i have roxio burner and i have a large collection of dvds i want to copy them as to keep the orginals in mint (unscratched) shape but my dvd burner keeps telling me that it is protected and i want to know if it is possible to burn them and if yes how
sure it is, the search button works wonders in theese forums all you have to do is search burning dvd guids and you will have your answer, also you will need, a program like dvd region + css free or AnyDVD that one is one that a lot of members use here, those program will help remove the copyprotection from the dvd' that you are trying to backup, good luck happy burning have a nice day
welcome to AfterDawn, junkie_99! it's easier to start to learn by looking things up yourself.... but it's ok to ask, too! here is a great free program that does all the DVDs and has a guide, too, just for newbies like yourself! download the programs and follow the guide by the great Alkohol:
http://my.afterdawn.com/alkohol/all_blog_entries.cfm it's called RipIt4Me and it does all the DVDs that are out there! learn and enjoy!
also some newbie advise (tixs of the trade):
here are some guides for you:
don't know what programs you have to use to burn your movies that are on the hard drive? here are some other programs that many members love and use all the time:
Although this program is not updated any more it's one of the best free programs that does EVERYTHING and still works for older movies that are at least a year old or older. And even works with some newer movies that didn't put in the newer encryptions.
Use the guides that I gave you (above).
when DVDDecrypter can't rip the movie to the hard drive(newer encryptions---the new movies) then use this program to rip to the hard drive.... it's free
this is not freeware..... but it lets you have a 21 day trial period to use the programs and they work great on new movies and old and are updated often. So if new encryption come out on those new movies just released these programs will already have the updates!
with the guides and these programs you should be well on your way to burning DVDs to your hearts content! enjoy........
some tips of the trade:
1. use good media will stop many problems you might run into. Verbatim, Taiyo Yuden, Maxell, Sony..... look for the ones Made In Japan. the exception to this rule is Verbatim.
2. burn at half the rated speed of your media (if the disk is an 8x media speed then burn at 4x). This will stop reading errors from your player.
3. Don't burn too close to the edge of the media. 4484MB is the max and on good media you can go as close as 4400.... to be sure I only go up to 4384MB just in case and I use Taiyo Yuden where I know my buddies go up to 4400 without any problems.
4. keep your firmware up do date..... this will make your writer recognize all the disks and burning speeds and other improvements with the software of your drive.
just some things to consider when burning DVDs..... there are many more things to learn but this is a good start! If you want to read more and learn more then this is a good thread to read:
