How do you guys copy dvd's?

[jobiwan24]

Hey all,

exactly how do you guys copy dvd's? is it as easy as copying a cd as in you put in the dvd and a blank click burn dvd and you sit back and it does it on it's own? like how do the chapter marks and menu and all that stuff get copied? thanks for any info :>)

joe

[italiancanolli9]

You Copy The Image ISO. To Your Hard Drive, Then put a blank in and select the ISO. or image to burn, and bam its that easy.

[mdmt619]

yeah, you just have to burn the big ISO file to the disc

[italiancanolli9]

Its Very Simple To Do, Pending What Program You Use

[willndmb]

JOE does this mean you have a nurner :)

make a disc image and burn the image
depoending on the program depends hoiw exactly to do it but its easy with 99% of them

[willndmb]

and you can not "just burn the ISO file to a disc
you have toi have the setting set up right, or it could burn it as a data disc and not play on a stand alone

[Lcsulla]

Grab a free program called "DVD Decryptor", it has two ISO modes; reda (extract) and write. In short it is idiot proof, and all the menu's and chapter markers are identical. It's a great program and I have yet to encounter any problems extracting or burning.

Oh, and if your using an earlier version of windows (95, 98, or me) you may have a problem and have to play with your hard drive settings. I don't think those OS's like files larger than 2 gB and almost any ISO will be over that size. If you have XP or 2000 don't sweat it.

and if your on a MAC ask Will, any other OS and I'd say make another thread:)

[jobiwan24]

thanks for all the info, and no will, i still don't have a burner, actually i don't even have a functional cd burner anymore :>( that's why i haven't been around as much. but i work at a wedding studio with tons of equipment that comes in really handy. i was able to hook up some folks overseas b/c i can copy vids to pal. ok so now that i know what everyone is doing i'm gonna try and get it to happen at work. what about standalone burners, is it possible to make an exact copy, with the menu/chapters and all using 2 standalones? also is dazzle the program you all use?
and thanks again for all the input, you guys never let me down :>)

joe

[willndmb]

Originally posted by jobiwan24
thanks for all the info, and no will, i still don't have a burner, actually i don't even have a functional cd burner anymore :>( that's why i haven't been around as much. but i work at a wedding studio with tons of equipment that comes in really handy. i was able to hook up some folks overseas b/c i can copy vids to pal. ok so now that i know what everyone is doing i'm gonna try and get it to happen at work. what about standalone burners, is it possible to make an exact copy, with the menu/chapters and all using 2 standalones? also is dazzle the program you all use?
and thanks again for all the input, you guys never let me down :>)

joe no cd burner = no better time to get a dvd burner, takes care of it all :)
i use dazzle hollywood
as for the stand alones, no sure if they copy the menus and everything exact, my gut says no

[jobiwan24]

yeah i'm also thinking it won't. i don't know i'm gonna try to burn one through the computer, they also have an external burner so i'm gonna try it on that, wish me luck :>)

joe