Cracking security

[rock1873]

where do I get a programme to overcome the copy security for DVD's ??

[khana]

http://www.mrbass.org/dvdrip/

That should do the trick, I'm assuming its for personal use only to back up your legitimately bought DVD's in case of scratches.

[TEAK36]

There are loads of programs that do this, but I use DVDshrink.Its quick, easy, and if I remember correctly,it was free.

[oakleydoaky]

dvd shrink certainly is free, works and is very easy to use if you also have a recent 'nero burning' on your pc. (because it prepares the files for nero). its still quite easy withou nero though....

i copied all of our family dvd's for my daughter when she went to university (i feel no guilt because this is what i did it for!) only a couple failed.

if the original has any scratches it will give a 'cyclic redundancy check' error and stop. if it does that i am afraid you wont get a copy with 'dvd shrink'

[r4zorb4ck]

DVD Dycrypter is a far better programme and much quicker than DVD Shrink.

[spaced]

yes, r4zor, but dvd decrypter does not compress the files to fit on a 4.7 GB disc, so you still need dvd shrink. U can only use dvd decrypter if the dvd you are backing up is 4.7gb or less.

[Confab]

If you�re copying a commercial DVD then the DVD will be dual layer and most likely over 4.7GB which means the file will be too big to fit on to a single layer DVD. If you want to copy to a dual layer DVD then this will not be an issue but I would not recommend you buy dual layer disks as they are expensive

The best method is this � Use DVD Decrypter to remove copyright protection, macrovision and region settings. The Decrypted files will be saved to your Hard Drive. Then use DVD Shrink to shrink the files so that they fit on to one single layer DVD. You will not notice any difference in picture quality.

I have full instruction on how this is done and the software. If your interested I�ll mail them to you.

[spaced]

Arrrgh! DVD Shrink decrypts dvd too confab!

Look - DVD Shrink to compress and crack/decrypt dvd, Nero to copy the files and burn onto dvd.

End of.

[Confab]

If this method works for you then thats fine but I have found that DVD Decryptor has a better success rate. I don't use Nero to burn but I do use DVD shrink to reduce the size of the decrypted files.

Perhaps I'll try your method of just using DVD shrink with Nero. It makes no odds to me as long as the result is the same.

Confab (-:

[Bob A Job]

dvdshrink will have problems with microsofts 'cyclic redundancy error', and will get stuck if the disc has any noticable scratches, DVD decrypter will attempt to re-read bad sectors several times. Decrypter has a burning ROM that shrink will use as a default if Nero is not installed but its burn speed will run too high for DVD-R's to be playable in older standalone DVD players.

Other than that if both programs are configured properly, they both decrypt files at nearly the same rate.

[wideboy]

Do none of you know of AnyDVD. This is so simple compared to the others mentioned. It runs in the background so you don't need to do anything! Have it running and then use your normal DVD copying program, but, if you need to compress (eg dual-layer to single DVD), use CloneDVD.

[spaced]

yes wideboy, we all know about those 2 programmes, but they are not free like DVD Shrink and DVD Decrypter.

[wideboy]

Yes, I know they cost - but somehow I've never needed to!!