Programs Used

These are all the programs used in this guide, they are sorted by alpha-bet order of program name, and if you feel like Buying or Donating then check under the "Pay" column for a direct link to the required page.

NOTE: Contact me if you bought an Affiliated Program!


Green
A green box means it's an Affiliated program, if you buy it, you get the Standalone Version of the Complete DVD Backup Guide.

No
Program Author Comments
Version
Pay
01
Alcohol 120%
Alcohol-Software
Make perfect 1:1 back-ups of CDs 1.9.2
Buy
02
AnyDVD / CloneCD / CloneDVD
SlySoft
Enables Copying any CD or DVD!
4.0/5.0/2.4
Buy/Buy/Buy
03
AVI-MPEG-ASF-WMV Splitter
BoilSoft
Tool to split, cut or trim a large files 3.21
Buy
04
avi2mpg2 / bbMPEG
beyeler
Best Freeware Multiplexing/Encoding!
1.24
Free
05
AVI2VCD
John Schlichther Simple AVI2VCD encoding
1.4.2
Free
06
BlindWrite  / CopyToDVD vso-software Easy and Excellent DVD Backup Tools
5.2 / 3.0
Buy / Buy
07
burnatonce
Jamie A cdrdao / mkisofs GUI for Windows 0.99.5
Donate
08
CCE SP Encoder
CinemaCraft
The Best and Fastest MPEG2 Encoder!
2.7.0
Buy
09
CDRDao
Andreas Mueller CD recording in DAO mode 1.1.8
Free
10
CDRWin
GoldenHawk
The Inventors of the Bin/Cue format!
3.9H
Buy
11
Chapter-X-Tractor
Christophe Paris Extract Chapter Information from DVD
0.962
Free
12
CladDVD / CladDVD XP
Wayne Unknown DVD Ripping Utility.
2.0 / 2.5
Donate
13
CloneDVD
Elaborate Bytes Copies movies in unparalleled quality. 2.4
Buy
14
Cucusoft Video Converter
Cucusoft
MPEG Encoder with Subtitles Option!
4.56
Buy
15
PowerDVD / PowerDVD Copy
CyberLink
DVD Software Player / 1:1 DVD Copy
5.0 / 1.0
Buy / Buy
16
Dr. DivX
Dr. DivX
Create DivX video from any source! 1.0.6
Buy
17
DVD2One
Rene Bakx
The ultimate DVD processing tool 1.4.0
Buy
18
DVD2MPG Squeezer

