How do I make backups of DVDs?
Discussion
Cotty said:
Why would you need to make a back up of a DVD
Actually there are good reasons.
You might, for example, wish to take a copy of your three year old's favourite. You keep the original pristine. Their sticky little mitts wreck the copy. You make the next copy.
You might also, for example, wish to "rip" some DVD content to watch on your mobile video device at some later stage - like on the train or whatever.
No one thinks twice about ripping a CD to an MP3 to listen to in the car or at the Gym. Why wouldn't you want to do the same with your video content - that you have happily paid up for.
There are lots of "grey areas" where being able to do something which, on the face of it, may violate copyright law would be very useful - and you don't have to want to be a raving Pirate to want to be able to do it.
The people who rip off the studios content willy nilly and then sell on faked up versions at cheapo prices really ought to go to jail. These people are thieves pure and simple.
But traditionally we've all been allowed to make copies of audio/video content we've purchased for our own use. The greedy studios would like to deny us that capability so they can sell you the same content many times over in different formats. Personally I find that unreasonable and have no compunction in "backing up" content. I have, for example, ripped my ENTIRE CD collection to my Media Center PC. I will, in due course, back it all up to DVD.
Will I start making copies of my entire CD collection and selling them on? No. That would be wrong.
Bedford Rascal said:
Dave, give up on the old "It's just for personal use, honest guv" stuff - We all read your first post. Mad Dave said:
Before anyone says it, I'm advocating flogging illegal copies for a fiver.
Doh! Typo, I assure you!
Don> I agree completely with your posts. I always backup my audio CDs as i'm so good at destroying them in the car - I use the copy and give the original to my girlfriend - she gets a more diverse music collection, I get to re-copy it once i've knackered my backup
chim_knee said:
Can any one help advise me on backing up my bank notes? I've tried a colour photocopier but it wasn't very good quality. {/quote]
Slightly off topic, but two quick questions on photcopying Banknotes...
1. Isn't it illegal to copy them? i.e. as in illegal to copy the image of HRH without permission?
2. Don't a lot of software and hardward copiers use software to scupper the image when it detects this???
Just curious that all...
Neil
chim_knee said:Funnily enough, when you scan certain bank notes into Photoshop, it spits out an error saying that as an anti-counterfeiting measure, it does not allow you to work on detailed images of bank notes. Very clever.
Can any one help advise me on backing up my bank notes? I've tried a colour photocopier but it wasn't very good quality.
-DeaDLocK- said:
Can any one help advise me on backing up my bank notes? I've tried a colour photocopier but it wasn't very good quality.
In a previous life(!) I worked for a rather large photocopier manufacturer.
They made a fortune by becoming pioneers in the colour laser printer and photocopier market.
One of the "anti-counterfeit" measures that was installed on the photocopiers, was that it covered every single sheet of paper that it turned out with microdots, that had the machine's serial number on it. Not that that would do any good if the database of serial numbers wasn't kept up to date!
catso said:
+1 on DVD shrink, although you may also need DVD decrypter, both available free on-line.
Yep seconded. Great program. Ideal for shinking the 9Gb dual layer sized discs to fit on a cheaper 4.7Gb disk. You also have the option of chopping out extra features, extra languages, commentary, subtitles, etc etc so to save on space.
Sometimes DVD Shink won't be able to decode a DVD, so you need another program called DVD Decrypter (and sometimes yet another program called AnyDVD by Slysoft) to get it to work.
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