The web site for 4Videosoft DVD Copy says it works on Homemade video DVDs several times: "Backup homemade DVD movies to DVD folder and ISO image file on PC"

It could just be a language/culture barrier sort of thing, with 4Videosoft simply seeking to avoid pressure from the US media industry. But I think the kind folks at 4Videosoft should be made aware that many consumers will feel that they mean exactly what they say.

That could be a wink & nod sort of thing, or it could at any time be made literal... If I ran the trial or the GOTD, and it worked fine to backup DVDs I've bought, I'd still be hesitant to buy it, feeling that at any time in the future they could decide maintaining decryption capabilities was too expensive, & turn it off. And of course at that point the software would be useless -- you can easily copy ANY DVD without DRM, using nothing more than Windows Explorer to copy the files/folders off the disc.

DVD & particularly Blu-Ray copy software isn't as popular as it once was, and fewer sales combined with better DRM make the software less profitable -- one of the original companies selling this sort of software, SlySoft [AnyDVD & AnyDVD HD] gave up the biz, though someone else is trying to pick up where they left off. You will most likely see fewer companies selling fewer apps for backing up these discs. Studios adding Cinavia to their discs adds a few more nails to the coffin [it's becoming more common on Blu-Ray, & has started showing up on DVDs]. Cinavia DRM is pretty much unbeatable & built-in to licensed playback software & stand-alone Blu-Ray players [it's getting hard to find a DVD player to buy].

That said, hard drives are still somewhat cheap -- cheap enough that the folks that are into copying their DVDs [and Blu-Ray] to hard drives for playback continue, & will probably continue to do so. And it's easy to watch on your HDTV nowadays -- a Wireless Display Adapter that plugs into your HDTV runs $50 or less, Android boxes for playback can be had in the $30-$50 range, & are getting better, and miniPCs or NUCs [often 4-5" square] are getting better & cheaper.

So grab 4Videosoft DVD Copy while it's on GOTD if you think it will be useful for you -- because of the Homemade bit I stop short of saying you should buy it, which is up to you anyway, noting that at some point in the future updating the software for newer DRM *may* be necessary. For alternatives, DVDFab Passkey works -- in a move possibly intended to hurt their competition, Fengtao gave away licenses for a couple of months recently, so loads & loads of people are running it.

mike  –  9 years ago  –  War dieser Kommentar hilfreich? Ja | Nein (+34)

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Best one is DVD Shrink and it's free. http://www.dvdshrink.info/softwares.php

HavocRock  –  9 years ago  –  War dieser Kommentar hilfreich? Ja | Nein (+14)

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I run Windows 7 and the setup failed. Re downloaded and failed again.

Mike  –  9 years ago  –  War dieser Kommentar hilfreich? Ja | Nein (+6)

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