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CloneDVD 2 is my favourite tool
for backing up my DVD-9 movies into a single DVD±R disc. What I like
is the easy interface and the fast and good-quality encoding engine plus
the ability to add / remove video and audio streams (extras, trailers etc)
and keep the menu.
The only problem is that it does not include a CSS ripper, but unfortunately
this is something common for all the commercial DVD programs so you'll need
to get an on-the-fly ripper like AnyDVD or DVD
Region-Free. Don't worry as
you are going to need it with other programs anyway. Another good
idea would be to get the special package containing CloneDVD2 and AnyDVD here. If
you just want to get a CloneDVD2 serial number, you can go here.
So after you start your ripper and let it run in the tray, start CloneDVD
2, follow the guide and get your backup in minutes!
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This is CloneDVD's first
screen. Copy DVD Titles (1) lets you select what you want to copy and
what not. Clone DVD (2) is actually the same thing, with all the disc
pre-selected. Write Existing Data (3) allows you to use CloneDVD burning
engine in order to burn a disc from DVD files or ISO / UDF images that
already exist in your hard disk.
We are going to select Copy DVD Titles (1).
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In the next screen you'll need
to load the DVD. In the top right corner you'll see this small button the
arrow in the picture above shows. Click it to open the DVD. |
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Browse yourself to the VIDEO_TS
folder of your DVD, select it (1) and then click OK (2) in order to load
the DVD. |
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When the DVD is loaded you should
see something like this. In the Video titles area (1) you can select which
titles to keep and which not. Of course you'll have to select the main
movie and then by selecting each title and previewing it in the area in
the left decide what to keep and what not. If you want to keep the DVD's
menus, then select Preserve menus (2).
In the color slider (3) you can see the quality your DVD will encode to
in comparison to the original. It's pretty low but it will rise in the
next step that we are going to remove audio tracks. It's a good idea not
to let it fall under 50% or the quality will not be good. Now click Next
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Here you can select which audio
languages to keep (1), in which audio encoding (2) and finally which subtitle
languages to keep. You can also select director's comments audio tracks.
What I suggest is that you select only 1 language and 1 encoding so that
you get better quality. Have a look in this example. I selected only English
language and Dobly AC3 encoding and the quality improved at 82% (5) than
58% that it was before.
Have a look in the stream configuration window (4) to make sure that everything
is selected as you want it to be and then click Next (6). |
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And here we come in the Output
Method window. First you'll have to select between output to DVD files
(1), ISO/UDF image (2) or DVD writer (3). Usually you are going to select
the last one to have CloneDVD burn your DVD right after it finishes encoding,
so that is what I select here too. Then you can select your DVD burner
if you have more than one (4) and set the label the copied DVD will have.
By default this is set to the same one the original DVD had, but you can
change this if you want. Finally set the folder that CloneDVD will create
the DVD files into and select if you want it to delete them automatically
if not. When you're done click Go! |
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CloneDVD will now encode the
DVD files and then burn. Finally, after a short period of time, you are
going to be... |
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....the proud owner of a new
DVD! Remember to come over to the forum and thank us!
You can buy a CloneDVD2 serial here.
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Note: Using DVD-R's, is that a problem?