One of the First DVD to VCD Tools!
1.16a
Free
19
DVDFab
Fentago Software
Make perfect quality DVD backups 2.20
Buy
20
DVD Copy Platinum
InterVideo, Inc.
Excellent DVD Backup/Encoding Tool!
2.0
Buy
21
DVD Copy Suite
Engelmann Media
A Good DVD Backup/Transcoding
1.12
Buy
22
DVD Decrypter
LIGHTNING UK!
Excellent DVD Backup/Ripping tool!
3.5.1.0
Donate
23
DVD Master 2002
Dj Fresh A Nice DVD Ripping tool
1.5.0
Free
24
DVD Shrink
dvdshrink
Good Quality DVD to DVDR Backup
3.2.0.15
Free
25
DVD2AVI / DGMPGDec
LOLI.J / Donald Graft DVD/MPEG2 Frameserving Utility.
1.77.3
Free
26
DVD2SVCD
dvd2svcd
All-In-One GUI for DVD Backups
1.2.2 b3
Donate
27
DVDx
Jean-Luc DVD to S/VCD Encoding
2.3
Free
28
Eazy VCD
Rob Ferguson Easily backup your DVD's to S/VCD 1.15a
Donate
29
EO-Video
Mark Gallo Excellent QT/RM to MPEG encoder
1.36
Buy
30
EasyDivX
EasyDivX Team
Easy to use DVD to DivX encoding
0.82
Donate
31
FireBurner WE
IgD Software
Simple Bin/Cue Image Burning tool
2.21
Buy
32
FlaskMPEG
Alberto Vigatá Easy to use video conversion tool 0.78.39
Free
33
GSpot
Steve G
An Excellent AVI Information Utility
2.21
Free
34
HeadAC3he Dark Avenger
WAV/MP2/MP3/AC3 multi converter! 0.23a
Free
35
HonesTech MPEG Encoder
Honest Technology
AVI/ASF/WMV to MPEG Encoder!
7.0
Buy
36
I-Author Deluxe for SVCD
EnReach Technology
Only known Switchable Subtitles Muxer
2.0
Dead
37
IfoEdit / VobEdit
Decision Development
Excellent and Complete DVD authoring
0.96
Donate
38
I'mTOO DVD Ripper
ImTOO
A DVD copy and ripping software 2.0.25
Buy
39
ImagoMPG-Muxer
Imago-X
MPEG2 Video/Audio Muxing Tool
1.1
Donate
40
InstantCopy
Pinnacle Systems
DVD to DVDR Backup Transcoder
8.05
Buy
41
LSX Encoder
Ligos
An MPEG1/2 encoding
3.5
Dead
42
M-Editor
DarimVision
MPEG Cutting Tool
2.5
Dead
43
MaestroSBT guillep2k
A Subtitles Converter for WinSubMux 2.4.3.5 Free
44
MainConcept MPEG Encoder Muzaffer Beygirci AVI / QuickTime to MPEG encoder 1.4.2
Buy
45
MPEG1&2 Encoder Panasonic
High Quality MPEG1/2 Encoder
1.20 Buy
46
MPEG Mediator Arno Hornberger MPEG Video Stream Converter
1.5
Free
47
MPEG Video Wizard Womble Multimedia Excellent tool for Cutting/Multiplexing 2003 Buy
48
Nero Burning-ROM / Recode 2
Ahead Software
All-In-One Digital Media Solution
6.3 / 2.1
Buy
49
NTI CD&DVD Maker Platinum
NewTech Infosystems
The Complete Burning Solution
6.7 Buy
50
Premiere Video Server
Edwin van Eggelen One of the Best and Fastest Plugins 1.0.0.2 Donate
51
ProCoder / Express
Canopus
Encoder with Subtitles Support
2.0 / 1.0
Buy / Buy
52
ReJig
nic
GUI based MPEG-2 transcoding utility 0.5e Free
53
RM Converter
BoilSoft
RM to AVI/MPEG1 and MPEG2
2.21
Buy
54
Sceneo Vcopy
Buhl Data Service
Nice 3 step all to all encoding/ripping
1.1.02
Buy
55
Sector Extractor
LIGHTNING UK!
A Nice DVD Ripping Tools
1.2
Free
56
Smart Ripper
TRON
Excellent DVD Ripping Utility.
2.41
Free
57
SubRip Brian, Zuggy & Guimli DVD Subtitles Ripper and Converter. 1.17.1 Free
58
TMPGEnc / Plus & XPress
Hiroyuki / Pegasys, Inc
High Quality MPEG-1/2 Encoder.
2.5 / 3.0
Free/Buy
59
TSCV
Aenema Tool
Advanced S/VCD Authoring tool
0.85 b1
Free
60
VCDEasy
Delphi.stuff Excellent S/VCD Authoring tool!
2.1.1
Buy
61
VCDImager Tools GUI
Michael Tam Basic GUI for S/VCD Authoring tools
1.1.207
Donate
62
VCDwizard
Laurens H. Koehoorn
S/VCD Compliant Authoring tool!
2.8.5.0
Free
63
VFAPI Converter
Hori (English: KiinG)
Convert into VFAPI pseudo AVI files. 1.05
Free
64
VirtualDub
Avery Lee
The most Advanced Video Editing Tool
1.6.0
Donate
65
VobSub / TextSub
Gabest
Subtitles Filter for VirtualDub
2.23
Free
66
vStrip
Maven
A Great DVD Ripping Tool
0.8d
Free
67
WinSubMux
New Age
Excellent Subtitle Muxer Tool!
0.2.0.2
Free
68
XingMPEG Encoder
RealNetworks
Fast MPEG1 Encoder but Outdated
2.20
Buy

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VideoHelp
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DigitalFAQ
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This project is an extension of the DAP for those of us who wish to watch our MST3K away from the computer. Donate
labDV
Jim
an ever growing library with easy to read articles including basic papers, step-by-step guides, examples, and soft- and hardware review in 8 languages Buy
DVDhelp.us
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