How To Backup A DVD In Several Easy Steps

Ripping or duplicating media encoded in a CD or DVD is a process that many people observe in order to DVD movies and make backups of their favorite CDs or DVDs. Copying copyrighted content is protected by law so long as it falls under the Fair Use act. In this simple tutorial, you will learn how to copy a DVD in 3 easy steps.

WINDOWS Users

1. You'll want to order or locate a DVD cloning or copying software. This kind of software is available in two forms. The first one can only copy DVDs which are not protected by CSS copy-protection and the other that will completely bypass the DVD copy-protection. You can employ any of these software legally however you cannot distribute or manufacture the latter.

2. Put in the DVD you want to copy into the DVD drive of your computer, open up its contents using windows explorer and find the folder: VIDEO_TS.

3. Now that this is done run the DVD copying software and follow all the prompts that will appear once you set it to run. When asked for the file that you intend to copy pick the VIDEO_TS folder of the DVD which you want to copy. The file path needs to be the same as that one that you used in Windows Explorer.

MAC Users

1. The first task remains identical to outlined above however in this case you'll need software which is compatible with MAC OS.

2. Put in the DVD you wish to copy in the DVD drive, but instead of seeking the VIDEO_TS folder, go and click the DVD drive and choose “Applications” and launch the disk utility.

3. In the disk utility bar, choose “New Image.” A dialog box will appear asking you to name the file that you're copying. Put in the title of the DVD or any filename you want. Then choose the destination that you want to save the new DVD copy.

A piece of cake, isn’t it? You've now learned just what to do to be able to copy DVD movies in 3 basic steps. Now that you've learned you can make as much backup copies of all your favorite DVD movies that you'd like to. You just need to pick the video files that you copied on your hard drive and burn it onto an empty DVD.