DVDFab DVD Copy

What is included in DVDFab DVD Copy?

Six Copy Modes – Full Disc, Main Movie, Clone, Customize, Split, Merge.
Protection Removal – Strips CSS, region codes and APS encryption.
Cloud Decryption – Handles newly released, freshly encrypted retail discs.
Flexible Output – Saves to blank disc, ISO image or folder.
Performance Metric – Up to 50x speed with GPU acceleration.
Important – Personal-use backups only; no commercial use rights.

What are the main benefits of DVDFab DVD Copy?

DVDFab DVD Copy is a disc-backup module inside the DVDFab suite that duplicates DVDs to blank discs, ISO files or hard-drive folders. It decrypts protected discs and copies them losslessly, or compresses a dual-layer disc to fit a single-layer blank.

Lossless Backups – Keeps original menus, audio and subtitle tracks.
DVD Compression – Shrinks dual-layer DVD-9 onto DVD-5 blanks.
Scratch Protection – Preserves aging discs before read errors appear.
Disc Splitting – Splits one DVD-9 across two DVD-5 discs.
Media Server Ready – Generates .nfo metadata for Plex and Kodi.
Cross-Platform – Runs on Windows 7 to 11 and macOS.

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What does DVDFab DVD Copy do?

DVDFab DVD Copy backs up DVD-Video discs to another disc, an ISO image, or a VIDEO_TS folder while removing the disc's copy protection. It offers six copy modes, so you can clone a disc bit-for-bit, keep only the main feature, or merge several discs into one. For a scratched or aging movie disc, you can read it once and save a clean ISO to your hard drive before the disc fails. The module works with DVDs only, so the source has to be a standard DVD rather than a Blu-ray or 4K disc.

Which copy modes does DVDFab DVD Copy include?

DVDFab DVD Copy includes six modes: Full Disc, Main Movie, Clone/Burn, Customize, Split and Merge. Full Disc keeps menus, trailers and extras, while Main Movie copies only the feature title to save space, and Clone/Burn makes an exact 1:1 copy with no quality loss. Split divides a dual-layer DVD-9 onto two DVD-5 discs, and Merge combines several titles into a single disc. Customize lets you pick specific titles, chapters, audio tracks and subtitles, which is useful when you only want the film in one language without the bonus content.

Can DVDFab DVD Copy remove copy protection from commercial DVDs?

Yes, DVDFab DVD Copy automatically detects and removes common DVD protections such as CSS, region codes and APS during the copy. For recently released or freshly encrypted retail discs, its Cloud Decryption Technology pulls the latest decryption data from DVDFab's server so a brand-new movie can still be backed up. One limitation worth noting is Cinavia: DVD Copy does not strip the Cinavia audio watermark on its own and relies on the separate DVDFab DVD Cinavia Removal module for that. The free version also cannot remove the newest protections, which matters most for discs released in the last few months.

What is the difference between the free and full versions of DVDFab DVD Copy?

The free version is limited to the Full Disc and Main Movie modes and cannot remove the newest copy protections, while the full version unlocks all six copy modes plus Cloud Decryption for the latest discs. The biggest practical gap is compression: only the full version shrinks a dual-layer DVD-9 down to a single-layer DVD-5 blank, so with the free version a large disc may not fit a standard blank. Both versions can output to a blank disc, an ISO image, or a folder, and both handle lossless DVD-9 copying. If you mainly archive newer commercial movies or burn to inexpensive DVD-5 blanks, the full version is the one that actually covers those tasks.

What output formats and disc types does DVDFab DVD Copy support?

DVDFab DVD Copy writes to a physical disc, an ISO image, or a VIDEO_TS folder, and it burns to DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW and dual-layer DVD+R DL / DVD-R DL blanks. It reads and copies both NTSC and PAL DVDs, which matters if you are duplicating discs bought in different regions. Saving to ISO or folder is the practical choice when your laptop has no burner, since you keep a full disc image on the drive and can burn it later. For disc-to-disc copying you still need an optical drive and a blank disc, so a USB external drive is often required on newer machines.

What should users check before choosing DVDFab DVD Copy?

DVD Copy is a module, so you install the main DVDFab program first and then open the Copy section, rather than running a separate standalone app. Check that you have an optical drive available, because many current laptops ship without one and disc-to-disc copying needs both a reader and a blank disc. Note that DVDFab's fair-use policy treats copies as personal backups only and caps each licensed account at 100 disc copies per week, which is generous for a home collection but not a tool for bulk duplication. If your goal is Blu-ray or 4K UHD discs, this module will not handle them, and you would need the matching DVDFab Blu-ray Copy or UHD Copy module instead.

Does DVDFab DVD Copy also copy Blu-ray or 4K UHD discs?

No, DVDFab DVD Copy handles standard DVDs only. Blu-ray discs require the separate DVDFab Blu-ray Copy module, and 4K UHD discs require DVDFab UHD Copy, each sold as its own module within the suite.

Does DVDFab DVD Copy remove Cinavia protection?

No, the DVD Copy module does not remove the Cinavia audio watermark by itself. Discs carrying Cinavia need the separate DVDFab DVD Cinavia Removal module, which works alongside DVD Copy to produce a Cinavia-free backup.

Does DVDFab DVD Copy run on Mac?

Yes, DVDFab DVD Copy is available for macOS versions 10.10 through 15.x as well as Windows 7 to 11. The Mac and Windows builds share the same copy modes and protection removal, so the workflow is identical on either system.