Copy DVDs

panagopoulos · 04-01-2006, 12:24 PM

Hi. I am planning to buy a DVD-burner. I've heard that you cannot copy some DVDs due to some passwords or something on the DVD. Is that true?

Lenard · 04-01-2006, 12:45 PM

This is true in the Windows world mostly. You may not be able to "copy" some movies, depending on the actual size of the files. In other words an 8-gig movie will not fit on a 4.7- gig DVD. The copyright laws of your country also apply in this matter.

panagopoulos · 04-01-2006, 11:42 PM

I won't ever copy an 8-gig movie on a 4.7-gig DVD!! So, using a burning application, say K3b, will I be able to "copy" ANY movie? Also, I am not planning to sell them so I don't thing the police will catch me!!!

kg4ysy · 04-02-2006, 01:07 AM

http://www.dvdshrink.org/

This will install in wine/cxoffice in Linux. It will allow you to make backup copies of your DVDs.

Lenard · 04-02-2006, 08:43 AM

So will dvd::rip ; http://www.exit1.org/dvdrip/ no wedging of Windows applications into Linux required.

panagopoulos · 04-03-2006, 06:12 AM

Thanks for your help guys!