How to Copy DVD

Learn How To Copy DVDs Today!

It's no big secret that America loves movies! It's the biggest source of entertainment inside and outside homes all around the world. And technology has come a long ways in that people can now learn how to copy DVD right from their own computers.

In this day and age it is possible for nearly anyone to make backup copies of all their DVD movies, thus giving a longer life to their original discs.

One issue to keep in mind regarding copying DVDs is the legal issues. It is perfectly fine to make backup copies of your personal collection, but creating copies for friends and relatives would put you at risk of breaking the law.

Many people want to learn how to copy DVDs, and this is a good thing, but bear in mind the piracy and copy protected laws before moving forward.

Copying DVDs can be a bit tricky. The film industry has been working diligently on finding ways to protect their intellectual property rights. Fortunately the encryptions on most movies are not foolproof. Most DVD burning software is able to get around this coding. And this is good news for all those who want to know how to copy DVDs.

DVD movies can be copied to a blank disk or to your computer hard drive without any loss of quality. There are many tools available to eliminate problems associated with CSS (content scrambling system) and region protection.

There are many different types of DVD copy software. The most popular is DVD burner software. DVD burning software will take your movie and rip an identical copy of it to a blank DVD discs. This is a great way to copy your DVDs. For the majority of people this is the best method.

You see, DVDs take up a huge amount of space on your hard drive. The video is in such a high resolution that just a few of these movies could fill up half of your hard drive! That is why burning the movie to a blank disc is the best option if you want to preserve space on your hard drive.

Before copying a movie you'll need to consider a few things. You'll need to convert the movie you want to copy to a size that will fit on a blank disc. Care should be taken to include all audios, subtitles, and features. To save disk space you may want to compress dual-layer movies onto a single-layer disc.

DVDShrink or SmartRipper are a few free software programs that you can use to shrink your files so that they will fit onto a single-layer DVD disc.

Keep in mind that free has a price to pay as well, in that updates to programs and new coding encryptions may not be readily available. I have found that keeping up to date on the new encryption codes that come out is well worth a few dollars.

It is extremely important to invest in the best media and movie burning software available. Purchasing quality media will help protect against deterioration of the disc that comes with repeated use. The ideal DVD copy software should be easy and uncomplicated for all to use.

When buying your DVD copy software, you'll want to look for a program that offers a broad range of features. The best ones will come with a CSS decryption and decoder, compression capabilities, and options for modifying sub-titles, features, and bonus footage. In order for the software to be really effective for long term used, the company will need to update the software continuously.

After the ripping process you'll need another software program that will burn the movie onto a blank DVD disc. Some software for this purpose is Nero, Clone DVD, and One Click Copy DVD.

For the easiest and quickest solution for bypassing encryptions and burning I highly recommend AnyDVD and CloneDVD. This software can make backup copies of any of your DVD movies.

Place your source in the drive (movie to copy), then click the copy button, and place a blank DVD disc in the destination drive when prompted. If you happen to have a DVD reader and a burner on your computer you can place your movie in the reader and the blank disc in the burner.

Tips to keep in mind while the burning is in process:

• Turn off all background programs running in the background such as virus software.
  
  
• Do not use your computer for other activities while you're copying movies.

If you are using my "no hassle" recommended copy DVD sources for creating your backup DVD movies it will take 20 to 30 minutes from start to finish. Pop the disc in the drives and take a 20 minute coffee break. (burning time may fluctuate depending on length of movie and your computer speed)

I hope this has helped you learn how to copy DVD.

Good luck with backing up your collection!