Disclaimer: This information is provided ONLY with the intention of telling how to make backups of legally owned DVDs, not for purposes of sales and distribution of copywrighted materials.
If you have kids, chances are you have a collection of movies right there in your home to keep them entertained and out of your hair for a while. (Come on, we all do it.) But if your kids are anything like mine, precious, expensive DVDs go magically missing if they're not under lock and key, and surface from under the couch six weeks later, completely scratched and unplayable. It puts a dent in your wallet every time you buy one of these movies. Imagine paying almost thirty dollars for your kid's favorite movie and seeing it ruined two weeks later.
This is why, now, I make backup copies of all our movies. That way, I can keep the original copy pristine, and make fresh backups whenever I need them. I use the program DVD Shrink, which in most cases works just fine. It's downloadable completely free on the internet. Some DVDs, however, are encrypted, which makes most backup software unable to reproduce them. I found two downloads which, used in conjunction with DVD Shrink, work like a charm.
First, download DVD Shrink. Second, download DVD Decrypter. Then, find a program called Ripit4me. Once these are saved on your computer, open up Ripit4me and click Wizard Mode. Ripit4me should automatically open up DVD Decrypter for you. When these two processes are complete, (They take a while, because they create dummy files that a DVD backup alone would not be able to copy from an encrypted disc. ) the program will ask you if you would like to use DVD Shrink to complete the backup. It's pretty much self-guiding, and has worked every time for me.
An easy way to keep your expensive DVDs immaculate (and your kid's hands off them).
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