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DVD X Copy RULES!
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jlira
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7. December 2002 @ 09:21 |
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Hi everyone I'm new to the board. I just got a Pioneer DVR-104 OEM drive from Compaq and upgraded the drive to 1.30 with a softpaq from their website. Their 1.30 softpaq supposedly fixes the issue with 4x dvds. I'm using DVD X Copy and I have to say it's really awesome! Just put in the original and hit copy! When it asks for the blank just pop it in and let it burn, then reinstert the source, then insert another blank disc (for dvd9) and bam, it's perfectly cloned! I just ripped Spider Man and American Pie 2 with no problems at all. I'm really happy with this process and results, and would have to suggest instead of going through all the trouble of manually ripping, selecting, burning, etc, just use DVD X Copy! It even tells you when disc 1 is finished "Please Insert Disc 2" and the main menu is copied over onto disc 2 as well. I think 321 Studios did a great job on this software. It takes all the pain out of ripping. It takes about an hour total to create a perfect duplicate of any DVD, and all you have to do is hit the copy button and insert source and destination discs as requested. I haven't tried it with 2 dvd drives in the unit, I need to see if that simplifies the situation any... it probably will. Here's my setup:
P4 2.4 512MB DDR 266
Pioneer DVD-R 104 OEM (Compaq) 1.30 softpaq
JVC DVD-R's and Pioneer DVD-RW discs worked perfectly in my DVD player. I'm about to order a 100 pack of Ritek Silver/purple discs and a 100 pack of double cases to get the burning madness started. I just wanted to let you all know how well this is working for me. After what I've seen in burning my first two movies, I would highly recommend DVD X Copy to anyone wanting to dupe DVD movies fast and easy. I'm using an old beta build of DVD X Copy that my group was testing with, I plan to buy the latest version very soon! The version I have (Beta .2 or something like that) works fine, but I'm sure there are plenty of updates since this beta release came out. One small problem I did have was when you insert disc 2 it would sometimes (depending on the movie of course) start playing a bonus track instead of continuing the movie. All you have to do in that case is go to the main menu and play the first track. I'm definitely going to invest in the latest release of DVD X Copy. If Beta .2 works this good, I bet the newest release is just perfect.
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jlira
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7. December 2002 @ 09:28 |
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BTW I just checked, and I was using BETA .1 of DVD X Copy. Also, my DVDs play fine in the PC and in my DVD player which is a cheap Mintek Model DVD-2110.
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armydave
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7. December 2002 @ 21:49 |
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Well i am using a SD-R5002 dvd burner and dvdxcopy says it dont support my burner. So I am out of luck i guess unless there is a patch or something i dont know. I wish i could use it.
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amber1
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1. January 2003 @ 23:53 |
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dvd x copy SUCKS !!
Service Sucks!!
AJ Sucks.
And I am still waiting (2 months) for my refund.
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WR925
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2. January 2003 @ 07:35 |
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I'm looking to purchase the DVD X Copy program but I see here two conflicting opinions. Is their any other useres. Please advise.
Thanks
WR925
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ayala913
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2. January 2003 @ 11:28 |
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DVD X COPY DOES NOT RULE. FIRST THING FIRST, YES IT THE BEST EASY SOFTWARE OUT THERE BY CLICKING A FEW BUTTIONS.
BUT.........
IT CANNOT CLONE ANY MULTI-EPISODE DVDs. Im STILL STRUGGING IN TRYING TO DO THIS. CALLED AND EMAILED 321 STUDIOS, I WAS TOLD IT WASNT POSSIBLE AND THAT I HAD TO WAIT TILL A NEW VERSION COMES OUT!!
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omegaboy
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2. January 2003 @ 16:36 |
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DVD x copy beta version, version 1.1.0 , version 1.2.2 works for my dvdplayer. But version 1.3 doesnt work for my dvdplayer anymore. Besides, I don't want to copy the features and other stuff besides the movie. And dvdxcopy when it's running, you can't run any other program because dvdxcopy itself consumed most of system resources. So I just have to do it manually with dvd-decrypter, ifo edit, and nero burning, so then I can run more software while re-encoding.
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Heff
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2. January 2003 @ 19:14 |
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Does DVD X Copy require that a one disc movie be put onto 2 DVD-R discs? Any other feedback on this software?
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amber1
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2. January 2003 @ 20:11 |
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Look you guys, Why did you buy a computer if you do not wish to learn how to do things that other people cannot do ? It is so easy to knock out dvd copies with dvd decrypter, Ifoedit, and imgtool. 99 percent of my dvd work on standalone dvd. Also boys, be careful. your standalone can be very picky!!! I have 2 standalone players, 1 sony verypicky, 1 cheap ass model, PLAYS EVERYTHING !!!
