# Program for copying home movie DVDs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/program-for-copying-home-movie-dvds/428866>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 5, 2007, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/program-for-copying-home-movie-dvds/428866 "2007-12-05T01:01:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/program-for-copying-home-movie-dvds/428866/1 "2007-12-05T01:01:18Z")

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I have some home movies on DVD that I’d like to copy. I seem to be having a very hard time doing so. I have Vista and from what I have read Vista doesn’t like to let people just simply copy DVDs. I’d like to get these out for Christmas and I’ve been pulling my hair out for the last hour or so.

What’s a good program, or way, to burn DVDs. I know you can buy programs, but I don’t want to buy a program that I’ll use a couple of times and that’s it.

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**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/program-for-copying-home-movie-dvds/428866/2 "2007-12-05T01:07:18Z")

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[ImgBurn](http://www.imgburn.com/) works well and is free.

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**Author:** ![Stringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Stringer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringer)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/program-for-copying-home-movie-dvds/428866/3 "2007-12-05T01:07:45Z")

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[ImgBurn](http://www.imgburn.com/) is free and will do what you need. Just set the mode to read and rip the DVD to an .iso image. Then switch the mode to write and and burn your DVD however many times you need.

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**Author:** ![Stringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Stringer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringer)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/program-for-copying-home-movie-dvds/428866/4 "2007-12-05T01:08:55Z")

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[QUOTE=yoyodyne]  
[ImgBurn](http://www.imgburn.com/) works well and is free.  
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Nooo mine was first! 😉

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**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/program-for-copying-home-movie-dvds/428866/5 "2007-12-05T01:13:13Z")

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Neener neener!

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**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/program-for-copying-home-movie-dvds/428866/6 "2007-12-05T01:32:58Z")

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Thanks, I downloaded it and it’s copying now. I think this is exactly what I’m looking for.