How I copy DVD's, with NO problems

To get the following programs, do a search on Google. This info took me a long time to perfect.

My System Specs
Win XP SP2(even worked on SP1)
P4 2.8gig
1.5 gig of PC 3200 Memory
120 gig HDD
120 gig HDD(slaved)
Pioneer DVR 108 16X16 Burner

I'm only wishing to get the main movie. None of the extra's. No deleted scenes, alternate endings, yadda yadda yadda. Only the movie

I'm Using DVD Decrypter 3.5.1.0. Go to Tools on the top, and select settings.

General Tab

Checked
File System To Parse: Auto
Remove Macrovision Protection
RCE Protection Region: 1\par
Check For Structure Protection
Removal Method: Normal
Default Destination
Generated Automatically
Other
Display Max File Size Warning\par
Display RCE Protection Warning\par
Display Region Mismatch Warning\par
Display Region Not Set Warning\par



File Mode Tab

Checked
Select Files: ALL
Stream Prtocess
Search
50,000 Sectors
Options
File Splitting
By File
Remove IFO/BUP RC Protection
Remove IFO/BUP RCE Protection
Remove IFO/PUOs
Patch M2V Timecode(00:00:00:00)


IFO Mode Tab

Checked
Select Main Movie PGC
Options
File Splitting:None
Copy IFO File
Remove RC Protection
Remove RCE Protection
Patch M2V Timecode(00:00:00:00)
Create Additional Files\par
Stream Information\par


ISO Read Mode Tab

Checked
Options\ul
File Splitting:Auto
DVD+RW Capacity:File System
Create MDS File
Remove IFO/BUP RC Protection
Remove IFO/BUP RCE Protection



ISO Write Mode Tab

Checked
Options
Write Mode:Auto
Lock Volume-Exclusive Access
Cycle Tray Before Verify
Layer Break (For DL Media)
Calculate Optimal



SS Tab

Checked
CSS Cracking Method:
I/O Key Exchange ->Brute Force
CSS Detection Search Size:1k
DeCSSPlus Key Occurences:1
DeCSSPlus Pattern Repeat Length:14
On Failure
Use Key From Another File:Ask



I/O Tab

Checked\par
\ulnone Interface
SPTI-Microsoft
Transfer Length
Automatic
32 KB
Buffer Size
20MB
Options
Software Read Error Retries:20
Software Write Error Retries:0




Device Tab

Checked
Options
Lock Tray During
Read
Write
Erase
Disable Media Change Notification
Sort By
Address
Options
Enable SpeedRead DVD (Plextor)



Registry Tab

Checked
Shell Extensions
AutoPlay (XP / Server 2003)
DVD (Me / 2000 / XP / Server 2003)
File Association
CDR DVD IMG ISO



On The Sounds/Stream Processing/Events Tab
Leave As Is

Now, go to mode and select "File F", your DVD Will Load up. Look to the right after it loaded up and you will see the DVD has loaded. Look for a file titles "IFO" and right below it you will see "VOB" files that equal too about 4 gigs if you select them all. Select the IFO and VOB files.

Something like this

VTS_01_0.IFO [ XX KB]<----Select
VTS_01_0.VOB [ X,XXX KB]<----Select
VTS_01_1.VOB [ X,XXX,XXX KB]<----Select
VTS_01_2.VOB [ X,XXX,XXX KB]<----Select
VTS_01_3.VOB [ X,XXX,XXX KB]<----Select
VTS_01_4.VOB [ X,XXX,XXX KB]<----Select
VTS_02_0.BUP [ XXX,XXX KB]<-----DO NOT SELECT
See how i selected the IFO and the VOB's, but NOT the BUP. Some movies will have MORE VOB's to select, or LESS VOB's to select. All depends on the movie. The BUP Follows the LAST VOB. Once again, do NOT select ANY VOB's. Now here's the confusing part. SOME movies have Widescreen AND Fullscreen on a one sided DVD. You will see TWO sets of the top Diagram. Here is what I do if this happens, On the top left of the program go to Edit and Select Main Movie Files. THIS will for SURE select the movie. If you have ANY doubts, do it like that. After doing that, it will look like this:

VTS_01_0.IFO [ XX KB]<----Select
VTS_01_0.VOB [ X,XXX KB]<----UN-SELECTED***
VTS_01_1.VOB [ X,XXX,XXX KB]<----Select
VTS_01_2.VOB [ X,XXX,XXX KB]<----Select
VTS_01_3.VOB [ X,XXX,XXX KB]<----Select
VTS_01_4.VOB [ X,XXX,XXX KB]<----Select
\par
I have no clue why it selects everything but the FIRST VOB. Just go back and click on IFO and drag it down to the last VOB to get this again. Remember, do NOT select the BUP file, or it will mess everything up that follows from here.