DVD X COPY, waste of TIME and MONEY !!!
BAD SERVICE
AJ SUCKS !!!!
amber1
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z0diac
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3. January 2003 @ 01:16 |
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I'm using DVD XCopy 1.2.2 - worked fine copying Pluto Nash (full movie) onto one disc (YES I copied that dumb movie just for a test). The final product worked fine burning on my HP dvd200i - and played fine in my JVC dvd player after I copied the RW test disc to a +R disc.
My suggestions to everyone: If what Philips says IS true (with it's standalone 985R recorder) it can fit 2 hours DVD quality or 3 hours s-vid quality onto one disc. Buy one of them, then buy a SEMA CopyMaster (which takes off the Macrovision protection) and make all the backups you want. If anyone here OWNS a Philips recorder, please tell me how it works before I drop $700 on the thing.
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amber1
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3. January 2003 @ 02:38 |
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i just looked at the philips on the net and it seems to me that if you can get the dvd signal to the philips by firewire, it will record the movie. But you will NOT have a real DVD per say. You will have a video like movie saved in dvd format. The quality for a 2 hour film saved on 1 dvd(4g) will NOT be the same quaility as the original dvd. Also, no menues. etc
amber1
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z0diac
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3. January 2003 @ 04:17 |
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I realize none of the extras would be there (I don't care for them, or to listen to it in Spanish anyway) but there's no way what they say can be true. Their recording length / video comparisons are: 1hr/DV, 2hr/DVD, 3hr/SVid, 4hr/VCR quality. Now, I've captured video with my mpeg2 hardware encoder and 3mbit video looks NOTHING near VCR quality. As soon as there's a lot of movement on the screen, everything pixelates (ie: goes blocky) Also, their "DVD quality" recording I'm sure is 4mbit/sec - which is NOT dvd quality. VBR on a regular DVD movie is anywhere from around 3-9mbps, so saying 4 is DVD quality is unfair.
Anyway, all I'm asking is... to anyone that OWNS or has SEEN the Philips 1000R/985R DVDs - what are they like? And also - have you noticed any problems with white balance? (my mpeg2 capture card is horrible for some things with white balance) (and no audio/vid sync probs?)
But hey, if I can get 2 hours of VCR-quality video onto a 4.7gig disk, I'll buy one.
For anyone who cares about capturing video (mpeg2) and putting it onto DVD - 5mbit (128k audio) will do a max of about 1hr 30mins onto a 4.7g disc, 4mbit (128k audio) will do CLOSE to 2 hrs, 3mbit or less isn't even worth capturing (I encoded a movie from a digital channel at 3mbit and it was all blocky when there was fast camera movement)
You'd think the people that make mpeg2 capture cards would include a goddam table TELLING YOU how much would fit instead of making everyone spend days doing trial and error. (or maybe the DVD drive makers could do it too since NOT ALL of us use our dvd writers to dump computer files onto....)
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Jaim1to
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3. January 2003 @ 05:28 |
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After burning every single movie I put in my DVD drive , I can assure anyone that DVDXCOPY is amazing , I just bought my SONY-DRU500 in christmas and ordered the accu DVD-R , i have not lost a single DVD , I have backup about 17 movies so far DVDXCOPY version 1.21 is what I use. the best part is click and burn :). ppl can say whatever about DVDXCOPY but in my personal experience I am glad I found it.
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amber1
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3. January 2003 @ 07:26 |
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Jaim1to, are you using PAL or NTSC dvds to burn???
amber1
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Jaim1to
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3. January 2003 @ 08:29 |
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This is the link of the DVDs i bought http://store.yahoo.com/cdrdvdrmedia/higqual47dvm6.html , after reading lots of reviews in this forum , I went ahead and bought this kind of DVDS , thanks to that , of course 1st i research for the best brand of DVD-RW drives , and SONYDRU-500 was the answer , so SONY DRU-500 + ACCU DVD-R = BEST COMBINATION , in my case the formula is even better SONY DRU-500 + ACCU DVD-R + DVDXCOPY = AMAZING :)
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amber1
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3. January 2003 @ 08:48 |
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Jaim1to, this is not what I mean, sorry, maybe I did not expalin fully.
With dvdxcopy: there are basically two tv system in the world, NTSC (usa and jap) and PAL (europe and the rest of the world)
Please if you do not know the difference, then just tell me what country you live in. This is important to me also. I was so angry at dvdxcopy because only after i bought the stupid program did they inform me that it would not work for PAL dvds. I tried the v1.21 and again, it did NOT work.
thanks
amber1
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Jaim1to
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3. January 2003 @ 08:50 |
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I live in NC, US , my guess almost positive is that DVD format around here is NTSC.
