FILEnetworks Blog: CloneDVD, CloneCD and AnyDVD

CloneDVD 2.9.0.3

CloneDVD is the ultimate DVD copy tool. Let it be a PC game DVD, a movie DVD or just one title of a movie DVD, CloneDVD will ebale you create clones of the DVD of your choice. When combined with AnyDVD, copy protected DVDs can be cloned too!

Features:

Copies the main movie, special features and/or the original menu onto DVD recordable media or your hard-disk
Newly improved transcoder: Better picture quality at high reduction rates (footage of more than two hours)
Impressive speed at high reduction rates
Video Preview shows an overview of all selectable DVD titles
Include or exclude the original menu
Visual quality control through quality bars during the title and language selection
Target size freely adjustable
Chapter trimming/splitting available
Very easy to use: Our unique Filmstrip assistant will guide you step-by-step through all settings - easy for beginners
Preferences: Memorizes the last settings that were used and uses those settings in future sessions
Layer break flag removal possible
Picture snapshots while transcoding and remixing
Real-time bitrate and frame statistics while transcoding
Logging window available
Preview the movie during transcoding and writing
Works with most DVD player hardware and software
Works with DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW media
Stable, fast and does not require an ASPI driver

CloneCD 5.3.0.1

CloneCD is the ultimate CD copy tool. Let it be a PC game CD, Photo CD or a data CD, CloneCD will enable you create clones of the CD of your choice. This application can emulate copy protection schemes such as SafeDisk, allowing users to create clones of copy protected software or game CDs.

Features:

First copying software that uses RAW-Mode
Creates working 1:1 copies onto CD-Rs and CD-RWs
Amplifies weak sectors with selected CD writers
Emulates weak sectors with all CD writers
Works with CD-ROMs, CD-Rs and CD-RWs
Writes Audio CDs that conform to Redbook standard
Tray-icon allows control over functional usage of inserted media
Copies from CD/DVD drives, hard-drive or virtual drives
Intuitive user-interface, making it easy for novices
Rich selection of preset options via default profiles
Advanced options for expert users
Stable, fast and does not require an ASPI driver
Professional technical support and customer care
New: Copies DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R Dual Layer and DVD-RAM
New: Supports DVD split file image formats - this format works with FAT32 partitions and is compatible with VirtualCloneDrive
New: Supports ISO and UDF formats created by other applications (e.g., Nero, DVD2One, DVDShrink or CloneDVD)
New: Copies SafeDisc 3 protected CDs/DVDs
New: Emulates SafeDisc 3 weak sectors

AnyDVD 6.1.0.0

AnyDVD is a driver for Windows which runs in background and removes DVD copy protection enabling you to do anything with copy protected movie DVDs. This nice little application also removes the region code protection, allowing users to view region coded movies without having to change the region code on their DVD player or DVD Drive.

Features

Works automatically in the background
Removes encryption (CSS) and region code (RPC) from DVDs
Removes analogue copy protection (Macrovision)
Removes features such as forced subtitles and warnings
Decrypts without the need to save the data onto your hard-disk
Decrypts 'on the fly'
Prevents automatic launching of 'PC-friendly' software on video DVDs
Allows adjustment of your monitor refresh rate for both NTSC and PAL monitors
Allows execution of external programs on disc insertion and removal
Allows speed control of your DVD drives
Compatible with all DVD media
Works with all DVD-drives, regardless of region code
Works with all DVD copying, such as CloneDVD, and all DVD player software
Works transparently for the operating system: DVDs can be shared over the network and copied with the command prompt or with Windows Explorer, etc.
Proven to be stable and fast and does not require an ASPI driver
Features AnyCDDA: play, copy and rip protected audio CDs

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