VTS_01_0.IFO [ XX KB]<----Selected
VTS_01_0.VOB [ X,XXX KB]<----Selected
VTS_01_1.VOB [ X,XXX,XXX KB]<----Selected
VTS_01_2.VOB [ X,XXX,XXX KB]<----Selected
VTS_01_3.VOB [ X,XXX,XXX KB]<----Selected
VTS_01_4.VOB [ X,XXX,XXX KB]<----Selected

On the left side you will see "Destination", and press the little folder option "Please Select A Folder...", Select the destination of where the movie will be. Make a folder, Name it "DECRYPTER". In that folder, make another folder with the movie title(Lets call this movie "ABCDEFG"(Remember, the movie ABCDEFG is in the DECRYPTER folder).

Let the program work its magic, while its putting the movie onto your hard drive. After its done, just eject the DVD from your DVD Rom and move on to DVD Shrink.











Using DVD Shrink 3.2.0.15
**(ONLY USE THIS IF YOU HAVE NERO BURNING ROM 6.0 OR UP INSTALLED)

Click: Edit>Prefrences


Prefrences Tab

DVD-5 (4.7GB)
User Prefrences
Automatically open VIDEO_TS subfolders



Preview Tab

Just Leave Setting The Way It Is, No Need To Change Anything Here





Output Files Tab
Checked
Remove Macrovision Protection
Remoce P-UOPs (Prohibited User Operations).
Remove Layer Break\par
Split VOB Files Into 1GB Size Chunks (Recommended)




Stream Selections

Checked
Audio Language And Coding Type:
All Languages
AC3 or LPCM
Subpicture Language:
All Languages




File I/O

Checked
I/O Settings:
Check RPC2 Driven Region Code When Opening A DVD
**Burn Settings
Enable Burning With Nero

Now that all the setting have been set, Make sure you make a folder. Name it what ever you want. Since the folder were getting our movie from after we are done with DVD Decrypter, lets name this "ABCDEFG2". THIS folder is where you will put the movie in AFTER we get done with DVD Shrink. Now, lets get started. Open DVD Shrink and click the "Re-Author" tab. Underneath the "Hard DIsk Drive(s)", select the "ABCDEFG" folder(the one you used DVD Shrink to put into).

See the "Main Movie" list, and Title 1, select that(every once in a while, there will be title 1 and title 2. Difference between it is different camera angles. I always select "1"). Double Click Title 1 and it will go into its anylizing phase. After its done anylizing, see the "Compression Settings" and the "DVD Browser" tabs? Select the "Compression Settings". This is where you can get rid of different audio(language), and Sub Pictures(Closed Captions). Best bet is to get rid of ALL Closed Captions(unless your deaf), and only have EVERY ENGLISH checked. Un-check different languages, unless you want the movie to be in that language where you can select different languages on you DVD Player. REMEMBER=only have ENGLISH checked.

NOW, on the top bar select "Back Up", a screen will pop up and under the "Select Target Folder For DVD Output Files:" put the movie in "ABCDEFG2" Folder. Make sure you have "Create VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS Subfolders" UN-CHECKED. Now, press OK and the program will do its thing.




AUTHORING THE DVD

Get a DVD Burning program, such as Easy DVD Creator, Nero 6.0.0.0+, or what ever program you have to burn DVD's, and select the "ABCDEFG2" folder. THATS where your movie is in. After your done with burning(authoring) the movie, make sure you delete "ABCDEFG" and "ABCDERF2" folders. Just wasted Hard drive space.

WOW, less then 5 minutes, 30 views, and no replies? Let me know how it works for you guys

Dvddecrypter - Rip

Dvdshrink - Shrink

Nero 6.6.0.3 - Burn

That is all I need.

dvd dcrypter

dvd shrink

copytodvd

zip, zip, bang, bang

all done.

DVD Shrink
RecordNow

Done.

Most of the settings listed are the defaults for Decrypter. Much simpler to list only the ones that you need to change- otherwise not many people (including me) will waste the time to read them all.

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It just looked like alot of extra stuff that did not need to be done.

That's true. He spent time typing in a bunch of settings for ISO mode, IFO mode, etc when all he's using is File mode.

And even after "This info took me a long time to perfect. " there's bad of bad information that most people would not want to follow:

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Using DVD Shrink 3.2.0.15 
**(ONLY USE THIS IF YOU HAVE BURNING ROM 6.0 OR UP INSTALLED)

Nero's only necessary if you use Shrink to burn through Nero. You're free to use Shrink and burn with whatever you want.

Go to DVD Shrink preferences/Stream Selection and let Shrink uncheck all the foreign languages except English- saves a lot of time unchecking them for every disk.

Best bet is not always to get rid of all "closed captions". Some movies have separate subtitles to translate foreign language (ie- Kill Bill). Usually you want to keep them if you don't understand the foreign language.

If you don't want to keep the director commentary and other additional tracks then having EVERY ENGLISH checked wastes of lot of space that could be used for better quality video.

Why uncheck "Create VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS Subfolders"? And while he says don't use DVDShrink unless you use Nero, later he says to burn eith whatever program you have. And apparently he's burning the files without VIDEO_TS folders.

