retail DVDs and PS2/XBox games all have copy protection so its impossible to write a DVD to DVD-R wich is why we need to make an image file of the said DVD that we can then write to DVD-R

so its pretty much useless to have a DVD-ROM and a DVD writer.

this is the idea i am getting but i could be wrong and i would like to know if this is true or false

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if what you are asking is Can I go rent/borrow a DVD movie and do a 1-1 copy like with and audio CD for example...the answer is no.

Due to the copy protection you need to rip and reencode and a couple of other things then burn

GO check out www.vcdhelp.com

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I can do 1-1 copies of PS2 DVD and CDR games on my Mac no problem. You need to have the PS2 chipped tho

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k so since i have a pc i cant do it ?

in other words when i go out to buy my DVD writer next saturday i dont need to buy a DVD-ROM

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Apparently it works with nero on a PC too (Do a search on google when you have time). You still need to have your PS2 chipped tho.

Apparently the best DVD recorders are the Pioneer ones.


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how can you copy a 4.7GB DVD on a 4.37GB DVD-R when copying cd to cd ?

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Originally posted by kap0n3
how can you copy a 4.7GB DVD on a 4.37GB DVD-R when copying cd to cd ?

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the real question is how can you copy a dvd if you're actually copying cd to cd?

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the real question is how can you copy a dvd if you're actually copying cd to cd?

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I have a dvdrom and dvd writer as the pioneer 105 isnt the best at ripping dvd videos as it only rips copyrighted stuff at 2x.You can copy ps2 games easily with either recordnow max or discjuggler and most games arent the full 4.7 gig anyway so there is no problem with disc space there.Dvd videos are different as they are bigger most of the time than 4.7 gig so you have to encode them to fit or rip out some of the extras.

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so you are saying as long as its not the full 4.7GB i can copy from the dvdrom to the dvd writer but only @ 2x ?

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In theory yes you can copy on the fly with the right software.But for dvd videos its best to image first with something like dvddcrypter then burn the image.

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the right software huh ?

and what would that be...for on the fly copying that is

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If you are doing games or movies that have been already ripped I use discjuggler to copy on the fly.

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ok and what about the games that have not been ripped and are under the 4.37GB DVD-R capacity ?

is it doable or do i need to rip EVERYTHING i want to backup ?

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Every game I have seen so far is under 4.37 gig so there should be no probs with them.The only things I've seen over it are dvd videos(DVD9s) which you have to rip and encode to fit on 1 dvdr.Once you have ripped and converted them they too can be copied on the fly.

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Of course if you really want movies on dvdr you could always buy a real time dvd recorder and hook up your dvd player (Macrovision free) to it. I've done it on the odd occasion with tv shows. I copy a series onto DVD+RW (note the +) and once finished i burn it off onto a cheap DVD-R leaving me with the DVD+RW ready to be used again!

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