Can I use my computer (running Windows XP) to make an exact DVD copy of a movie on DVD, not for sale but for my own use?

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Not an exact copy... I assume you're referring to a commercial DVD that you've bought or rented; those are almost always encrypted with a system called CSS. It's not possible to make an exact copy of a CSS-encrypted movie, at least with that equipment. CSS relies on the fact that DVD burners can't write to the entire surface of the disc.

The original DVD is encrypted using a key, and the key is written to a part of the disc that can't be burned on a blank disc. You can copy the encrypted data perfectly, but it's useless without the key. You can, however, make a decrypted copy using such software as DVD Fab Decrypter or AnyDVD.

Once the content is decrypted, you don't need the key to play it back, and there's no difference in quality if all you've done is decrypt it. There is an extra wrinkle, though: most blank DVD media is single-layer, and most DVD movies are dual-layer. If you don't have any of the expensive dual-layer media, you'll probably have to "shrink" the movie, using software such as DVD Shrink, to fit it onto a single-layer disc.

This takes about half an hour and will cause some loss of video quality. Note that copying commercial DVDs is usually illegal, since it violates the DMCA, so the instructions above are provided for your education only. There are some exceptions, but fair use isn't one of them - even for personal use that wouldn't be considered copyright infringement, it's still illegal to break that encryption in order to make the copy..

Some free options The way that I have made backups of my movies is to "rip" the DVD to my hard drive with either "DVD Decrypter" or "DVD Fab Decrypter" (both do nearly the same thing). Once the movie is saved on the hard drive you have t see if it will fit on a standard DVD. If the files are too large to fit on the DVD you will need a program to shrink the files down.

I use "DVD Shrink" which seems to do an incredible job in making larger movies fit. It does (minimally) reduce the quality, but I have rarely noticed it. Then you can use your favorite burner program (or just use "DVD Decrypter") to burn the movie onto your blank DVD.

I hope this helps! Charlie .

Yes it is possible You can make an exact copy of a DVD if you have the right tools, the right DVD burner (for an exact copy) and don't mind skirting the law a bit. I will assume that you own the DVD you wish to copy and are making a backup copy. Otherwise you would be stealing the movie.

There are many programs available that can do this copy for you. I will list a method that I have heard works and provides an excellent backup copy. You can use a program called DVD Decryptor to copy the files to your hard drive - removing all the copy protection that it finds.

If the data is greater than 4.3 gigs (approximately) and you have a single layer blank DVD or a DVD burner that does not burn dual layer discs you need to make a decision. You need to have the data re-encoded to fit the smaller DVD size. You can use DVD2One for this (or DVDShrink as well) and it will make it fit and keep the best quality it can.At this time you can decide if you want the entire disc or just the movie (assuming this is a movie DVD).

If you do have a dual later DVD and a dual layer burner you can simply write out the data with no compression. If the data was 4.3 gigs or less you can also just right the data (now unprotected) to a new blank DVD using a program such as Nero. Simply copy the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders to the DVD in a video DVD format (not a data format) and you will have a backup.

Again, there are many options and some may be much simpler one-step solutions. But I have found this to work the best if you want a top quality backup. Or so I have heard.

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Yes. Should you? I don't know.

If you are asking if it is possible to copy a DVD with Windows XP, the answer is yes. You will need some kind of DVD authoring software to do this. Pretty much anything will work if the DVD permits copying.

There are ways around this, if it does not, Sony Vegas 7 has the ability to extract video from copy protected DVD disks, but it very clearly states that it is illegal to use the feature to copy disks for which you do not have the permission of the copyright holder. Being the curious type, I had to try it to see if it would work, but I have no intention of making illegal copies.As a amature producer, I appreciate having the ability. I would hate to think that I might burn a video to disk with copy protection and then some time later realize that my master copy had gone bad and I could not retrieve the files from another disk.

From a legal standpoint, the amount of money you make from copyrighted material is not relavant. The law is more interested in how much harm comes to the copyright holder from your actions. If making a copy prevents the copyright holder from collecting money then you could be required to pay him that money, plus court fees, etc. Using a copy protected DVD to try out a feature and then deleting the files may be illegal, but it does not inflict damage.

The copyright holder would not be able to collect money from that action. If a person tried to secure the right to copy the material, that person would probably refuse to pay money for that right. If one copyright holder would not give permission there are thousand of others who might, or the person could burn a disk with copyprotection.

If is doubtful that anyone cares about this kind of activity. Let's look at a different situation. Suppose you have a DVD that you have purchased.

You make a copy of it for backup purposes. Only one of the two disks is used at any one time. The copyright holder is not hurt by this arrangement.

Another situation might be that you have joined Netflix and you are receiving DVD through the mail. You receive one that you really like, but you don't want to purchase it. You make a copy of it, just to have it around, and then send the original back to Netflix.

While you are not making money from this arrangement, the copyright holder is prevented from making money because you chose to copy the disk rather than purchasing the disk. Legal issues asside, from an ethical point of view, unless you are attempting to preserve the value of something you have purchased, you should purchase rather than copy.

Close but not exact dvd95copy.com - They provide a number of low cost applications that will allow copies of DVDs. I have two small children who are capable of losing and destroying DVDs on a regular basis and I use DVD95Copy to make "disposable" copies of their favorite movies. In most cases commercial DVDs are now on DVD9 disks and run between 5 and 8 Gbytes, so a certain amount of compression results when I burn it to a 4.2 GByte DVD, but it is not noticable on a small screen portable DVD player (or most televisions)..

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I need the software for windows XP Home editionto load on my computer. I can't find the software. Can you help?Jim.

When I place a DVD or CD into my computer, nothing happens. It used to open automatically. I have Windows XP.

Is it ok to copy my dvd movies to my computer hard drive and what software would I use.

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