dvd burning...

ahopeter · December 14, 2003, 00:58 hrs

hello everyone, i'm new to this forum and it seems great. i have a question about burning dvd's. i just got a dvd burner, discs, and "Sonic record now"... but when i try to burn a dvd i get an error message telling me that my destination disc isnt long enough to record all the info on the original dvd. but the discs i bought are 4.7gb and the guy at the store told me they were fine and that it was probably the program. what am i doing wrong... is the program the problem? sorry if this is a dumb question but im really not good with computers...thanks so much!

query · December 14, 2003, 05:39 hrs

How much data are you trying to put onto the disc? Or are you trying to copy a pre-recorded DVD?

If you're trying to copy another DVD, it sounds like the source disc is copy protected - one way to do that is to use a filesystem trick to make the disc appear to have too much data to copy.

ahopeter · December 14, 2003, 13:40 hrs

yes, im trying to make a"backup" copy of my dvd movies... i heard its do able...no? thanks for the reply.

query · December 14, 2003, 13:50 hrs

Probably not without a specialized utility like DVD X-Copy. Most standard writer packages will not copy, copy protected DVDs.

ahopeter · December 14, 2003, 15:34 hrs

DVD X Copy?!? is that what i should be buying? that'll let me copy dvd's? thanks, im truly impressed with the knowledge.

query · December 14, 2003, 15:48 hrs

It will, though some discs simply cannot be copied.

ahopeter · December 14, 2003, 16:21 hrs

any recommends on where i can get a good deal? sorry if im bugging you with dumb questions.

query · December 14, 2003, 16:23 hrs

There are three versions - standard, gold and platinum - ranging from about $60, to $80 through $150 - decide which one you're looking for, and then do some pricing (www.froogle.com).

ahopeter · December 14, 2003, 20:42 hrs

nice, thanks alot for replying.

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