Backing up DVDs?

[Deja Q]

Hiya! I want to make duplicates of my DVDs before I lend them out to people (borrow, rather, no $ or sexual favors are involved).

What's the best software to use?

I'd be recording onto DVD+RW medium so I can re-use the disc. No sense in using multiple DVD+R discs when I'm using those for my VHS transfers.

Thanx!

[democracyindanger]

1. I tried this once

Spent fifty bucks on DVD copying software, only to discover that off-the-shelf software can't copy protected DVDs. You can find something on the web called DCSS or something, which used to be able to break the encoding, but I don't think it can anymore.

[Shakespeare]

2. Buy a copy of DVD X-Copy Gold

Makes perfect backup copies. I think I paid around $80 for my copy--you can get it in any computer store, and eBay's a good place to check, too.

[Kellanved]

3. best is difficult, here is "free"

(posted this in the dupe already)

DVDDecrypter and DVDFab (to reduce the data and split) and DVDshrink (to fit the movie on one DVDR)

Links will follow in a minute.

http://www.dvddecrypter.com/
http://www.mrbass.org/dvdfab/ (I'm using an old version, the newer ones aren't freeware anymore)
http://www.dvdshrink.org/

[Nomad559]

4. DVD

I use DVD X Copy Platinum, It's free If you know where to look. :evilgrin:
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Lasso of Truth

[Deja Q]

5. Thanka y'all!

:yourock:

[Spirochete]

6. I like Clone DVD myself

It's better than Xcopy for letting you choose what and what not to include. Like you can leave off the foreign languages, or subtitles, etc.