i have a large collection of DVDs which are very vulnerable to scratching, now i have paid for these so see no reason that my use of the disc should be only for as long as some shockingly shoddy disc lasts. i would like to ask if anyone knows how i can backup(copy to avi files on my hard-drive) the movie on a dvd because there is an anticopying thing placed on the disc to prevent ordinary copying methods working. in particular i am interested in backing up the films from dvds by:
universal studios
paramount
colombia pictures
sony
warner bros
i have vlc which can play all these, is it capable of copying them? if it isn't what FREE software shpuld i download to accomplish this task?
cheers and thanks in advance
