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5.    HOW DO I  COPY THE DVD FILES TO MY HARD DRIVE?

We are going to use DVDFab to copy DVD to hard drive. (We're going to use the free version.)

You can download DVDFab for free from here or here.
Make sure you download the "CSS" version, NOT the "non-CSS" version. CSS = Content Scramble System. Most DVD's use CSS for protection.

DVDFab copies all the files on the DVD disc, to your hard drive.

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After you have downloaded DVDFab , click on the DVDFab.exe file (that you have downloaded) to install it on your computer.

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Now, slide the DVD that you want to copy DVD to hard drive into your DVD writer.  Close any program that comes up or wants to play the DVD.

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Click on the shortcut that was created on your desktop (or click START, select PROGRAMS and then choose DVDFAB) to start DVDFab.

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Click on HD Decrypter (Free Edition) (Marked as “1”) then click on Start DVDFab (Marked as “2”). DVDFab will now inspect the DVD.  You can use some of the other options like:  DVD to DVD or DVD to Mobile, but you will only have 30 days to use them.  The HD Decrypter will not expire.

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Click on DVD to DVD (Marked as “3”)

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Now you have the option of copying the Full Disc or only the Main Movie. (The other options will be covered later).

COPY DVD TO HARD DRIVE: FULL DISC

With this option you can copy everything on the DVD disc including:  The Main Movie, Menu’s, Trailers, all Languages and subtitles.  Remember that there are 2 kinds of blank DVD discs that you can use to copy your movie onto – DVD5 and DVD9.  The DVD5 disc holds ± 4.3GB of data and the DVD9 holds ± 8.5GB of data.  The DVD5’s are less expensive and are the most commonly used.  The DVD9’s are also called double layer discs.

By using the FULL DISC option, it is recommended to use a DVD9 blank disc.  Although a DVD5 disc can still be used, in some cases the DVD files will be compressed and a little bit of quality will be lost.

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Now click on FULL DISC (Marked as “4”).

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Now click here (Marked as “5”) and choose if you are going to use a DVD9 or DVD5 blank disc to copy the DVD onto.

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Have a look at the quality percentage here (Marked as “6”).  If it shows 100%, there will be no compression done. If it shows 98%, that means your movie will be compressed by 2%.  If it shows 90%, that means your movie will be compressed by 10%, etc.  The less you compress it, the better your quality will be.  Although, if you do a compression of less than 20%, the quality difference between your movie and the original DVD, will be difficult to see with the naked eye.

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Now click on the folder button (Marked as “7”) and select a folder where you want to copy the DVD files to.  You can then click on MAKE NEW FOLDER, give it the name of your movie, and click OK.

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Now click the START button (Marked as “8”) and wait for DVDFab to copy your movie.

COPY DVD TO HARD DRIVE: MAIN MOVIE

This is the easiest way to copy your DVD movie.  The Main Movie option is also recommended if you want to create a DivX movie afterwards.

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Click on MAIN MOVIE (Marked as “9”).

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Click here (Marked as “10”) to choose if you are going to use a DVD5 or DVD9 blank disc.  Do not worry if it needs a little bit of compression.

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Now look at the SUBPICTURE (SUBTITLE) check box, (Marked as “11”).  Here you can choose if you want any subtitles in your movie and the language of it.  If you don’t want any, just make sure all is unchecked.

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Look at the AUDIO check box (Marked as “12”).  Here you can select the language of your DVD.  The default will be English.  You can also add more than one language and it will be integrated in your DVD, so when you play it on your TV, you can choose between the different languages.  Note that when you add more languages, your DVD is getting bigger (in file size – Marked as “13”), it will then maybe need more compression.

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Now click on the folder button (Marked as “14”) and choose where you want the DVD files to be copied to on your hard disc.

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Now click NEXT (Marked as “15”) and then START.  Wait for DVDFab to Copy your movie.

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