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DVD Burning Made Easy Page 1: Getting Ready You'll need a DVD Burner, a DVD Burning Program, and some Blank DVDs. To watch DVD's on your television, you'll also need a DVD Player. You can grab any of these in my Ninja Master store. If you already have all this stuff, skip this section. If all you want to do is copy existing DVD's, I recommend 123 Copy DVD. Your DVD Player You should get a DVD player that plays all regions (different countries sometimes use different formats, called regions) since they are fairly standard now days. You always want to make sure it can play both DVD-R and DVD+R, which are the two different types of DVDs you'll be using. Just get a cheap one for now, it'll work just fine. You won't notice any difference in quality unless you have a monstrous television screen, in which case you might want to go for a higher priced player. Your DVD Burner Your DVD Burner doesn't need to be fast, and you will probably be burning your movies at a slower speed to avoid errors anyway. Don't get one that's too cheap though, as they have a habit of wearing out if you use them too much. Your DVD Programs This can be extremely important. Some programs simply don't work as well as others, while some work better at certain types of burning. I always use Nero for burning data discs, DVD Decrypter for burning IMG files, and DVD Santa for burning Video Files. DVD Decrypter and DVD Santa can be downloaded for free, so do a quick search for those and pick them up. It might take a little work, and you may need to use a p2p system to locate DVD Decrypter, but it is out there and it is free. Depending on what you want to do, you may need more programs which we'll get to later. Blank DVDs When it comes to blank DVDs, there are several different types. As mentioned above there are DVD-R and DVD+R, but there are also DVD-RW- and DVD+RW. For even more fun, there are also DVD-RAM and even double layered discs. We'll only be using DVD-R and DVD+R for burning movies to play in DVD players, so you can skip the rest. DVD-RW and DVD+RW can be useful if you want to store movies for playing on your computer. DVD-R: This is what I use to burn movies, and I never have any problems. It plays just fine in almost all players, especially since now days they play everything. DVD+R: Also an option, same as above. DVD-RW: A fully eraseable version, which costs a whole lot more. I've had problems burning movies to these for play in DVD players, so I'd only recommend them for storing data to play on computers. DVD+RW: Same as above. DVD-RAM: Not at all usefull for burning movies, so you don't need to worry about this one. Double Layered DVDs: These are a special kind of DVD that can record on both sides. They are expensive and not really needed in most cases, so we're going to skip them. Now then, there are a couple forms of DVD burning you'll need to Master. The simplest is using a DVD to store data, which means you can just store a bunch of movies that will only play on your computer (not formatted for DVD players) if that's what you want. Typically, feature films will take up 700 mbs of space, and DVD's will hold 4.7 gigs, or 4,700 mbs. Burning movies as Data (Plays on Computer Only): Get yourself any DVD burning program, like Nero. You simply go to the DVD section, select Data as the type, and move all the files you want to burn onto the disc. Hit burn, and sit back. Easy. Now for the hard stuff. Burning movies so they will play in your DVD Player: If you want the DVD to play in your DVD player like a store bought disc, then you will be able to fit only one movie per DVD. We'll get to that in a minute. If you're planning to make a copy of an existing DVD, you'll have to "rip" the file first. When you rip a DVD, you are making a copy of the movie and putting it on your hard drive, which you will then burn to a new blank DVD. Page 2. Ripping Movies From DVD Warning: These articles are not meant to copy or burn DVD's illegally. It is your responsibility to be aware of what you are doing, and whether or not it is legal.
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