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Let's start the guide now!


Step 1



This is the main window. I will explain what all these buttons do.
(1) Opens DVD X Copy Xpress (included) to copy a DVD with just 1 click!
(2) Open DVD X Copy Platinum which we are going to use.
(3) Opens DVD X Rescue with which you can save scratched discs.
(4) Opens the settings.
For start click (4) to open the settings.


Step 2



You only have to do this once. (1) Select your DVD burner (if you don't have a CD writer you will only see your DVD burner there).
(2) Select another temp folder ot leave this one. Don't worry all the files that are going to be placed there will be deleted after the disc copy. Leave the others as they are and click Save As Default. Then click the Advanced button you can see on your left (not shown here, it's button 2 in the step 1 above).


Step 3



Insert the DVD in the drive.


Step 4



Here we are at the main window of this poweful tool.
(1) Select the titles you want. If you are not sure which ones are the right select them and click the Preview Video button you see at the right. Now here's the nice stuff. See the Use Compression selection?
(2) If your DVD is over 4.38GB (you can see size above) then selecting it will result shrinking the disc to fit into 1 blank DVD reducing the quality a little bit. If you don't select it the program will split the disc into 2 DVD±Rs so that you can have exactly the same quality as the original movie! Make your selection and click Next (3). We are going to show what to do in both situations (selecting it or not).


Step 5
This is if you SELECTED Use Compression.



Here you can do some nice stuff! Select one titles you want (1) and then by moving the bar (2) you can alter the level of compression they have, so that you can give more quality to the movie and not some extras you may have included. (3) This shows the generall compression. If this is under 45% I suggest you use 2-disc method we show below. Anyway you finally click Next. (If you are only copying one Title click Next without playing with compressions).
Generally the program makes the best selections here so just click Next. (4)


This is if you DID NOT SELECTED Use Compression.



Here you can see which titles go at what disc. You can move a title you select (1) to another disc by using the right buttons (3) if it fits there of course. You can also select where to split the movie.
Also here the program makes the best selections here so just click Next. (4)


Step 6 - Conclusion



Finally our copy starts. Easy wasn't it? Well even if you found things above a little complicated you should not worry. After 2-3 copies you are going to learn everything. If you want an one-click program DVD X Copy Xpress can do the job. You can buy it alone but it is also included in DVD X Copy Platinum, so I suggest that if you can afford the Platinum you get it! It is the best program I've seen so far and includes three of the best 321 Studios programs (DVD X Copy, Xpress and Rescue).