DVD Burning

[Robert]

I have Windows XP Media Center Edition. I also have Adobe Premiere Elements
3.0 and Windows Movie Maker.

I would like to know what program I can use to do the following:

1. Save a video from a DVD onto my computer hard drive.
2. Burn data files onto a DVD RW.

 

[Patrick Keenan]

I have Windows XP Media Center Edition. I also have Adobe Premiere Elements
3.0 and Windows Movie Maker.

I would like to know what program I can use to do the following:

1. Save a video from a DVD onto my computer hard drive.

You should be aware that in many areas, this is often technically illegal,
and that commercial DVDs are often encrypted. Google "DVD Ripping" for
information on tools like DVD Decrypter.

2. Burn data files onto a DVD RW.

For this, you usually need software like Nero, Easy-CD Creator, Sonic REcord
Now, etc, which will come with a bit of software called a packet writer; the
names will be for those (and in order), InCD, Direct CD, or DLA.

All of those allow the DVD/RW to be formatted and assigned a drive letter.

Windows should allow you to simply drag files onto the DVD itself.

HTH
-pk

 

[Robert]

pk

The DVD I want to save onto my computer was a home-made video of me and some
coworkers.

Thanks for your other info. It was helpful.

 

[WaIIy]

I have Windows XP Media Center Edition. I also have Adobe Premiere Elements
3.0 and Windows Movie Maker.

I would like to know what program I can use to do the following:

1. Save a video from a DVD onto my computer hard drive.

You can't legally do it and the encryption will stop you.

Not to say it hasn't been done

2. Burn data files onto a DVD RW.

Us the software that came with the dvd drive, it's good stuff.

 

[Raymond J. Johnson Jr.]

For this, you usually need software like Nero, Easy-CD Creator, Sonic REcord
Now, etc, which will come with a bit of software called a packet writer; the
names will be for those (and in order), InCD, Direct CD, or DLA.

All of those allow the DVD/RW to be formatted and assigned a drive letter.

Windows should allow you to simply drag files onto the DVD itself.

Packet-writing software is *not* necessary or even advisable for copying
files to a DVD/RW (or CD/RW).