dvd backup

[half-hazard]

I have a little girl who is destroying her disney movies. (I guess i should not have gotten her dvd's) Has anyone out there tried to burn dvds to cd. I have read a little about the process and it seems easy enough. I just wanted to know if anyone here had actually done it and what their thoughts were.

[daveleau]

You can rip the DVD into MPEG2 and make an SVCD out of it. It will be better than VHS but not as good as DVD. It takes a little reading ( http://www.vcdhelp.com/mpeg2to.htm ) . You can also get a DVD-R drive that is now available int he top of the line Macs. I am sure it will work on a PC too, but the $$$ is going to be high.

Dave

[Szech]

I have been backing up my DVDs ever since I found out how here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/video/00q3/000913/index.html

I basically got really pi$d off one day when all my movies were out of place: in the wrong sleeve, on the floor, collecting dust, etc. (roommates). So I compressed them, and I keep the originals away from them.

DivX provides good compression, but RobRich was pushing Direct Media 8, and it sounds pretty good. I downloaded the files off Microsoft's site, but I can't figure it out.

BTW, both of these formats are only playable on a computer.