Pain in the Tech comments on [How to back up a DVD]

Comment on [How to back up a DVD] by Moon River

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:58:14 -0700

For Mac users:

Comment on [How to back up a DVD] by Mike

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:45:28 -0800

Hey I just upgraded my comp. I put in 2 sata dvd burners and a new sata hd. I am running xp pro. when i go to use dvd shrink and nero like i always have dvd shrink does not show a burner in the section where it says select backup folder. and if i got to burn settings u cant use any of that. all of the other programs on my pc will pick up the burners just fine. I remembe having this problem a couple years ago when i built my sisters pc but i cant remember how to fix it. can anybody help. Thanks

Comment on [How to back up a DVD] by Chibear

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:33:16 -0800

You do not need Nero to burn the files. I use DVD Decrypter, which is free. Use "DVD Shrink" to create the ISO file, then use "DVD Decrypter" to burn it to a DVD.

Comment on [How to back up a DVD] by Teresa

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:30:03 -0800

I have AnyDVD and have been copying my DVD's with no problems. I usually use dvd shrink and let Nero handle the burning. I also have dvd decrypter. I sometimes will decrypt and then Recode2. But no matter what program I use lately (the last week) my computer freezes during encoding at different %'s. Any ideas on why. I have win xp and my burner is a Sony DVD RW DRU-820A. I haven't changed anything on my computer since this has started. Would appreciate any feedback!! Thanks!

Comment on [How to back up a DVD] by stuu

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:33:06 -0800

Do I need to have nero express to use dvd shrink? Because i have nero start smart installed and it doesn't burn off any backups, it just saves them to the computer. I have used dvd shrink before, but it usally automatically starts burning off a back up copy, i dont understand why it isn't doing that? im really confused??

Comment on [How to back up a DVD] by Crystal

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:35:40 -0700

Hello. I've been trying to back up my copies of Baby Einstein (Disney) DVDs. My little girl slobbers all over things, and I know I won't be able to afford new copies of these! So, I download all this software because I have burned it 3 times tonight and it won't play. When I choose to "Open" the DVD I burned it shows the AUDIOTS and VIDEOTS folders on the DVD, just won't work in DVD player. Any suggestions?

Comment on [How to back up a DVD] by edd

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 08:55:15 -0700

i have a philips external hard disc recently i had the notebook cleaned & cannot retrieve my files.i have also misplaced the nero back it up disc. p.c world have quoted me �90 to replace it.any suggestions? edd

Comment on [How to back up a DVD] by JM

Tue, 08 May 2007 18:22:25 -0700

I'm having the same problems as the 2 above. DVD's freeze in both windows media (godawful program anyway) and all my dvd players. I've burned successfully for about a year up until the past month or two. I've tried DVDfab, dvd decrypter, and as always dvd shrink. Nothing works. tried anydvd for a day, trial somehow expired the next morning, and i don't know that i want to drop 50 bucks. any help?

Comment on [How to back up a DVD] by Anonymous

Tue, 08 May 2007 16:52:47 -0700

The same thing as happened to me. I use quality media, TDK and Sony DVD-R's and store discs in appropriate place but those burned around 14 months ago no longer play properly in dvd players (a dvd rom drive on my computer can just about decode them enabling me to reburn when they work fine again). I think it might have something to do with heat (they all play fine for the first 40 min or so) but this is just a guess.

Comment on [How to back up a DVD] by Carol

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:51:38 -0700

I have DVD FAB, SHRINK, DECRYPTOR, ANY DVD on my computer. I have been making copies of my DVDs for over a year. Recently my copies won't play. I have 3 DVD players and the copies won't play in either one of them. The movie will skip, break-up and then it will completely freeze up. Has anyone ever had this problem before?

Comment on [How to back up a DVD] by George

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:45:18 -0700

Hey, i have this really annoying problem. Whenever I copy a DVD using DVD Shrink, the movie continuously freezes and stops and does not play. The recording of the DVD is alrite, however the result is not good at all. I use a Light Scribe LG Recorder at 16x with 16x writing speed. DvdShrink v. 3.2... Any help will be appreciated. Thx

Comment on [How to back up a DVD] by Anonymous

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 07:32:55 -0700

I have been using dvd shrink and nero 6.6.0.18 with great results. Yesterday I went to backup a music concert dvd and got the error on the screen after the source disc was put in my burner and it read "Local Volume Identifier" and the tray to my burner opened up and I tried reinserting it and it did the same thing. I use Any DVD along with my back ups, which I find to be well worth the expenditure. I hope that someone can help, thankyou. Is there a setting on DVD Shrink that should correct this error??? Again, thx.

Comment on [How to back up a DVD] by JILL

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 01:22:28 -0700

I always use DVD Shrink with NERO and usually after backing up the disc the drive opens..I remove the movie and insert a blank recordable DVD and it automatically burns for me. Now...the drive won't open and it just simply says that the disk has been backed up. I would love to know how to get it back to where the drive opens and BAM burning begins!

Comment on [How to back up a DVD] by Anonymous

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:51:03 -0700

You can still download DVD Shrink at http://www.dvdshrink.org/ Website still up, just no updates to program.

Comment on [How to back up a DVD] by Anonymous

Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:03:44 -0700

http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/ The last place I know of to download DVD Shrink.

Comment on [How to back up a DVD] by Anonymous

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:33:00 -0700

i have tried several programs - including dvd region +css free and AnyDVD- both allow me to open and watch a DVD on my machine - but when I go to encode (I have used DVD shrink and CloneDVD as well as Nero) when I burn the DVD- using xoom, Nero or Clone - none of them will work on my DVD player- tells me it has region restrictions. Any suggestions? Thanks

Comment on [How to back up a DVD] by Andy Atkinson

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:06:28 -0700

In general, the read speed of your DVD reader/writer drive, channel (IDE), controller card, etc. determines that maximum number of bits that can be copied from your DVD to your hard disk. If you have a second DVD optical drive you could test and see if it has a higher read speed. Try searching for a tool online to test read speed of optical drives if interested. Once the bits are moved to your hard disk, your system resources (mainly CPU) generally limits your encoding time (if you are re-encoding the video). My latest solution is to have one DVD ROM that reads and a second drive (DVD writer) that burns, this way I can copy a disc with the computer unattended. A second DVD ROM drive is very inexpensive.

Comment on [How to back up a DVD] by DrPan

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 18:15:28 -0700

How can I increase the "Rate" at which the dvd is being copied to the hard drive?

Comment on [How to back up a DVD] by Anonymous

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 08:53:46 -0700

hi, when i tried to analyse (first step before backup) the DVD using DVD Shrink, i am getting a disturbed audio. The audio problem esists, if already playing any songs while doing this task. Even after writing this to DVD, I am getting good video but, audio is disturbed. I am using SONIC DVD burning software. Do I need to do any changes in my Audio settings Thank you. Shivakumar K

Comment on [How to back up a DVD] by Anonymous

Fri, 05 May 2006 08:53:19 -0700

IF you have a seperate reader and writer. DVD shrink has to first transcode the whole thing to your hard drive, then burn. Recode 2 can transcode directly to the blank DVD, effectively cutting your time by 1/3 to 1/2 per DVD backed up. If you have a large projector like I do, you can also detect far more artifacting in DVD shrink backups than in Recode 2 or Clone DVD backups. Just my opinion. If you HAVE to go 100% free, Recode + DVD43 + DVD Decrypter will get you there. I bought Nero package and AnyDVD and I've never looked back since.