This tutorial will teach you how to use the three features of CloneDVD2. Those three features being "Copy DVD Titles," "Clone DVD," and "Write Existing Data".

First you must obtain a copy of CloneDVD2. If you wish to buy a copy, order it from their website here. Now let's face it, CloneDVD2 is pretty much useless without some sort of decrypter running alongside it. If the developers of Elaborate Bytes intended their program to only be used for copying non-encrypted DVD's, then I'd love to know where I can find some video DVDs that don't have CSS protection. CloneDVD2 claims that it is only to be used for non-encrypted DVDs. I think we all know this is a load of crap. That being said, make sure you have another program such as AnyDVD running simulataneously with CloneDVD2 in order to bypass the copyright protection on the disc. Having AnyDVD running will allow CloneDVD2 to make a copy of the disc. If you plan on only using the "Write Existing Data" option, then no decryption software will be necessary. Furthermore, if the movie you are copying is already a pirated copy of another movie, you will not need decryption software.

If you'd like to learn more about AnyDVD before proceeding, you can check out the tutorials on the main page (tr1x.com) pertaining to AnyDVD or use Google for information on purchasing AnyDVD. Keep in mind that you don't need to have AnyDVD, you just need some program that will bypass the copyright protection while CloneDVD2 does the rest of the work. However, AnyDVD is a very good product and is what will be used in this tutorial. What happens without AnyDVD running:


CloneDVD2 is sort of an all-in-one program (excluding DVD decryption). It will rip a DVD for you, write a DVD from what it's just ripped, write a DVD that someone else has ripped, and even create and burn other types of files.

First, we will look at CloneDVD2's "Copy DVD Titles" option.


This "Copy DVD Titles" option should be used if you would like to make a copy of the DVD, either in the form of actual DVD files (.vob, .ifo, etc), ISO/UDF images, or if you have two DVD drives and want to copy the contents of the video DVD straight on to a DVD-R (or DVD-RW, DVD-R DL, etc). However, this option does not copy the menus, previews, and extra things that a typical video DVD comes with. I will elaborate on this option later in the tutorial after I cover the other two options.

The next option is "Clone DVD."


Unlike the "Copy DVD Titles" option, this option will copy ALL of the DVD. This means that it will copy the entire movie, menus, bonus scenes, previews, etc. This will basically make an exact replica of the original DVD. And, once again, you have a few output options. Those being, as mentioned before, DVD files (.vob, .ifo, etc), ISO/UDF images, or if you have two DVD drives and want to copy the contents of the video DVD straight on to a DVD-R (or DVD-RW, DVD-R DL, etc).

The next, and last, option is "Write Existing Data."


This option is used for when you already have data on your computer, whether it be as an ISO/UDF image or DVD files (.vob, .ifo, etc). It does not matter if these ISO files / DVD files were ripped using CloneDVD2. CloneDVD2 will burn the data to a DVD regardless of what program has ripped the content.

Now that you have an understanding of what CloneDVD2 is capable of, I will show you how to go about using the second option, "Clone DVD." This is the only option I will illustrate because the other options are so similar that there's no point in teaching all three. Once you figure one out, you will have no problem using the other two.

Open up AnyDVD and give it a second to remove the encryption. Next, open up CloneDVD2 and click the button saying "Clone DVD." It will look like this (click to enlarge image):


Now, click the button in the top right corner that looks like this:

A window will pop up, use it to navigate to the location of your DVD drive where the DVD is inserted, and then click OK. Now your movie and all of it's titles (otherwise known as chapters) will be displayed. You can tick and untick (aka checkmarking) the titles that you may not want (previews, credits, etc). Also, you can choose whether or not to preserve the menus by ticking or unticking the "Preserve menus" option in the top right corner of the window. It will look like this (click to enlarge image):


Be sure to pick what kind of DVD you plan on copying the movie to (unless you are making an ISO image or DVD files, in which case you would pick "Custom" and enter the size of the ISO image or DVD files you desire). Larger file size = better quality. These options are within a drop down menu at the bottom of the window:


After choosing the correct option and ticking/unticking the desired boxes, click "Next." On the next screen you have subtitle options and audio stream options. Make sure only one audio stream is selected, more than one will just lower the quality/boost the file size. You will only need two audio streams if you need the DVD to be in two languages (assuming that the DVD you're copying has two languages on it). There's not a whole lot to this window, so just tick/untick the boxes as necessary and click "Next" again.

Now, select your output method. No matter which method you choose, you'll need to tell CloneDVD2 where you'd like to store whatever file you choose to create, even if you're using the "DVD writer" option. At any rate, pick an output method, choose where to save/burn the file, and press the "Go!" button. It might take a while, but once CloneDVD2 has completed the operation, you're all done.

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