How to Save a DVD Movie to The Computer

DVDs are great pieces of technology that provide pristine picture, sound and extra materials. However, if a disc gets scratched, then all of that could become unreadable. Instead of treating your DVDs like delicates, you can copy them to your computer's hard drive and create an easy backup that you'll always have access to.

Things You'll Need

• Clone DVD
• DVD-Rom Drive

Instructions

1. Download the program named Clone DVD (see Resources below). Clone DVD allows you to copy your DVD directly to your hard drive. You can even save space and expand quality by copying only the essential parts of the disc.

2. Install and open the Clone DVD program. A menu will come up right away showing you all of the program's options. Insert the DVD disc into your computer and wait for the program to analyze and process the contents of the disc.

3. Choose a "target" for your download. This is where you pick where you want the DVD to be saved to. The easiest locations are the My Videos, Desktop or My Documents folders. You can even create a new folder used just to store DVD discs.

4. Label the file. The easiest thing is to just use the name of the movie because if you are copying multiple discs, you may get confused as to which file is which movie.

5. Choose one of the four copying options. These are "Quick Link" options that allow you to skip right to the burning process. "Entire Disc" copies the entire movie but may reduce the quality a little if you do not have a Double-Layer DVD drive. "Main Movie" eliminates all of the extras and provides just the main feature. "Customize" allows users to select their own options, and "Split Disc" keeps the quality but must be burned onto two DVD discs.

6. If you selected the "Customize" box, choose your options. Here you can eliminate foreign audio tracks, subtitles, special features or a mix of it all. The quality meter will showcase the quality of the transition, but in most cases, the difference is hardly noticeable.

7. Press the large red button to begin the conversion of the DVD. A progress bar will show how far you have gone, and the process could take longer than an hour depending how fast your computer is.

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• Clone DVD