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Copy DVD & Help
Copy DVD:
The second red button of the main menu is the one that most people will be interested in.
It’s the Copy DVD button. A click will bring you to the Copy DVD Menu (note how it works almost identically to the Save to Hard Disk area, the only difference is the target folder goes to the DVD burner instead of the hard drive).Again as promised the interface is very simple and almost self explanatory.
The source drop down menu is used to select which drive the DVD movie being backed up is in.
Using the Film Options area you can save the complete DVD with all extras, menus and sound tracks. Or preferably you can select just the feature film. Backing up an entire dual layer movie onto a regular single layer DVD disc is not recommended. The loss in quality is usually very high. It is recommended to backup just the feature film to reduce the compression needed. There are however a smaller amount of movies, particularly older ones that are only single layer (less than 4.38 GB). These would be fine to copy in their entirety. To determine the size of the DVD open up Windows Explorer (double click on ‘My Computer’) and look at the size. If it is less than 4.38 GB you know it won’t need compression, otherwise it will.
If you are copying just the feature film we recommend using the language button to select only one language. It will save more space and improve video quality further.
The target folder in this case cannot be changed as it is going to be going directly to the DVD burner (if you have more then one burner you can select which one you want to use in the options menu as seen below).
Insert the name of the DVD. For compatibility with more DVD players, always use capitals. If you want a space, use an underscore instead (example: LITTLE_MERMAID).
If you decide to use the default options, click start and your backup will begin. We were impressed at how simple the program really was. Even a computer novice shouldn’t have much problem understanding how to use it.
Help:
Finally, the last button is the help button. It will produce a standard windows help screen with a few details on how to use the program. However, don’t expect a lot of real help here because we found it to be very sparse. It only has a brief introduction to the program, a couple sentences about what each button does and half of a page on what to include on any customer service inquiries. It would be nice in a future release for 123 DVD Copy to beef up this section. FAQ’s and more detailed instructions (on the options menu for example) would be needed for those less computer savvy users. The saving grace is that the program is very simple to use and most people probably would have never used the help file anyway.
Next we will dig a little deeper and take a look at the Options section…
33 Comments
" anymore; it'll show the generic "DVD-RW Drive (D
" instead. I really dislike this, because when I place a CD or DVD in the drive I expect to see the volume label name; it's how I confirm I've put the right disc in the drive. Uninstalling the software doesn't fix this problem; I had to use System Restore to get correct volume label operation back. I also notice that any discs with autorun exe files no longer function. You will have to start such discs manually. The e-mail I sent to the company was met with a response saying support for 123 Copy DVD has passed to another organization, Globalstar Software (at www.globalstarsoftware.com). The strange thing is, Globalstar appears to be a game company and the web site doesn't present any support options for 123 Copy DVD. Me thinks the original manufacturers of 123 Copy DVD were sued out of business. So for any newcomers to this product, I'd suggest, if you're going to run it on a regular basis, that you create a System Restore point (and give it a specific name), install the product and run it, uninstall it, and then run System Restore to go back to the point you created previously.
:c. When you try to play it any DVD player it begins directly the movie.
This message was edited at: 24-03-2008 22:56
did anyone else come across this too, and if so can anyone give me any solutions please. Also I have used spyware/virus check but nothing came up so basically this sofware screwed my computer!!! :r
THIS IS A PIECE OF SHIT PRODUCT CLONE DVD IS BETTER AND 123 COPY DVD 09 DOES NOT COPY OR BACKUP REAL DVDS THATS A LIE TURNS THEM INTO DATA N THERE SUPPORT IS TRASH THEY DIDNT WANT HELP AT ALL N SWEAR IT WAS DVD PLAYER WHEN I WATCH BURNED MOVIES ON THERE ALL THE TIME.
