What's the Best Way to Backup DVDs?

[springfieldxd]

I'm looking for a way to backup my DVD collection,since most of my movies get borrowed and kept by others.

I don't want to waste a bunch of time with several different programs converting file formats, just something simple that turns the process into that of aCD duplication.

Suggestions plz.

and as i sometimes do to get my threads jumpin' off the right way, here's a pic of a female i used to mess with.

 

[springfieldxd]

thanks for all the help, guys.

I knew a scantily clad woman would help me get some responses.

 

[salviboy7]

Use handbrake if you're on a Mac.

 

[thegoat121886]

mac or PC?

 

[emmanuel goldstein]

lol man when i get hom i got you ... cant think of the program right now ... i think its called convertXtodvd ... but you can convert backwardsly ...

 

[springfieldxd]

I'm rocking the PC.

i was gonna use Nero, but it never worked for me on previous versions, i dunno whether it was available memory or what...

 

[baseballer10p]

dvdshrink can convert them into iso files

 

[emmanuel goldstein]

something i found ... never knew vlc could do this ...

Using VLC Media Player
Click File, then Open Disc, then select DVD (not with "menus">.
Go to Disc tab and locate which Title contains the full length movie.
Select Stream/Save from Options.
Click Settings.
Select File, then browse to open dialog and type in the name of the file you want to save as.
Select the Encapsulation Method, such as MP4. ASF, WAV and RAW are not recommended.
Select Video Code (such as DIV3), Bitrate (such as 1024), Audio Codec (such as MP3), Bitrate (such as 192).
Uncheck Play Locally for faster processing.
Click OK.
Click OK.
Wait. Ripping a full length movie can take a very long time (such as 2 hours).

 

[shapeshiftah]

Originally Posted by baseballer10p

dvdshrink can convert them into iso files

that's what i use..

and

at nobody mentioning the pic

 

[salviboy7]

info on the pic!

 

[nostrandave68]

Wow that pic is random

 

[snackworm]

Personally, I use DVDFab Platinum.

 

[militaryiv]

what your doing is illegal, theres a region code for a reason

 

[iiceman83]

Originally Posted by MilitaryIV

what your doing is illegal, theres a region code for a reason

He said back up foo...... He didnt specify if it was his own dvds which is legal...... Blockbuster ftw

 

[snackworm]

OP asked about backing up his personal collection. I don't see anything wrong with that as long as they are DVDs that he owns. As far as I know, the rightfor one to copy a DVD that one owns for personal use hasn't been decided one way or another in court. I tend to believe that Fair Use allows for that, butmy belief is neither here nor there.

I didn't mention stripping copy protection or changing region codes. My personal collection is burned to iso, then kept on a network storage. Many hometheaters work the same way. It isn't much different that tivo'ing a TV show in my opinion.

 

[springfieldxd]

Originally Posted by Emmanuel Goldstein

something i found ... never knew vlc could do this ...

Using VLC Media Player
Click File, then Open Disc, then select DVD (not with "menus">.
Go to Disc tab and locate which Title contains the full length movie.
Select Stream/Save from Options.
Click Settings.
Select File, then browse to open dialog and type in the name of the file you want to save as.
Select the Encapsulation Method, such as MP4. ASF, WAV and RAW are not recommended.
Select Video Code (such as DIV3), Bitrate (such as 1024), Audio Codec (such as MP3), Bitrate (such as 192).
Uncheck Play Locally for faster processing.
Click OK.
Click OK.
Wait. Ripping a full length movie can take a very long time (such as 2 hours).

do .iso files lose video quality?

thanks for the info, btw...

 

[springfieldxd]

and i'm not illegally pirating movies, for the record.

just backin' 'em up, witchall top flight security of the word craig $%*%#...

 

[militaryiv]

...damn, yall must not know my stance on piracy and apparently i need to work on my sarcasm

and no .isos dont lose quality

 

[snackworm]

Originally Posted by SpringfieldXD



do .iso files lose video quality?

thanks for the info, btw...

It can. An iso is just an image file. I make my iso files 1:1 copies, meaning I take the entire DVD, and copy the whole thing into an iso. Idon't compress or delete anything. a 1:1 iso file will have quality as perfect as the DVD that it came from, assuming that you get a good rip. If youcompress or try to shrink the file, then it can decrease video quality, at least theoretically. I can't personally tell you there is a difference, becauseI have always made 1:1 iso files.

 

[hybridsoldier23]

Damn, i'm at work spoiler tag that pic man...

Anyways use DVD decrypter or DVD shrink

 

[snackworm]

Originally Posted by MilitaryIV

...damn, yall must not know my stance on piracy and apparently i need to work on my sarcasm

and no .isos dont lose quality

Sorry if I didn't detect the sarcasm, I meant no harm.

I don't know your stance on piracy, that's your business. I just wanted point out that I wasn't proposing anything "illegal".

 

[springfieldxd]

Originally Posted by MilitaryIV

...damn, yall must not know my stance on piracy and apparently i need to work on my sarcasm

Long Live ThePirateBay

my bad fam...

 

[fresh prince of nowhere]

Originally Posted by snackworm

Personally, I use DVDFab Platinum.

yea i recommend this too. you can copy the entire disk (menus and everything), just the film, or certain parts. you can also put the vids on youripod, zune, psp, etc