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How to Copy DVD to DVD

In this section you're going to learn how to clone or copy DVD's to blank DVD-R Discs. This requires a DVD-Burner.

Software Needed:

DVD Shrink - Click Here to Download and Install

The link to download is in the upper left corner. You will need to Extract the files from the ZIP file first, then run "DVDshrink32setup.exe" to install it.

Using DVD Shrink to Copy DVD to DVD

  1. Insert the DVD you want to backup

  2. Open DVD Shrink

  1. Click "Open Disc"

It usually picks the correct drive but if it doesn't just use the arrow on the right side to select the correct drive, then click "OK"

  1. Now you should see something like this:

Just let it finish, and you should see something like this:

The green bar on top tells you if your DVD is too big to fit on a DVD-R. If it contains any red, like in the picture above, you need to go and deselect some things you don't need until it is all green. Start by deselecting any foreign languages you don't want in both the Audio and Subpicture areas. Do this for each category on the left. If that doesn't do it, get rid of a few extras you don't want (change video to "still image") or disable the director's comments. Basically just get rid of whatever you don't want until the bar is all green.

You can preview extras or the movie it's self by selecting it and then clicking play on the little player in the lower left corner.

Once you're done and the bar is all green, click "Backup!"

  1. Now you will see something like this:

Under "Select Backup Target" choose what I choose "ISO Image File and burn with DVD Decrypter" and click "OK".

  1. Now you should see this:

It is creating an ISO Image file, so you can burn it to a DVD-R when you are done. Wait until it is finished then go on to the next step.

  1. When the encoding is finished, you should see this:

It didn't start because I still have the original DVD in my drive. The last step is to insert a blank DVD-R and then click the picture button in the lower left corner (Picture of a hard drive, arrow, and DVD. That's it, just wait until it's done and you've got a copy of your DVD.

 

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