Read this tutorial, then decide what it can and cannot do.
DVDXCOPY will help you make a backup copy of a DVD Movie that you own. The “Home” tab above will bring you back to this screen. The “Tutorial” tab will start the tutorial in case you need instructions for using DVDXCOPY.
The “Log” tab can be used to view a detailed report of the operation of DVDXCOPY.
Clicking "Start" will begin the Tutorial.
Tutorial: Step 1
When your inserted your DVD, the label from the disk and the drive letter containing the disk appeared in the Copy From area to the right.
A movie disk contains one or more TITLES that are listed in the Available box. The largest title is probably the movie itself. The smaller titles will be bonus features such as trailers. Click on a title to highlight it and use the arrow buttons between the Available and Selected boxes to move the title to the Selected box.
Titles in the Selected box will be copied. You may choose as many titles as you wish to. If you want to copy the entire DVD, simply move all of the titles to the Selected box by pressing:
Note: If you want to verify that a title is the one you want, click on it to highlight it. Then use the Preview Selected Titles button to view that title.
Tutorial: Step 2
As you select titles, DVDXCOPY will determine how many disks will be needed to backup your DVD. Since recordable DVD disks can only hold 4.7gb of data, you may be required to use 2 DVD R(W) discs. DVDXCOPY will automatically split your DVD across 2 recordable discs (if necessary).
After you've moved your titles to the Selected box, look below the Available Box to see the number of Disks needed.
DVDXCOPY will need to build an image of the DVD on your hard drive before burning it to a DVD R(W) disc(s).
DVDXCOPY will store this image in a temporary directory on your computer. The Work Space Folder displays the directory DVDXCOPY will use to store the image. To change the location of the temporary directory, press:
DVDXCOPY will estimate how much disk space will be needed to store the image on your computer. Below the Work Space Folder you can see how much disk space is Available on your computer, and how much disk space is Needed to store the image. If the disk space Needed is greater than the disk space Available, you'll need to free up disk space on your computer by uninstalling software or changing the location of the temporary directory. (See Above) Your computer will require at least 5gb of temporary disk space whenever you backup a DVD movie.
After your DVD has been copied, DVDXCOPY will automatically delete the image from the temporary directory.
Tutorial: Step 3
After you've moved all of your desired titles to the Selected box, you can press Copy Now to begin building the image of your DVD. The process can take one half hour or more, depending on the speed of your computer's processor and the size of the DVD image.
DVD X COPY displays a status window while your image is being built. On the status window is displayed the Lapsed and Remaining time for the DVD image to finish being built on your computer. To stop the process, press Cancel.
Once the image has been stored on your computer, DVD X COPY will automatically display the burning window. First, select your DVD Burner from the TargetDrive drop down menu. If you do not see your DVD Burner listed, make sure you've installed your DVD Burner's drivers or contact Technical Support for assistance.
The Source DVD Disk Label should be the volume name of the DVD movie you are backing up. In most cases, the volume name is the name of your DVD movie. You can change the Target DVD Disk Label by typing in a new volume name.
Below the Target DVD Disk Label are three progress bars for when you begin burning your DVD movie. There is also a Status Message that displays the current details of the burning process. If your DVD requires 2 DVD R(W) discs and you are only interested in backing up the 2nd disc, you can hit the button called Skip this Disk and DVD X COPY will automatically begin building the 2nd disk's image and burn it to a DVD R(W). To begin burning your DVD, make sure you've inserted a blank DVD R(W) disc in your DVD recordable drive and click Burn. To stop burning, click Cancel.