In this guide I will show you how to copy, split or customize your legally purchased DVD-9 disks in order to have a back-up of them! I will use DVDFab Platinum. If you want to test it first you can download a trial version here . DVDFab is able to remove almost any copy protection from the dvd disk such as CSS, RC, RCE, APS, UOPs, ARccOS, RipGuard, FluxDVD, CORE X2, etc. Now let’s continue with the tutorial!

Insert your DVD disk in the dvd rom tray. The following screen will appear. 

As you can see in the DVD to DVD menu you have some options: Full Disk (5), Main Movie (6), Split (7) and Customize (8). Lets see them one by one. 

- Full Disk

The entire disk will be copied to another disk just like it is. All the menus, audio and subtitles will be copied. Quick and easy way. Just press “Start”. 

- Main Movie

If you select ‘Main Movie” from the menu only the movie part (1) of the DVD will be copied. No extras, introductions and other parts will be copied. You also have the option to select the subtitles (2) and audio (3) of your choice. When you are ready press “Start”. 

- Split

If you select “Split” you can copy a DVD-9 to 2 DVD-5 disks. This way you preserve the initial quality of the movie. You can adjust the “Split Chapter” (1), the part of the movie where split be applied. In the two boxes “Disk # Size” (2) you can see the size of each one of the two disks. When you are ready press “Start”.

- Customize

However you may want to keep some of the movie’s extras. This is what the option “Customize” is for. Apart from the “Audio” (1) and “Subtitles” (2) you can select the movie parts (3) you want to keep. Use the preview window (4) to see what each “Title” contains. Again when you are ready press “Start”.

The copy to disk process will begin. 

When this is over you will be asked to insert a blank DVD in the dvd rom. Do so and press OK. The burn process will begin. 

After some time you will get a message that the process has completed successfully. Your movie is ready! Enjoy! 

DVDFab is probably the best software at this time for copying your legally purchased dvds. Download a trial version here !

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hafid said:

	thanks for this clear explanation, it's great. Is there a way to operate a customised split? i.e: keep the main movie and the menu titles in one DVD5, and the the menu titles and the extras in another.
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May 03, 2007
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mary said:

	when I am ready to copy to dvd I always get the message that I need to insert compatable media to complete the process. I have tried everything I can think of...please help :cry
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May 05, 2007
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axel said:

	@hafid Most probably the movie itself will be too big to put it in one DVD5 on its own. So even if you choose customize and select the movie for the first dvd and the extras for the second one, the movie won't fit. But you can always see and try. @mary Did you try to insert a blank DVD-5 in the tray? :roll
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May 06, 2007
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Melinda Basker said:

When I first purchase dvdfab platinum, I successfully made 2 full disc dopies. Now, I can't. I'm able to copy fine onto the hard drive, but when I place a DVD+R into my Dell Dimension B110 computer w dvd burner, there's no indication that I've placed the dvd in there. The computer doesn't respond. Meanwhile, I tried a trial version of DVD Cloner, and it works fine with that program. I want the DVDfab to work, since I already invested the money. Can you help? Melinda

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May 06, 2007
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axel said:

	@Melinda I think you'd better send an email to the support team of DVDFab. You can find a contact form in their official site.
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May 07, 2007
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kezza said:

	I have burned two of my purchased dvd's with dvdfab platinum, but when i went to watch them, the dvd player would not load them, what am I doing wrong??
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June 12, 2007
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axel said:

	Have you tried a different brand of DVD disks? Maybe your DVD player doesn't like the disks you are using. I can't think of something else..
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June 14, 2007
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Jan said:

	Anyont that know how to merge 2 DVD9 discs into one DVD9, on the DVDFab?
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June 18, 2007
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New at this game... said:

	Tried full disc option but quality is poor. Lots of artefacting and dropping sound. Not as good as old DVD fab decryptor with DVD2one. Am I doing something wrong or is this the standard?
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June 30, 2007
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new at this game.. said:

	Also tried DVD to ipod format. Video fine but sound is very dull. When ripping then placing in Ulead videostudio 10 and exporting as ipod the sound is 100% sharper and clear. Not sure that the $60 spent on this is really worth it over the free HD version.
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June 30, 2007
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harold said:

	Any pointers on how to copy full movies to DVD-DL discs. I'm tired of making coasters with DVDFAB.
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July 07, 2007
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my green monkey said:

	how do i know which target folder to use to copy dvd to my hard drive? complete novice
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July 10, 2007
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ramtin said:

	how to split my dvd that contain os (linux fedora core 7)can i?
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July 10, 2007
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axel said:

	my green monkey The target folder should be your DVD-r drive or in case you want to store the dvd in your hard disk drive just choose a partition that has enough space. ramtin I don't know a program for linux that can split a dvd. Take a look at k9copy although I don\'t think it supports this function.
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July 10, 2007
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steve evans said:

	im so new to this, i just purchased fab platinum, but as soon as I put a dvd in, the message css protected came up. Can i get around this. Please tell me what im I doing wrong.
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rich said:

	My burner is E: When I do as directed and choose E: for the target I get an error message: Failed to create directory E:\MainMovie\Holiday The\ What am I doing wrong?
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July 27, 2007
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Rich Travis said:

	My burner is E: When I do as directed and choose E: for the target I get an error message: Failed to create directory E:\\MainMovie\\Holiday The\\ What am I doing wrong?
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July 27, 2007
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axel said:

	Hey Rich. Try to give as target your hard disk drive where you have enough free space to copy the dvd.
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