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cyrus_xi
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_ 		1. August 2005 @ 14:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Have have two DVD drives... One is just a reader, the other is a writer. I was wondering if it was possible to copy a DVD directly from the reader to the writer instead of copying it to my hard drive first.
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squizzle
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_ 		1. August 2005 @ 15:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if it is only a single-layer original disc (DVD-5, 4.3GB or less of data) then it is possible, but about 90% of commercial DVDs are dual-layer (DVD-9, up to 8.5GB of data).

You'll need either AnyDVD or DVD43 running in the background to bypass encryption (dvd43 is free, AnyDVD is $39 but has a 21-day free trial) and use whatever software came with your burner to do a regular disc copy. I only recommend this if your reader and writer are on seperate IDE channels (one on primary and one on secondary) and keep burn speeds at 4x or less.
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daman1
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_ 		1. August 2005 @ 17:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
And if it's not copy protected.
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bilbo65
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_ 		1. August 2005 @ 18:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The purpose of running AnyDVD or DVD43 is to "de-copy" protect the disc.

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cyrus_xi
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_ 		1. August 2005 @ 21:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what if i have a dual layer burner? i dont know a whole lot about burning DVD yet so maybe i sound stupid asking that. Is there such thing as blank dual layer dvds?
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squizzle
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_ 		2. August 2005 @ 05:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes but they're too expensive for most of us.
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Convert PAL to NTSC or NTSC to PAL------>http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/167922
ScubaPete's guides------>http://www.dvdplusvideo.com/tutorial007.html
Bbmayo's guides------>http://home.comcast.net/~bbmayo/index.html

My ever-growing movie collection------>http://www.intervocative.com/dvdcollection.aspx/squizzle
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