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How to Copy Protected DVD in Mac/Windows

DVD is quite commonly used nowadays due to its huge storage advantage. However, most commercially produced DVDs are always encrypted with region coding, Content Scramble System (CSS) and other artificial restrictions to protect against being duplicated by unauthorized parties. Then how to copy protected DVD for personal use?

Here we will show you how to copy encrypted DVD in two ways. Just check it out!

Part 1. How to Copy Protected DVD to Popular Video/Audio Formats

Part 2. How to Copy Encrypted DVD to DVD, DVD Folder or ISO

Part 1. How to Backup Your Protected DVD as Video/Audio Files

To copy a copyright protected DVD as video/audio files like MP4, AVI, WMV, MOV, M4V, FLV, MKV, MP3, WMA, etc. to your computer's hard drive, you need the help of a DVD ripping tool. Here Aimersoft DVD Ripper is highly recommended to help you accomplish your task. With it, you can rip your commercial protected DVD movies effortlessly to any regular video/audio formats so that you can play them on iPhone, iPad, iPod, etc. In addition, it comes with a video editor that allows you to personalize your DVD video to get the exact part and effect you want. If you are using a Mac, turn to Aimersoft DVD Ripper for Mac, which can backup your encrypted DVD movies to video/audio files on Mac OS X (including Lion and Mountain Lion).

Download Protected DVD Copy Software:

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1 Import DVD files

After downloading, follow the wizard to install and launch the program. Then Insert the DVD disc into your DVD drive and click "Load DVD" to select and import the DVD movies you want to rip. Loaded files can be previewed in the right viewing window and you can take snapshots of your favorite movie scenes.

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2 Select output format

Click the "Profile" drop down list to select the output video/audio format. Various formats are available and there are 150+ video presets for portable devices like iPhone, iPad, iPod, PSP, Xbox 360, HTC, Samsung, etc. Simply choose the one you like.

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3 Start conversion

When all the settings are OK, click "Start" to begin copying the copyrighted DVD to your computer's hard drive. In this way, you make DVD sharing and playing more easily and conveniently.

Part 2. How to Backup Encrypted DVD to DVD, DVD Folder or ISO

Sometimes you may want to backup your encrypted DVD movies to DVD, DVD Folder or ISO and keep the original DVD disc in a safe place. Aimersoft DVD Copy here is highly recommended to copy locked DVD movies. It can remove the DVD copy protection automatically and backup locked commercial DVD movies to non-protected DVD files. If you are using a Mac, get Aimersoft DVD Backup for Mac to backup your DVDs.

Download Protected DVD Copy:

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1 Select DVD source and set output target

Launch Aimersoft DVD Copy, insert the copyright protected DVD disc into your DVD drive. Click the "Source" drop-down list and you will see "DVD Folder" and "DVD-ROM" two options to browse your computer and locate your source DVD. Then click the "Target" drop-down list to choose a proper output mode.

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2 Select copy mode

Aimersoft DVD Copy offers "Full Movie", "Main Movie" and "Custom Mode" three options to meet your different DVD copy needs. Fox example, you can select "Full Movie" Mode to copy the whole videos from the protected DVD; "Main Movie" for the main movie without any other information; or "Custom Mode" to the exact titles.

3 Start to copying DVD

After all the above things done, copying protected DVD has been approaching the end. Now you only need to click "Start" to finish copying your protected DVD.

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  • Aimersoft Employee  2013-05-06 05:55
    Hi, Dan. Aimersoft DVD Copy cost $29.95 and Aimersoft DVD Ripper cost $39.95. They are two different software. One can be used to backup DVD and another for ripping and converting DVD to video format or ISO files.
  • Dan  2013-04-29 15:36
    Hi, What is the cost for the protected and encrypted shareware ? Is it the same product or 2 different products Dan
  • Aimersoft Employee  2013-04-22 02:10
    Hi, Angie. In your case, please check to see whether the source DVD plays well on your computer before you load it and then update the DVD driver on the computer. After you done this, please relaunch this program and try to load the DVD again.
  • Angie  2013-04-21 21:13
    Hi Whenever I am trying to load the DVD it says the folder is invalid. How do I fix that? Thanks
  • Aimersoft Employee  2013-04-09 12:34
    Sure, please feel free to download and have a try!
  • Jaime G. dela Cruz  2013-04-09 10:02
    I have 4 PCs/laptops at home, can i install the DVD ripper in all of my PCs?
  • Aimersoft Employee  2013-04-08 08:00
    Hi, Dennis. Thanks for your interest in our products. We are sorry that buring VHS tapes to DVD is not in the support list now.
  • Aimersoft Employee  2013-03-08 02:40
    Hi, you don't have to connect the devices unless you want to transfer the converted DVD videos to your mobile devices to playback on the go. ^_^
  • Joe  2013-03-08 02:39
    Do you have to have device connected while ripping dvd?
  • Aimersoft Employee  2013-02-26 06:25
    Hello. With Aimersoft DVD Ripper, you can rip and convert DVD to any video/audio formats. With Aimersoft DVD Copy, you can easily backup your DVD without a hitch. If you want to burn any video to DVD, just use Aimersoft DVD Creator.