Peruano a mucha honra!
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amber1
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3. January 2003 @ 08:56 |
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HI zodiac, yes I will have to agree with you, no way. If you are interested in putting you videos(analog) to DV, I would suggest the Miglia Directors cut take two. I bought one last month and it is great!!! Then I used Uleads video studio or workshop to put in titles and chapters, etc. I can also pick what I want for dvd quality, best(1hour on dvd) good (1.5 hrs on dvd) or fair(2 hrs on dvd). But as you can see, the quality will go down. take care
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amber1
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3. January 2003 @ 09:01 |
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Hi Jaim1to.
Yes and thanks, you have NTSC. I have heard that dvdxcopy works OK with ntsc movies, BUT not all. good luck. It seems that PAL people will still have to wait a while.
amber1
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Otherone
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4. January 2003 @ 08:53 |
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My DVDXcopy 1.3 works great.
Use RW discs until you have the right setting and leave the file split after chapter setting alone. Just get rid of the intro junk and menus. use start movie, abandon menu.
NOTE, make sure auto insert notification is OFF on ALL recorders for any recording program and any other ripping programs. Before finalization, Windows checks disc content, giving a burn error.That is something I have not figured out how to do in WinZP pro. Prassi DVD has an option in there to do this, but it's worthless because it wont recognize ANY recording devices in ANY computer unless they are SCSI.
The reason DVDXcopy uses two discs is because you are duping a 2 layer disc. ReMpeg will reduce the SIZE dow so you can get it on one disc but I found this to be a waste of time. I dont mind have a two-disc movie and retain the original quality.
DVDXcopy is still basicly in BETA, but it is the only easy program that works straight DVD to DVD. Funny how DVD's are 9gb but for some reason, we can only get 4.7 gb discs. Just another anti-copying stunt by you know who. My setup:
P4 2.0 ghz, Asus P4T-E, GF4 4600, 1000mb rambus, Pioneer A05, Windoze ZP Pro OEM
Resistance is not futile, and we will not be assimilated!
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Otherone
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4. January 2003 @ 08:56 |
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Hmmm... make that Win XP OEM
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Otherone
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4. January 2003 @ 09:16 |
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And one more underlying and ominous point to be considered:
IF the copright lawyers get their way, those fossilized buzzards in the Supreme Court will shut down DVDXcopy, as they did with Napster, and then they will go after all the internet websites that promote ANY DVD copy software, including me. It will never end until everyone has been assimilated by the entertainment industry... There is big bucks involved here. I know it is overpriced (they need big bucks to fight the Supreme Court), but I would advise getting DVDXcopy now while you still can and install it on every computer you have. Get the online version to qualify for future updates!!! I have three systems here all working. The DVDXcopy's on Kazzaa dont work because the password and ID's are done via the 321 studio website possibly using IP address too, so forget that approach. Hopefully, 321 Studios will publish some more updated versions soon. But nevertheless, my 1.3 works good and I don't NEED any updates. The people at 321 are working pretty hard to come up with a perfect program but due to the huge variation in customer system setups, they have their work cut out.
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WR925
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4. January 2003 @ 13:42 |
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I don't see what the movie industry is worring about! To copy a DVD using the quick method of DVD X Copy you need to use two RW disks, these cost about 6.50 to 7.00 US$ each + your time (about 4.5hours). Their is no significant savings for every one to rush to copy. These people are so paranoid. They should give it a rest.
WR925
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Otherone
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4. January 2003 @ 14:04 |
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True. Look at all the blank media, dvd burners, players, DVD-ROM, software programs, DVD rentals, dvd's that have to be retailed to supply all the store shelves. Billions of $$$!!! Look how many jobs have been created. The giants want it all, and that is why I endorse any and all copying by the public. I have probably spent $1000 where as I would not have bought ANY DVD's anyway because they are way overpriced considering it is just a piece of plastic that cost a buck to make. It would have been cheaper to just buy the DVD outright. I never knew how bad they want to squash the little man until Napster was crushed. I only bought DVDXcopy to support 321 Studio efforts to fight them.
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z0diac
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4. January 2003 @ 14:04 |
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Get your blanks from RIMA.com - works out to about $1.80-2US/disc. But as for the copyrighting issue - you have every right to make personal backups of your own discs, especially considering a small scratch on a DVD is far more devestating then a small bend in part of a VHS tape. DVD discs may last 100 years so they say - if it sits on a shelf for that time. But from my experience, discs getting daily use last far less than tapes. But anyway, I'm getting off topic... discs are no more likely to be pirated and sold than tapes, so I can't seen them making personal backups of your own movies for safety's sake, illegal.
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