Fengtao Software Inc was kind enough to provide us with their latest solution for copying DVD movies. DVDFab Platinum 3 should allow us to backup each movie of our entire DVD collection with just one click. Follow us through this review and find out more about the power of DVDFAB Platinum3.

Introduction:

DVDFab Platinum 3 backs up your DVDs, converts them into formats for your iPod, PSP etc, and also converts them into generic formats such as XviD and MPEG-4 – quickly and easily.

Program Features:

DVDFab Platinum 3 is continually updated, with new features being added all the time. Currently, these are among the program’s features:

• Backup a full disc, with all menus and trailers
• Backup just the main movie and your chosen audio/subtitles
• Split a DVD9 onto two DVD5 discs, and keep original menus on both discs
• Make a DVD with your favourite titles, specify title playback order, keep (or get rid of) original menus, and even get rid of commercials by using the Customise option
• Make a 1:1 copy to a DVD9 using the original layer break position with the Clone option
• Copy PS2 DVDs
• Copy your discs to your iPod or PSP
• Convert to MPEG-4, DivX, XviD etc. using the Generic option
• Backup scratched or dirty discs – even if some IFOs can’t be read, you can use the Customise of Main Movie options

In Fengtao’s Own Words:

DVDFab Platinum is an all-in-one DVD copying/converting/burning software. In just one or two steps, you can copy any DVD to DVDR/PSP/iPod, with the power of 5 DVD to DVD copy modes and 3 DVD to Mobile copy modes.

DVDFab Platinum 3 is brand new, is completely rewritten, and is based on 5 years of DVD copy software development.

Test Machine:

This software was tested on the following hardware:

Test Machine #1:

• Processor: P4 1.4 GHz
• RAM: 512 MB PC2100
• Motherboard: ECS P45A2
• Graphics: Hercules Radeon 9200; 128MB RAM
• Sound: Philips PC605
• Hard Disk: Seagate ST3120026A
• Optical Drives: Lite-On SHW-1635S, LG GSA-4163B

Test Machine #2:

• Processor: Pentium D 3.40 GHz
• RAM: 1GB DDR2
• Motherboard: MSI MS-7173
• Graphics: Integrated ATI Radeon Xpress 200
• Sound: Integrated Realtek HDAudio
• Hard Disk: Hitachi Deskstar HDT722525DLA380
• Optical Drives: Lite-On 165P6S, TSSTcorp SH-S182D

Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 is installed on these machines.

Software Requirements:

The software requirements for the program are as follows:

• Operating System – Windows Vista/XP/2000/98/ME
• 256MB RAM

Provided that the system can run the operating system the specifications will be high enough. However, conversion is a CPU intensive process so the higher specification your CPU is the quicker it will go.

Now let us take a quick Program Run Through…