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Not long ago only studios could do the kind of work now being done on a home computer. Now editing, authoring, special effects and more are all possible for the average computer user and dvd/video enthusiast, using inexpensive and sometimes free software. The average newbie runs into a few problems and could use some help to get past the difficulties. By reading some of the guides here, most will find that creating and copying DVDs is not as difficult as it first seems.

This website is a collection of tips, hints and practices used to create and copy DVDs and Video, using programs such as DVD Shrink, DVD Decrypter, Nero and others. There are various legal issues involved with certain types of video work. Please read the Disclaimer before proceeding.

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VSO Software
VSO makes some of our favorite DVD software, like ConvertXtoDVD2. VSO works hard at making user-friendly software that provide a fast and reliable way to prepare a variety of video formats for conversion to DVD.

See ScubaPete's article and guide for VSO's ConvertXtoDVD2.
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ConvertXtoDVD 2.1.5
This new version supports file formats that can be difficult to convert including: WMV, OGM Nsv, AVS and VC1.
VSO has also made improvements in these already supported file formats: MKV, MOV, Mp4, OGG, AVI, and Asf.
Bug fixes related to subtitles and other issues were accomplished.

CopyToDVD
CopyToDVD is very user friendly. No more time wasted on fussy, complicated interfaces. CopyToDVD supports all CD and DVD formats (CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL). Registered users can contact the support team for assistance on problems or advices. VSO_ software, the good stuff!

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Check out all of ScubaPetes area. You can find tons of information in there. There are even links to download both DVD Shrink, DVD Decrypter and VobBlanker. Over in the DVD Tips section, there are some interactive Shrink guides, Tutorials on how to make a video clip with Shrink and Nerovision Express. You can even find a Shrink toolbar to replace the original.

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