How to Duplicate DVD Movies

Duplicate movie copies can be saved to standard DVD-Rs.

Ripping a DVD from the disc onto your computer allows you to use the video footage from the DVD in multiple computer programs, such as media players and video editor. If you just want to create a duplicate of the movie for backup, you can rip the movie file to your computer and burn the file straight to disc.

Things You'll Need

• DVD-R
• DVD-burning program

Instructions

DVD Decrypter

1. Download and install DVD Decrypter to your computer. DVD Decrypter can be downloaded from the manufacturer's website (see Resources).

2. Open the "Start" menu, "All Programs" and click on the "DVD Decrypter" folder. Click the "DVD Decrypter" listing inside the folder to launch the program.

3. Insert the DVD that you want to duplicate into the DVD drive. Wait for the DVD information to populate in the DVD Decrypter window.

4. Click the "Mode" menu. Hover over the "ISO" option and choose "Read" from the small menu that comes up.

5. Choose the folder in which you want the file to be saved on the hard drive by clicking the folder by "Destination," navigating to the folder in the window that pops up and clicking "OK." Click the "Decrypt" button to rip the ISO file from the DVD and save it to the folder.

6. Remove the DVD from the DVD drive and place a blank DVD-R into the drive. Go to "Mode" and choose "ISO>Write." Click the "Write" button to write the DVD file to the blank disc.

DVD Shrink and DVD-Burning Software

1. Download and install DVD Shrink. DVD Shrink can be downloaded drom the manufacturer's website (see Resources).

2. Place the DVD that you want to duplicate into the drive and launch DVD Shrink from "Start>All Programs>DVD Shrink." Press the "Open Disk" button and choose the DVD drive in the window that comes up.

3. Press the "Full Disk Backup" button. On the "BackUp" screen, check "ISO Image" to choose ISO as the file type.

4. Click the folder by "Select Target Image File." Choose the folder in which you want the ISO to be saves, type in a name for the ISO and click the "OK" button. A message appears when the backup of the ISO is complete.

5. Switch the DVD in the drive with a blank DVD-R. Launch any DVD-burning software that you have installed on your computer. Follow the onscreen directions to burn the ISO file to the disc.

Easy DVD Clone

1. Download and install Easy DVD Clone on your computer. Easy DVD Clone can be downloaded from CNET (see Resources).

2. Place the DVD into the drive and launch Easy DVD Clone from "Start>All Programs." Select the DVD drive that contains the DVD that you would like to rip (if you have more than one DVD drive connected to your computer, select the desired drive by clicking the down arrow by "DVD" in the "Source" section. If your computer has only one DVD drive, the program automatically selects it).

3. Click the radio button next to "Folder" to set the folder as the download destination. Click on the folder icon to choose the folder on the computer where you would like for the file to be saved.

4. Click the "Start" button. The DVD ISO file copies to the folder on your hard drive. During the copy process, progress is monitored by percentage on the bar at the bottom of the screen.

5. Replace the DVD disc in the drive with a blank disc and burn the ISO you ripped to the DVD. Choose the ISO file by clicking the circle by "Folder" in the "Sources" section and clicking on the folder icon to select the ISO file from the hard drive. Change the "Target" to "DVD," select the DVD drive from the drive list and click "Burn."

References

• Doom9: DVD Decrypter Guide
• K-Probe: How to Rip and Shrink a Full DVD Movie

Resources

• Download DVD Decrypter
• Download DVD Shrink
• Download Easy DVD Clone