DVD Cloner 7 (VII) Review

DVD Cloner 7 is perhaps one of the most effective dvd copying software money can buy. It can copy just about anything you want from DVD 5, DVD 9, Blue-Ray and can put your copy into multiple DVD’s or even compress everything into one single DVD or even copy them to your hard drive.

It is extremely easy to operate and uses a simple one click feature. Once in operation it can automatically detect and decrypt CSS, ARccOS and some new encryptions from Sony and Disney movies that protect DVD’s and prevent you from making copies. This powerful feature is not offered in most dvd copying software and this is what makes DVD Cloner 7 so special.

Features

The direct 1:1 copy feature is the most basic tool you can have and is featured in every DVD copying software. But unlike a lot of other DVD copy software DVD Cloner 7 as built in encryption like CSS and ARccOS which means you can copy about 99.99% of any DVD / Blue-Ray on the current market.

The repair feature in DVD Cloner is by far more superior than any other software we have encountered. What this will do is recover any damaged DVD then make an exact copy of it with the 1:1 copy feature. Which means you can restore you old and scratched DVD’s which will save you a lot of money because you would not need to buy them again.

DVD Cloner 7’s most notable feature is the ability to keep or delete sections of the DVD. If you don’t like the bonus commentary, sub titles or language tracks for example, you can choose to not include them when you copy the DVD. But the best feature know to DVD Cloner is the ability to copy from a DVD 9 (8.5 Gig Dual Layer DVD) and put it into a DVD 5 (4.7 Gig) disc which is around half the size of a DVD 9. All this without can be achieved with a few simple clicks.

DVD Cloner 7 gives you the freedom to squeeze two movies from a DVD 5 into a DVD 9. Now that’s a feature you can’t live without!

So what happens if you can’t fit the movie into the designated DVD size? Well DVD Cloner 7 will show you how much space you have left or how much space you are over. So from here you can see how much room you have left in the DVD you are coping to. If you are running out of room or over the limit DVD Cloner will give you a few options. You can:

• Copy the entire movie without any menus or bonus materials. So just the movie will be copied
• You can split the movie into multiple DVD’s. This is an awesome feature!
• Or you can adjust the compression quality of the movie or bonus material so it fits into your designated DVD.

You also get to download from the official website the tools to help you rip DVD’s into AVI, SVC or MPEG files to watch and play from your computer.

Operating System Compatibility

• Windows 7
• Windows Vista
• Windows XP, 2000
• Mac OS X 10.5 or later

Quality of Copy

If you’re doing exact 1:1 copies, the movies play flawlessly and the quality is exactly the same as the original disc. However if you’re copying from DVD 9 to DVD 5 and using compression it is advised that you may or may not any issues. You might encounter slight glitches while watching the movie from soft squeaking sounds and slight movie distortion. This is inevitable and unavoidable due to compressing the movie.

Easy To Use

Everything install without any problems and is self explained.

Conclusion

If you’re looking for an all round dvd copy solution that can copy anything and also repair scratched discs, then you’re best bet is DVD Cloner 7. However we highly recommend DVD Clone because it also features the copy ability for all DVD media from:

• DVD 5 + / -
• DVD 9 Dual Layer + / -
• HD DVD
• Blue Ray

It also has a very nice graphical user interface, fast and most of all the price is very affordable for a piece of software that can copy and backup your DVD’s. We also found it handy that it works on all windows platform and on Mac OS X.

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