| Storage of data in today's IT world has become of | | | | ready to make any number of crystal clear |
| paramount importance and DVDs or Digital Video | | | | copies.d)Techniques of copying DVDs: |
| Discs have become a safe and reliable medium for | | | | Based on your knowledge of the copying techniques, |
| data storage. Audio and video programs can be | | | | it could be easy or quite difficult at the same time. |
| copied from and to DVDs with ease today. We bring | | | | Simplest way to copy is to purchase a DVD burner |
| to you some reliable tips to help you copy DVDs | | | | along with some high quality blank DVDs. Download |
| effectively.a)Define your aims and objectives: | | | | "Any DVD" and "Clone DVD" from the net. Now run |
| You need to ask yourself, what are my objectives in | | | | "Clone DVD" take a few sample steps and you are |
| copying DVDs. Whether you need just a backup | | | | now fully equipped to copy movies of your |
| copy or you need multiple copies of the DVD. Based | | | | choice.e)Legal implications of copying: |
| on your needs, you could opt for either of the | | | | All DVDs are generally owned by someone and are |
| methods listed below.b)First option: | | | | protected under the Copy Right Act, so you need to |
| In this case, you connect your HD-DVD device to an | | | | be cautious while copying your DVDs. As long as you |
| Xbox 360 device. If you are the owner of such a | | | | are not doing large scale copying, to make an easy |
| system, you can copy and see movies. You need | | | | buck in the market and just copying one or two |
| Xbox 360 system, HD-DVD device, capture card, a | | | | DVDs for your own use, no risk is involved. However, |
| large amount of drive space capable of operating on | | | | if you wish to sell these copied DVDs, you may be |
| real time, right types of connecting cables and DVD | | | | inviting trouble, as the owners of these DVDs have |
| video conversion software. This will give you a great | | | | the powers to carry out legal enforcement of their |
| copy. However, if you are looking for making more | | | | Copyrighted DVDs. |
| back up copies, this option will not be suitable for | | | | So be aware of all these hassles and it pays to know |
| you.c)Second option: | | | | the rules.f)Other software in the market: |
| The other option is to use a 9GB size dual layer DVD. | | | | Softwares mostly in demand are for copying movies. |
| With dual layer DVD you can make copies using | | | | The popular ones available in the market are DVD |
| "New Burner Rom", "DVD Shrink" and "Menu Shrink". | | | | fabplatinum, Magic DVD copier, Super DVD ripper, |
| The right way of making good copies is to download | | | | VSO software and DVD Copy Express |
| the file "X DVD Shrink" and "alien" as RPM, the file | | | | Software.g)Use of DVD writer: |
| you will make will be called mdk.noarch.rpm. Other | | | | DVD writer or burner as it is technically called is used |
| files which you will need are "non free repositories | | | | in making copies of DVDs. It is useful in copying |
| active" "universe" and "multi server". After | | | | information in the form of video, audio or data. This |
| downloading, reach your rpm file and click on "sudo | | | | enables copying of DVDs on to the Hard Drive or to |
| alien dvd rpm". On running the program, you will get a | | | | other blank DVDs. These are free tools and can |
| "deb file". Insert blank DVD in the slot and you are | | | | easily be downloaded from the net. |