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DVD cloning (not movie)

PostPosted: Sat May 06, 2006 7:16 am
by zeev
Hi,

I've backuped my development tree to a DVD media (about 4.3GB), and have to make a copy of it.
There are a lot of files and I would like to perform a direct copy from 1 DVD media to another one, the same way as it's performed using the CloneCD (copy on-fly).

Thanks.

Zeev

PostPosted: Sat May 06, 2006 8:38 am
by Ian
Most programs should be able to do an on the fly copy of an unprotected data DVD. If it was me, I'd just use something like Nero.

PostPosted: Sat May 06, 2006 12:29 pm
by zeev
I've tried to use Nero, but it copies all the files to a temporary folder and only then writes them on the target DVD. It takes plenty of time.
The main issue is: how to make it work on-fly (without the temporary storage), like the CloneCD does.

PostPosted: Sat May 06, 2006 1:19 pm
by Ian
There's an option to tell it to do it on the fly.

PostPosted: Sat May 06, 2006 2:27 pm
by dodecahedron
when you open a DVD Copy compilation, the Copy tab has a checkbox On the fly.

PostPosted: Sat May 06, 2006 4:25 pm
by zeev
dodecahedron wrote:when you open a DVD Copy compilation, the Copy tab has a checkbox On the fly.


There is such an option, but it's gray-d out.
Though the expert features are set on.

Is there a way to enable the option ?

Thanks

PostPosted: Sat May 06, 2006 4:27 pm
by zeev
By the way, the option is available for the Blue-Ray burners only.
I don't have one like that. :)

PostPosted: Sat May 06, 2006 6:08 pm
by Ian
No, its not just for Blu-ray. The option has been there for years.

You have to choose a drive other than your writer as the source. Once you do, that box should not be grayed out.

PostPosted: Sun May 07, 2006 12:47 am
by zeev
You're right, the default reader is set to the writer ... :)

When I've changed it, the option was available.

Thanks

PostPosted: Sun May 07, 2006 12:48 am
by zeev
became available :)