2008 We consider a lot when reviewing the DVD Copy software listed on this site. Installation and Setup Is the setup easy and bug free? Is there any extra software required? How many steps to install? Usability How intuitive is the software? Is it easy to figure out even for the first time user? Features Are there enough features to handle most situations? Can you cut out unwanted menus or extra features? Is there support for episodic DVDs? How is compression calculated and handled? Can it decrypt copy protected DVDs? Can it make backup copies of games like XBOX or PS2? Can it record to dual media DVDs? How fast and easy are the copies made? DVD Copy Quality It may surprise you that a Digital Copy can be different from product to product. We check to make sure the copy has excellent quality. Some products leave skips or flaws in the audio or video. None in this category make it to the top 3. Compression Does the product offer compression? Most DVD movies are two layers of data (up to 9 GB). Most DVD burners and DVD-R media is only single layer which fits 4.5GB. Thus, almost everything needs to be compressed to fit on one disc. However, you can always record to 2 DVD-R's in fully uncompressed mode with any of the DVD Copy Software we review. We make sure the compression works well, and the end result is a copy that's virtually flawless. CSS Decryption Nearly every DVD movie released these days are encrypted with the Content Scrambling System (CSS) in order to prevent illegal DVD duplication. The only way to backup the DVD is with CSS decryption. Some products offer the CSS decryption built into the software. Others offer a simple link to 3rd party CSS decryptors to avoid legal hassles. We make sure CSS decryption is either built in, or easily integrated to make any DVD backup copy a snap. Customer Support & Help How useful is the help information provided? If you have a question not answered by the help, how's the customer support? What kind of help to they provide (online chat, email, phone, message boards)? Top Ranked Software #1 1Click DVD to iPod #2 Avex DVD to iPod #3 Cucusoft DVD to iPod #4 PQ DVD to iPod #5 Acala DVD to iPod #6 Jesterware DVD to iPod #7 M2 DVD to iPod #8 Xilisoft DVD to iPod DVD Resources Bypass Copy Protected DVDs. Legal Disclaimer! Related Articles Can you legally copy DVDs? April 6, 2004 DVD copiers win big in state court ruling. Encryption code Said to have lost trade secret status February 28, 2004 Lawsuit Dropped Against DVD Copy-Protection Hack January 23, 2004 Hollywood group drops DVD-copying case. January 22, 2004

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