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Posted by DJ_Hailstone on Jun-27-2004 13:44:

DVD copying

Can somebody help:

Can I make a copy of dual layer DVD disc (movie DVD) with one layer DVD burner? I mean split DVD into 2 DVD-R. Is it possible?

Posted by sharpeye00 on Jun-27-2004 13:50:

your first question yes, and your second question idk.
i bought DVD X Copy before the program got pulled from shelves it works great to backup any dvd.

Posted by DJ_Hailstone on Jun-27-2004 13:55:

quote:
Originally posted by sharpeye00
your first question yes, and your second question idk.
i bought DVD X Copy before the program got pulled from shelves it works great to backup any dvd.

You mean backup 1 dual layer dvd to 1 single layer dvd? But it must be compressed or something...

Posted by sharpeye00 on Jun-27-2004 13:59:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ_Hailstone
You mean backup 1 dual layer dvd to 1 single layer dvd? But it must be compressed or something...

actually to be honest i dont know how it does it's compressing but i've been able to copy all the dvds in my collection that i have tried. Some of them are long with extra features and it all copies fine and plays great. so 2 layer dvds can be copied to a one layer.

Posted by DJ_Hailstone on Jun-27-2004 14:19:

quote:
Originally posted by sharpeye00
actually to be honest i dont know how it does it's compressing but i've been able to copy all the dvds in my collection that i have tried. Some of them are long with extra features and it all copies fine and plays great. so 2 layer dvds can be copied to a one layer.

2 layer dvd to 1 layer dvd? It doesnt make any sense, because 2 layer has up to 8,5 GB and 1 layered only 4,7... What program did u use to copying your dvds?

Posted by sharpeye00 on Jun-27-2004 14:26:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ_Hailstone
2 layer dvd to 1 layer dvd? It doesnt make any sense, because 2 layer has up to 8,5 GB and 1 layered only 4,7... What program did u use to copying your dvds?

heh weird huh. i use DVD X Copy, it is a program that got pulled from the market a few months back. Suppostedly people were buying this program to copy movies from rental places and just about everywhere else. i bought mine well before i knew it could do that. i havent tried copying rental dvds though so i couldn't tell you if it works or not. (i dont rent)

i believe that program broke the dmca regulations signed by clinton.

Posted by acidfast7 on Jun-27-2004 16:30:

I haven't logged in for 2 years, but I did just for you.

I just bought a dual layer burner and have recently figured everything out.

One resource on the web has all of the information you need (step by step instructions).

Check out http://www.doom9.org and look under "Guides."

If you have ?s after reading it, let me know.

BTW, I do rental DVDs (8.5GB) to DVD-R (4.38GB) but stripping the extras, promos, previews and I don't lose video quality because I don't compress.

Try DVD Shrink (to see how large the extra audio files are), DVD Stripper (remove extra menus/previews/FBI warnings), DVD Decrypter (rip inside of DVD stripper), DVD Shrink again (remove extra audio from DVD Stripper output), and Nero 6 (burns nicely). That's what work the best for me (in that order).

Good luck.

Posted by Lil-H on Jun-29-2004 15:04:

The program you're searching for is called dvd shrink, get it at www.afterdawn.com It can easily compress from dvd 9 to dvd5 (dual layer to single layer) Just cut of extra features other languages that you don't need etc. Then you'll end up with good quality

If dvd shrink has any errors when ripping, you could try out dvd decrypter to rip in to your computer (full dvd) adn from there use dvd shrink to compress it...

I think both of the programs removes macro-vision and the dvd will have "no region/all regions"