[Lockeyp]

Could someone please tell me the best way to copy a dvd - I can copy cd's ok but when it come to DVDs I am having no luck at all. The message that apppears when I try to do this is the data that I want to store is to much for the DVD that I am copying. Iam using Nero Start Smart 6.

Thanks

Lockeyp.

[CDATech]

If you are copying Data DVD's then I'm not sure what the problem is. What i think you're attempting to do is copy an actual Dual Layer DVD movie onto a single layer DVD R. This won't work and it's against the TSG Forum Rules. You probably don't want to post this type of question in this forum.

[Soundy]

Yeah, need to be a little more specific about what exactly you're trying to do, and what error(s) you're seeing.

Most store-bought video DVDs are copy-protected specifically to prevent what you're trying to do, and asking about ways around it is not allowed here will get the thread locked.

If it's a data DVD, the only potential problem is that you don't have enough free space on your drive, as Nero needs to copy the original disc to a temporary file first (for a regular DVD, you need at least 5GB of free drive space; for a dual-layer, you'd need at least 9GB free).

The other thing, as CDATech notes, is that if your original is a dual-layer DVD, it can have up to 9GB of data, which won't fit onto a regular DVD; you either need a dual-layer capable burner and dual-layer blank, or you need to pare down the data from the original.

[Elvandil]

How much free space is on your hard drive?

[Lockeyp]

Elvandil. Having just checked that I currently have 39Gb of hard-drive spare

[Elvandil]

OK. Plenty of space. The procedure for copying DVD's is exactly the same as for copying CD's.

[Soundy]

Right... unless it's a copy-protected disc, which you won't get any help with here, or a dual-layer (aka DVD-9) disc, in which case you also need a dual-layer-capable burner and a DL blank to copy to.