Re: Need program to copy DVDs To DVD DL Discs

[Shadow]

On Fri, 17 Sep 2021 21:46:56 -0500, Ca...@more.or.less.here.com wrote:

>I don't like shrinking disks because of the quality loss.
>
>I need it to unprotect and copy to another disc or to a hard drive
>when needed.

What sort of protection? Region?
Just use ImgBurn.

For nastier protections, there's this giveaway:

<https://giveaway.tickcoupon.com/winx-dvd-copy-pro-giveaway/>
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[Shadow]

On Sat, 18 Sep 2021 12:46:03 -0500, Ca...@more.or.less.here.com wrote:

>On Sat, 18 Sep 2021 07:42:54 -0300, Shadow <S...@dow.br> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 17 Sep 2021 21:46:56 -0500, Ca...@more.or.less.here.com wrote:
>>
>>>I don't like shrinking disks because of the quality loss.
>>>
>>>I need it to unprotect and copy to another disc or to a hard drive
>>>when needed.
>>
>> What sort of protection? Region?
>> Just use ImgBurn.
>>
>> For nastier protections, there's this giveaway:
>>
>><https://giveaway.tickcoupon.com/winx-dvd-copy-pro-giveaway/>
>> []'s
>

>I never thought of using ImageBurn for burning DVD DL disks.
>
>I'm trying to find some external CD/DVD drives which can burn DVD DL
>disks. None of them at Amazon mention the DVD DL ability. Do they
>all do it today so it not mentioned anymore? What am I not
>understanding?

I've never seen a DVD DL burner in my life. I have seen ads
for media though, so someone must own one.
:)
Good luck with that.
Why not rip the images to ISOs and store them on a Blu-ray?
You can put the BR in your drive and "mount" the images.
Plenty of freeware that will mount images.

[Nic]

On 9/18/21 7:24 PM, Ca...@more.or.less.here.com wrote:

> In the past years I have burned my DVD DL disks. I have many of them
> with full length movies on them.
>
> I seem to have another problem. On both my XP boxes - which have DL
> DVD writers in them, I keep getting the message that my discs aren't
> empty when they certainly are. I've tried multiple new discs with the
> same result, on two XP boxes with DVD DL capable drives.
>
> This makes no sense because these are the same comps I have previously
> used in making many, many of the DVD+R DL discs I have with movies,
> etc., on them.
>
> I haven't done any DVD copying for the last 5 or 6 years, but, as I
> said, I have bunches of successfully copied movies on DVD+R DL discs
> from back then. And it doesn't figure both comps have the same
> problem with their DVD drives.
>
> It's a puzzlement. I'm old, and I don't like thinking, dammitt!

In your m$ way of thinking, Try Linux it may be easier.

[Shadow]

On Sat, 18 Sep 2021 18:24:13 -0500, Ca...@more.or.less.here.com wrote:

>In the past years I have burned my DVD DL disks. I have many of them
>with full length movies on them.
>
>I seem to have another problem. On both my XP boxes - which have DL
>DVD writers in them, I keep getting the message that my discs aren't
>empty when they certainly are. I've tried multiple new discs with the
>same result, on two XP boxes with DVD DL capable drives.

Maybe you got bad batches. Did you try other programs?
Extract ImgBurn to a folder and add an empty file called
"ImgBurn.ini" BEFORE you run it.
It will write all the settings to that file when it's run.
IOW, completely portable.
Pop one of those DVD's into the drive and have ImgBurn examine
it (click "discovery").
You should get something like this:

//
Disc Information:
Status: Empty
State of Last Session: Empty
Erasable: No
+ tons more info
//

>
>This makes no sense because these are the same comps I have previously
>used in making many, many of the DVD+R DL discs I have with movies,
>etc., on them.
>
>I haven't done any DVD copying for the last 5 or 6 years, but, as I
>said, I have bunches of successfully copied movies on DVD+R DL discs
>from back then. And it doesn't figure both comps have the same
>problem with their DVD drives.

6 years? DVD writers do get mould. Maybe try a lens cleaner?

>
>It's a puzzlement. I'm old, and I don't like thinking, dammitt!

I'm not old, I'm just tired all the time.

[Nic]

Maybe consider using a thumbnail drive, dvd's are a bit out of date and
the storage capacity is low compared to the thumb drive/flash drive

[Mike Dee]

wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Sep 2021 19:52:03 -0300, Shadow <S...@dow.br> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 18 Sep 2021 12:46:03 -0500, Ca...@more.or.less.here.com
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Sat, 18 Sep 2021 07:42:54 -0300, Shadow <S...@dow.br> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Fri, 17 Sep 2021 21:46:56 -0500, Ca...@more.or.less.here.com
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I don't like shrinking disks because of the quality loss.
>>>>>
>>>>>I need it to unprotect and copy to another disc or to a hard
>>>>>drive when needed.

[...]

>
> It's a puzzlement. I'm old, and I don't like thinking, dammitt!

DVD Decrypter

DVD Decrypter mirror:
http://dvddecrypter.org.uk/

"The original unofficial DVD Decrypter mirror since June 7th, 2005.

As you may know, DVDDecrypter.com was shut down and development on it
halted."

Written by author of ImgBurn - it's old but as you run XP then it's
just like new ;-)

You need this to remove copy protection when ripping DVD's

It doesn't shrink the output and you can use ImgBurn to write the
decrypted media back to DVD.

MD5 checksum:
78d806097da8e8b8d595827cccddf6d9 *SetupDVDDecrypter_3.5.4.0.exe

This is the same checksum as when I downloaded it back in 2005
I still have this version.

Dual Layer writable DVD media? This is expensive and becoming difficult
to find in a high street outlet. Better to store on a HD, USB, etc.

--
dee

[Mike Easter]

Ca...@more.or.less.here.com wrote:
> I keep getting the message that my discs aren't
> empty when they certainly are. I've tried multiple new discs with the
> same result, on two XP boxes with DVD DL capable drives.

Maybe your disks aren't DVD DL.

I see the ads for those costing more than non-DL DVD-R; say $30-50 for
50 disks; whereas non-DL prices in the $18/100 range for DVD-R.

--
Mike Easter