGenc gives great quality for hobbiests for a much lower price. So if you don't have CCE, there's no need to spend $2000.

What I'm interested in finding out is what exactly does "$2000 vs $40, that's irrelevant for many people here at this point because they've already got CCE" mean? Need some explanation...

The costs of CCE, TMPGenc, and DVD2ONE are already well known. So there's no use complaining about these known facts. It's better to discuss new information and results you experience with the software as far as your backups are concerned - i.e... FEEDBACK! Sorry that went over your head.

There's some consistancy here. Everyone seems to agree that CCE and TMPGenc produce better quality.

[GreyDeath]

Darnit! The DVD2One Buy Site must be still under attack... grr...

On behalf of myself and all the other people who's been combing this site for months trying to find a SIMPLE solution to making backups that WORKS, thank you Erwin!

I've tried the demo, this program does almost everything I want in a backup, and it's sooooo easy to use. It's perfect for burning my Region 2 movies to DVD-R so I can play them on my friends' standalone instead of having to drag mine all over the place. I can see no major difference in quality on my 55" widescreen TV, and it includes multiple laugauges and subtitles.

Being somewhat of a lurker, newbie and not an ubertechie, I'll definitely buy this program. I tried to follow the guides on this site, but it's hard to when everyone uses some of the programs like DVD Maestro, Spruce Up, and CCE are extinct or not readily available. I've had it up to here *points to forehead* with encoding overnight, trying to get multiple programs to work together, and checking boxes that I have no idea what they do, but the guide says to do it, only to have the DVD not work because IFOedit or some other program may be a bit wonky with NTSC.

I'm glad I found out about this program before I blew $100 on some other one that I was looking at. Thank You! Maybe now I can get back to work instead of banging my head on my monitor... :P

[mikef07]

To Jason K.

I don't know what kind of equipment you are using but here at my house we have a $24,000 A/V system in which the differences are negligible at best. So unless you are using some super duper thing I really can't say I agree with you. We also have TV's ranging in screen size from 20" to 120"

[DTWells2k2]

Is it just me or does this version not accept DTS audio. I have tried it 2x and neither had audio.

[dun4cheap]

DTS has worked fine for me. Are you sure you have a DTS decoder? If you don't it will be as if you don't have any audio.

[DTWells2k2]

When I load it up in PowerDVD and choose the show information option it actually says none available. When I load up Nothing 2 Lose (actual DVD) it has DTS and it works. Whats the problem with it?

[localfinesse]

To Jason K.

I don't know what kind of equipment you are using but here at my house we have a $24,000 A/V system in which the differences are negligible at best. So unless you are using some super duper thing I really can't say I agree with you. We also have TV's ranging in screen size from 20" to 120"

If you have all the money why don't you buy the dvd's Instead of copying them?

Do you have a picture of the 120 inch tv? I would like to see that.

[jeex]

delete this post if possible

[GandyMan]

Ambo72,

To those people who are complaining about the quality (visible pixels etc. etc.) In all honesty do you guys really think a movie encoded between 6-8 MBS & pressed on a DVD-9 will actually look close or identical to a re-encoded 4.7 GB DVD recordable with an ave. bit rate of 2.5-4.5 MBS?

2.5-4.5???? I don't put 2.5 in the same category as 4.5. On my high end equipment with my encoding techniques, you would be hard pressed to tell the difference between the original and my backups (like looking out a window). The same is not true for DVD2one.

I think common sense dictates, given the available technology, that movies encoded on a higher bit rate will always look better

So much for common sense. This is absolutely not true. There are too many other variables to be factored in. Poor encoding techniques or poor quality source will not result in high quality video even at high bitrates. Don't use "common sense" or "theory" which doesn't always hold up to real world results.

and just like what DVC2 said buy the original of the film if you want to see a better copy of the movie

Better copy? I don't need a better copy than what I'm already getting with CCE. And I never said I did. As I stated (and have said many times before,) I'm getting a perfectly ACCEPTABLE backup with my CCE technique. However, I do not find DVD2ONE acceptable. And as I said, I already have the originals of the DVDs that I back up. Please read before responding.

jxsam1@yahoo.com,

Hmmm.. sounds a bit hypocritical. It makes perfect sense if you have to spend $2000 to get CCE in order to make your closer to perfect $.80 copies (*sarcastically).

What's hypocritical? You apparently didn't read my post, and you ASS-U-ME things. I bought CCE for my video work way before I ever backed up a DVD. You're pretty narrow minded if you think that CCE is only for backing up DVDs. Also, as I clearly stated in my previous post, you can get excellent quality from the much lower price TMPGenc as the expense of longer encoding time. If you're paying $2000 for TMPGenc, you're getting ripped yourself.

Consider how many backups can you buy with $2000? I'm sure you already spent $2000 on your copy of CCE. Am I right?

Again, I didn't buy CCE for backing up DVD. I already had it for my video work years earlier. AND, as I've stated in my original post, TMPGenc gives great quality for hobbiests for a much lower price. So if you don't have CCE, there's no need to spend $2000.

What I'm interested in finding out is what exactly does "$2000 vs $40, that's irrelevant for many people here at this point because they've already got CCE" mean? Need some explanation...

The costs of CCE, TMPGenc, and DVD2ONE are already well known. So there's no use complaining about these known facts. It's better to discuss new information and results you experience with the software as far as your backups are concerned - i.e... FEEDBACK! Sorry that went over your head.

There's some consistancy here. Everyone seems to agree that CCE and TMPGenc produce better quality.

You want us to believe u paid for CCE and you only have a 850Mhz computer, yea what ever.

[Scarpad]

I had the chance to test my Test burn of "Every Which way But loose" the original is about 5.6 megs. I compared the Original to my DVD2One copy on both my Widescreen 65" and my 32". I purposely put it on my pioneer 414 because it has a good bitrate meter. In alot of instances the bit rates between the two copies were so close or the same. I notice where DVD2One saves is on the lower light scenes where the bit rate can be almost half. Amazingly enough watching the output I'm hard pressed to tell the Original from the Copy. I am ready to make a blanket support statement to DVD2One for making copies of any DVD from 4.3 gig to around 7 gig with great results. It makes sense its so much faster to do it this way even if you do not have t reencode. And 4.3 to 6.5 gig disks are not going to suffer hardly at all in the video department.

[GandyMan]

To Jason K.

I don't know what kind of equipment you are using but here at my house we have a $24,000 A/V system in which the differences are negligible at best. So unless you are using some super duper thing I really can't say I agree with you. We also have TV's ranging in screen size from 20" to 120"

Same here I have posted along time ago and people keep coming back saying when u look with a good tv it looks like crap, well I am like u I have good Stuff, the best, this guy has a 850Mhz computer and he is wanting us to believe he has all this nice equipment.

[JamesL]

Is it just me or does this version not accept DTS audio. I have tried it 2x and neither had audio.

I noticed the same problem. I used DVD2ONE on the DVD "Seven" and transcoded once with DTS only, and a second time with DTS and Dolby Digital. The DTS sound did not work on either transcode, but the Dolby Digital did work on the second transcode. My system plays the DTS on the original DVD.