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| Posted by | Ssseth |
| Posted on | 24/09/04 18:11 |
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Options:
The options button is universal to all three main areas in 123 DVD Copy and besides the color of the graphic on the left, looks and acts the same in each area.
1.
Select
a language- self explanatory
2.
Target
Size (MB) - The default size that will be burnt to the blank DVD is only 4380
MB, which is a tad small in our opinion. You should be able to fit 4460 MB on a
blank DVD easily. When trying to set the size above 4380 however an error box
prevents you from doing so. Unless there is some specific reason 123 DVD Copy is
doing this, we would like to see this cap set higher as losing almost 100MB can
make a small difference in the final quality of the DVD.
3. Automatic drive select and DVD Burner - We noticed an issue with this option as well. Whether automatic drive selection was checked or not we could only get the master drive to be selected as the DVD burner to use for the actual burning. Although two DVD±RW drives are connected only one would show up as seen below.
Originally at the beginning of
this review our 812S was used as the secondary slave drive. When we selected the
drop down menu, only the 811S was available for burning. We tried changing drive
letters to assign the 812S from E: to D: and it made no difference. We shut down
the computer and changed the 812S from slave to master. After booting up, the
811S still was the only option for DVD burner. We decided to try uninstalling
the program and reinstalling it again. After a reinstall, the 812S now showed up
as the DVD burner. But now the 811S, which is set as slave, does not show up. We
are not sure if this is some type of known bug or something specific to our
system. Because of this, for the writing section of this review we will only be
using the 812S.
Update:
123 DVD Copy provided us with a product update to address this and one other
issue (see #5 below) but unfortunately it did not resolve this particular
problem. So please note that you may or may not be able to use this application
with more than one DVD burner depending on your system
setup.
4.
Background mode - This will set
the application to run in background mode. It is intended to keep the program
from hogging every ounce of system resources, which is a nice option to have. If
you are going to be using the computer while transcoding and burning, we
recommend you turn this option on. Please note that although it is sometimes
possible, multi-tasking while transcoding and burning it is not recommended
unless your computer far exceeds the minimum recommended specifications.
Otherwise, we recommend that you do not use the computer while burning to
prevent buffer under-runs or any other glitches from
occurring.
5.
Burn
speed - 123 DVD Copy has only Fast, Medium and Slow burn speed options. Although
this may be attractive to a non-technical person, we do not like this method.
With 12x and 16x writers now on the market, this will leave many available write
speeds to end users. The fast, medium and slow mentality will leave gaps in
available write speeds, and in our opinion can cause more harm than good.
Update:
We initially experienced a problem burning at high speeds. Although selecting
the high burn speed option, all media we tested would burn at a low or medium
speed (2x instead of 4x, 4x instead of 8x etc). A product update given to us
midway through the review did
address this problem. Again we would like to see 123 DVD Copy allow a manual
choice of burn speed to help avoid any issues like this in the
future.
6.
Eject
DVD after burning - It is nice to have this option as people have different
preferences on whether or not they want the DVD ejected after burning. It worked
fine throughout testing.
7.
Erase
DVD-RW / Erase DVD-RW without prompting - Although only DVD-RW is mentioned, we
were able to successfully erase both DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs with this
option.
8. Update check - This is a user preference as to whether or not you want 123 DVD Copy to check for updates. The options are 2 weeks, 4 weeks or off.
So now that we've covered the installation and interface of the programs it's time to see the test results!
Copy DVD & Help
Regarding the product just review I agree with the author; easy and simple. A perfect movie backup program for "beginners".
I have to say, though, that there's another bug that I've contacted the company about. After installing the product, in Windows Explorer (the file manager), volume labels don't show up anymore. In other words, if you have a CD titled "MyStuff" and you put it in your drive and open Windows Explorer it won't show "MyStuff (D
" anymore; it'll show the generic "DVD-RW Drive (D" instead. I really dislike this, because when I place a CD or DVD in the drive I expect to see the volume label name; it's how I confirm I've put the right disc in the drive. Uninstalling the software doesn't fix this problem; I had to use System Restore to get correct volume label operation back.
I also notice that any discs with autorun exe files no longer function. You will have to start such discs manually.
The e-mail I sent to the company was met with a response saying support for 123 Copy DVD has passed to another organization, Globalstar Software (at www.globalstarsoftware.com). The strange thing is, Globalstar appears to be a game company and the web site doesn't present any support options for 123 Copy DVD.
Me thinks the original manufacturers of 123 Copy DVD were sued out of business.
So for any newcomers to this product, I'd suggest, if you're going to run it on a regular basis, that you create a System Restore point (and give it a specific name), install the product and run it, uninstall it, and then run System Restore to go back to the point you created previously.
. When you try to play it any DVD player it begins directly the movie.BUT DON'T RECOMEND
Still, searching for the DRIVE F, please insert Disc...
I'm glad I saved a trip top the store and my money is still in my pocket.
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This message was edited at: 24-03-2008 22:56
did anyone else come across this too, and if so can anyone give me any solutions please.
Also I have used spyware/virus check but nothing came up so basically this sofware screwed my computer!!!
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