How to copy DVD to Hard Drive with DVDSmith Movie Backup Freeware

Are you finding a way to get rid of boredom on business trip? Do you feel troublesome of carrying heavy  DVDs every time?. If the answer is yes, then you are in the right place.

This step-by-step guide will show you how to use DVDSmith Movie Backup Freeware to convert all sorts of movies to Hard Drive. You can use this software in conjunction with DVD burning software of your choice, to make a backup copy of any DVD video disc, or with Any DVD Converter Pro to convert your DVD folder to MP4, AVI, 3GP or other video formats for your iPod, PSP, mobile phones and many portable media players.

Copying DVD to hard drive with DVDSmith Movie Backup is extremely simple. With a few clicks, your DVD can be copied to hard drive as DVD folder and there won’t be any quality loss. Below is the instructions of copying DVD to hard drive with DVDSmith Movie Backup.

Step 1：Download and Run DVDSmith Movie Backup Freeware 

Click here to download DVDSmith Movie Backup freeware and install,launch this program, you’ll  see its interface.

Step 2. Insert a DVD in your DVD drive

The logo of your DVD drive will be changed into a disc shape with disc name as below:

(Note: this disc named 0223 is for illustration only, since that the disc name will be loaded automatically according to your disc.)

Step 3. Choose backup mode

In the main work space, you can see two backup modes:

This will backup all contents from the DVD, including main movie, bonus features, and maybe some other extra video clips.

This will only backup the main movie from the DVD, excluding bonus features or other extra video clips.

(Note: see the difference between these two modes)

Step 4. Select source disk location

All DVD drivers will be listed in the drop down list. Select the drive where the movie DVD is inserted.

Step 5. Select output folder path

Remember to choose a place where there’s enough space to put the backup files.

If the Free Space of Hard Disk is smaller than the DVD Size, you should press this  button to change output folder with enough free space in the disk.

Otherwise, this prompt will appear:

Step 6. Select Copy Method.

There are three copy methods availalbe of copying DVD to hard drive with DVDSmith Movie Backup. The DVD copy methods are:
Normal: For unencrypted and CSS encrypted DVD.
Lowly Enhanced: less scan times to decrypt DVD.
Highly Enhanced: more scan times to decrypt DVD.

Step 7. Start backup

After all DVD copying settings are done, press “Start Backup” button to start the DVD copying process.

If you decide to backup later or just want to cancel it, press “Stop Backup” button to stop the DVD copying process.

Step 8. Check the Output Folder

Once the backup process is finished, you can explore them on the hard disk:

(Note: above file illustration is in Full Disc mode. If using Main Movie mode, there will be different.)

After this few steps, you can enjoy your favorite movie now.

If you need to copy movie DVD to DVD dis or rip DVD to other Electronic devices such as iPod, iPhone, PSP, PS3, Xbox 360, etc., Any DVD Cloner Platinum is recommended. It’s an easy-to-use and powerful DVD copying and ripping tool!

Difference between Full Disc and Main Movie

In the main window of DVDSmith Movie Backup, there’re two modes you can select Full Disc or Main Movie.

With Full Disc mode, it’s able to backup all contents from the DVD, including main movie, bonus features, and perhaps other extra video clips.

If using Main Movie mode, this program will check and backup the DVD automatically by itself. Normally, the main movie consists of files with names like “VTS_01_xxx”, “VTS_01_xxx.xx”, etc, excluding bonus features or other kinds of video clips with names of “VIDEO_TS”, “VIDEO_TS.BUP”, “VIDEO_TS.IFO”, etc.

Check below output folder illustrations for Full Disc (L) and Main Movie (R):

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