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Split with DVDXPlatinum


This section will show you how to use DVDXPlatinum to split your DVD to two DVDR's.


DVDXPlatinum Main Window


There are five buttons on the DVDXPlatinum main window. Simple will launch DVDXPress, and close DVDXPlatinum. You can read a guide on DVDXPress here. Advanced will start an advanced backup session. TDF library allows you to load TDF files that you may have saved while previously using the program. The list that will appear depends on whether you have a TDF file associated with the DVD in the drive or not. Settings allows you to change some program settings, we'll do that in a moment. X Software launches the X Software website. First we will look at the Settings.


DVDXPlatinum Settings


There are only a few settings we can change with DVDXPlatinum. Select DVD Burner will list all the DVD burners attached to your computer, you can select a default if there is more than one. Temporary lets you specify a folder on your Hard Disk Drive to store temporary files while the the backup is in progress. TDF folder lets you specify where TDF files will be saved to. DVD Info Folder lets you choose a folder where DVD information such as process logs will be stored. There are two more extra options also. Suspend Screensaver while copying a DVD should always be selected as screensavers can slow down the process. Play sounds when reading and writing is completed, is entirely up to you, I like to have a sound played when each process completes. Save as default will allow you to save the settings as the programs default settings. Now that we have done that, click Advanced to begin the backup process.


From Folder or From DVD Drive?


As mentioned at the start of the guide, some DVD's are protected with CSS. For this reason you may have had to rip your DVD to your Hard Disk Drive with DVD Decrypter. If you didn't then you can still rip from an unprotected DVD with DVDXPlatinum. Wait a few seconds and it should read the DVD for you. If you ripped the DVD to a folder, use the Browse button to locate that folder. If you get a CSS message and you already ripped your DVD to the Hard Disc, then remove the DVD from your DVD drive and click Advanced again, then click Browse. If you get the CSS message and you haven't already ripped to the Hard Disk, then go back to the last page and rip your DVD first.


Select Titles to Keep


This window allows you to choose what titles you want to keep on your resulting DVD. When you see this screen for the first time the Compression and Write DVD buttons will be unclickable. You can start selecting Titles to keep by ticking the checkbox beside the TitleSet. You will see beside the Title list, the number of Video, Audio and Subtitle tracks that will be on your DVD. The Double Layer option is for those who are lucky enough to have DL DVD burners and DL media, and don't require any compression to copy the DVD successfully.

When the DVD Size passes over 4.36GB, you will see the Compression button can now be clicked. You will also notice the Use Compression option will be active and will be selected, but you will have to unselect the Use Compression button. Now you will notice that the Compression button becomes the Splitting button. Preview video allows you preview any selected title. Check for TDF checks all your saved TDF files that are associated with this particular DVD. Save TDF lets you save a TDF file. Click Next to get to the Splitting Screen.


The Splitting Window


As you can see you can decide what titles will appear on which disc. You can use the Disc 1 and Disc 2 buttons while a title is selected to move Titles. As you can see, some titles will appear in both, like TitleSet1 in the pic. This happens because TitleSet1 is over the size of the DVD-R and will have to be split onto both discs. When you changed anything you want here, click the Next button to begin the Process.


Write DVD


Firstly, the program will read your DVD, then begin writing it to your blank media. If your blank media is re-writable and already has data on it, it will be formatted before the writing process begins. The time this process will take, depends on the speed of your computer and the speed of your DVD burner. Don't forget that after the first DVDR is burned, you will be asked for another blank disc.


Finally


This guide should have shown you how to quickly backup your DVD-9 movies to 2 DVDR's using DVDXPlatinum. If you have any problems or questions, please visit our Discussion Forums and ask them there.


Version History


v1.0 -- 1st February, 2005, First version online (Dela)

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Created: 31 January 2005 Last updated: 25 May 2007

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