Couldn'tve been worse though. At least he didn't give all the settings for everything in Windows.

Thanks stiltman for your comment. Makes it all worth it.

To all the other people, i'm new around here, try to add something in value to the community, and get attitude. Is it that im new? That I didnt put pictures into the guide?? LOL Go on trolling other boards where people have questions about dvd stuff. I myself, am leaving this community for the simple fact, you have too many high and mighty people that believe they know EVERYTHING about DVD to DVD-R. Thanks again guys

Originally Posted by PATMANN

Thanks stiltman for your comment. Makes it all worth it.

To all the other people, i'm new around here, try to add something in value to the community, and get attitude. Is it that im new? That I didnt put pictures into the guide?? LOL Go on trolling other boards where people have questions about dvd stuff. I myself, am leaving this community for the simple fact, you have too many high and mighty people that believe they know EVERYTHING about DVD to DVD-R. Thanks again guys

These thing's happen.not worth getting upset about ,I think it's great that you took the time to do it,Stick around!

It is unique "HE" wrote it,I do find some Guides easier to read then others "but" all having the same result. Just my 2 cents...

Hey, im sorry i dont know how to dump pic with a guide. this is the poor man's guide. Takes 5 minutes to set up the tabs.

thanks for sharing

you will be missed

Thanks for all the hard work. I'm sure some will get good use out of this guide..

Originally Posted by PATMANN

I myself, am leaving this community for the simple fact, you have too many high and mighty people that believe they know EVERYTHING about DVD to DVD-R. Thanks again guys

No point giving up just because a few people see things differntly from your self, thats just defeatist. Take a look at those that replied in ways that you consider unhelpful. They are all forum regulars that already have perfected their own methods of DVD backup.
Does this mean their methods are better than yours, no, each to their own.
Does this mean your guide is of no use to newbies that are just starting on DVD backups, no, I am sure some will find it very useful.

Some constructive criticism on you guide and its presentation, for now and for the future, if you decide to stick around.

1) If this is intended to be a user guide for others to follow, it should be in the user guide forum (yes we have a special forum for guides). PM me if you would like it to be moved.
2) Pictures and screen shots in guides are useful and help to make it easier to follow than loads of words. If you don't know how to put pictures in your posts, learn, its not that difficult. (some useful advice
here.
3) When you post a guide, even if it is the best guide in the world, expect criticism, good and bad, as well as loads of questions and suggestions for improvements.
4) Submitting useful guides is adding to the community, submitting guides where similar guides are already in abundance simply adds to the 'noise'. So before submitting think 'how did I gather this information and is already to be found in one place in a use able form'. If the answer to this question is ' I gathered this info from multiple sources' go ahead and submit your guide, otherwise think carefully about what contribution your expect your guide to make. (which category does this guide fit into? I don't know, I rarley do DVD backups)
5) Don't post expecting praise. The simple visibility of your guide on a very poular and widely read website should be praise enough.


Where does this advice come from? It comes from my experience of this and several other web sites/forums. You may not be happy with the reaction of some of the posters here but believe me, they are a mild mannered good natured lot compared to some places I could mention!

Remember, this is just my opinion and my advice. If you don't like it, feel free to ignore it. It is given freely and without warranty, just like all the guides and other info on this site.

Originally Posted by PATMANN

Thanks stiltman for your comment. Makes it all worth it.

Makes WHAT worth it, exactly?

To all the other people, i'm new around here,

Clearly, but that's not the problem.

try to add something in value to the community, and get attitude.

Yes, you did get attitude. I'll explain why in a minute.

Is it that im new?

Nope.

That I didnt put pictures into the guide??

No, actually that has little to do with it.

LOL Go on trolling other boards where people have questions about dvd stuff.

Huh?

I myself, am leaving this community for the simple fact, you have too many high and mighty people that believe they know EVERYTHING about DVD to DVD-R. Thanks again guys

Well, you won't be missed. But would you like to know what went wrong?

1. You posted a guide to do the single most simple thing in the world of DVD burning. In fact, your guide can be simplified to a single step:

- Run DVD Shrink.

2. You went into needless detail. Did YOU really go to all this trouble? I mean, seriously? I'm very sorry if you did - it means that we weren't doing OUR jobs here. It's pretty clear from reading a guide or two that you just need to... uh... RUN DVD SHRINK. If you want to reauthor, just hit "reauthor", drag over the main movie, and hit "go". No ripping, no tweaking, no settings.

3. You declared it to be the "perfect method". We get touchy about that, since it's FAR from perfect. A closer method would involve CCE and about 10 hours of your time, and even that isn't "perfect".

4. Overall, your post fits into the "newbie comes in, declares a new and perfect method for something everyone here already knows how to do, and it turns out to be long, convoluted, and needless" category quite nicely. We're not trying to get rid of you, but to enlighten you.

Originally Posted by stiltman

And to add to theirs, If none of that suits you, you can always go here
https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=6

NOOOOOOOO! That's where the worst people on this site hang out! :P