First, you will need to remove the encryption mechanism known as CSS (Content Scramble System).
There are many DVD decryption softwares available on the internet, and most reliable ones are DVD Decrypter and DVDFab Decrypter. What the decryption software does is to remove copy protection from all the files within the DVD, typically about 4.5 GB, and save them onto the computer’s hard drive.
In most movie DVDs, there are only two directories in them. One is “AUDIO_TS”, which is usually empty. The other is “VIDEO_TS” which has many files with extensions including .IFO, .BUP, and .VOB. The .IFO files are DVD information files, which stores information about chapters, subtitles, and audio tracks. BUP files are just backups of IFO files. VOB (DVD Video Object) contains the actual video and audio contents.
Once the encryption is removed, you are now able to use any DVD writing software (i.e. Nero) to copy these decrypted files onto a recordable DVD disc. By keeping all the files in the VIDEO_TS directory, the duplicate would play just like the original DVD including those annoying FBI and MPAA warnings.
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Most of the so-called “one click DVD copying” softwares I have tested do not work, or the quality of finished disc is simply terrible.
ReplyDeleteI use CloneDVD and AnyDVD, and together they are far and away the single best way to copy DVD's there is. I've been copying DVD's for years now, and this solution not only gives the best quality (if you want to keep the DVD on one disc), but it is also the easiest to do. AnyDVD even automatically removes trailers and FBI warnings from the beginning so they won't be in the final version.
getting rid of those trailers? great!
ReplyDeleteI hate the idea that I bought a DVD, and I have to watch ads for other movies. What's with that?
dvd shrink also works well (it is one-click), and i think they said it will fit larger content (eg D9) into a single 4.5GB disk
ReplyDeleteyea, but for example in germany it's illegal to circumvent ANY copy protection mechanism.
ReplyDeleteso even if they were your own dvds, you aren't legally allowed to backup them if you have to bypass that mechanism.
it's crazy, i know...
we were just testing the software when we traveled to the countries where there is no such crazy laws, and now discussing the experience here. so i guess we are fine?
ReplyDeletein fact, i think if you download these softwares, they ask you what country you are in, and you can only proceed if you are not in US, Germany, etc.