Free DVD Copying Software

DVDs are the better and larger version of CDs. If you needed at least two CDs for a movie, now you can record it on a DVD and also have some space left. It offers a lot more storing space and offer a higher quality of the sound and image. Even if they are very resistant and manageable, they are still discs for storing information and can't have the long life of a hard drive. And even hard drives can suffer accidents and lose all the information contained. That is why it is safe to make copies of all the DVDs in your collection if you want to have a copy stored safe somewhere. Think about the fact that you might have really valuable files on your computer or on your DVDs and you can lose them in an instant, without the possibility of ever replacing them. You can't have another wedding and give birth to your first born again in order to make those photos again, so they are irreplaceable. But even DVDs deteriorate in time or can be broken or scratched by mistake or by accident. Or maybe you have a wide collection of movies and you don't want to lose them and have copies with all of them. But in order to do this you need a DVD copying software that helps you with the job. Of course there are lots of such software packages for sale for good money, but the same thing can be done with free DVD copying software. You can find this software on the internet under the name of freeware or open source software. So why should you pay a lot of money for what you can have for free? It's not like you are editing the photos in order to go to a photo contest or publish them in a magazine , so you don't need all the special editing features offered by the expensive software on the market.

If you are interested in getting some free DVD copying software I can recommend some websites, staring with www.cnet.com and also the web pages where you can find some other different useful software : New DVD Copy Pro 1.312, Clone DVD Copy 2.2, SC Free DVD Copier 2.6.0.1, DVD BACKUP XPRESS 2.6.0.0, E.M. Free DVD Copy 2.50, ABC DVD Copy Lite 2.01, Free Easy CD DVD Burner 1.3, DVD Rip N' Burn 1.0.0.0.


All this software that allows you to make exact copies of your DVDs also allows you to make some other useful things like:convert some video, audio or text files into DVD format and copy them from the computer hard drive onto DVDs, copy files exactly from one DVD onto another or even make a collection of filed to burn afterwards on a DVD or more. So, basically , the main functions of this free DVD copying software are:

DVD copying, DVD converting and DVD burning.


The DVD copying software is also called DVD ripping software and it is the one that makes the most accurate copies one on one of the existing DVDs. You may copy one DVD and obtaining another DVD copy or copy the information from the DVD onto the hard drive. There may be some special features of this software, like making selective copies, compressing the files or even decrypting the DVD. It all depends on the quality of the software.

Some of the information on the DVD you want to copy may include photos, music or movies and when you copy it onto another device, you have the possibility to also convert all this information into some files of a certain format, for example a format that is supported by all the portable devices used nowadays for watching movies and photos, like: iPod, PSP and Zune and a lot more. Not only you get a copy of the DVD, but you can also watch the copied files on the device at your choice. If you want to be able to see the files copied from the DVD on your iPod or PSP for example, you have to convert it into such formats as: MPEG, AVI, PSP, WMV and others.


The best free DVD copying software may include one or more of the following features:

- they can also compress large video files

- they can decode encryptions contained on the copied DVD

- they can restore the parts of the copied DVD that has been damaged in some way or scratched

- they can create or even copy photo slideshow

- they can support many disc formats, not only one


Even if the software you managed to download from the internet is completely free of charge, it does not matter that you have to be happy to use anything, but on the contrary. Because you can choose from many such software packages, it is better to try more than one. Use one for several days, then try another and see if it is better or not. if you are not satisfied with the result provided, you can always uninstall the software and get another. Make sure you stay with the best possible choice for you and after that you can use it constantly. I can also tell you that there are some updates available for the freeware and open source software , so check from time to time and update the software in order to get the better and improved version of your software.