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fez · 05-01-08, 12:14 AM

Could anyone please give me advice on downloading Movies from the Internet? I am downloading the torrent for a film and was wondering how I get it working or what software is best to use to get it working?

Any advice would be most welcome.

Many thanks in advance.

andy0503 · 05-01-08, 01:45 AM

HI all,

can any one suggest a programme i can download to enable me to copy DVDs.

leythdave · 05-01-08, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andy0503

HI all,

can any one suggest a programme i can download to enable me to copy DVDs.

Originals??

Nero sometimes works, but a good programme is DVD Fab Platinum.

leythdave · 05-01-08, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fez

Could anyone please give me advice on downloading Movies from the Internet? I am downloading the torrent for a film and was wondering how I get it working or what software is best to use to get it working?

Any advice would be most welcome.

Many thanks in advance.

I take it you are using a download manager, such as BiComet or Bittorrent??

You may need to 'borow' a copy of a programme called 'winrar', as lots of movies are compressed into this format.
When the movie has downloaded, open the folder and right click on any rar'd file and and select 'extract here', this will uncompress the file into normal size.

I then suggest a programme called VLC player, which is a codec and plays almost any format, this a free download, and can be found on download.com.

Hope this is of use to you!

Toffer · 05-01-08, 10:10 AM

I use DVD Shrink (if you can still get hold of it) or DVD Fab Platinum to back up my DVDs. They are both pretty good.

piper · 05-01-08, 08:04 PM

x copy is very good

piper · 05-01-08, 08:05 PM

i use ********** excellent programme for dl

macca187 · 05-01-08, 09:38 PM

i use any dvd for backing up my originals,theres updates weekly for it it really is the best for backing up originals,you have to pay a one off fee but its worth it you can get it from SlySoft Products | Copy Movie DVDs with AnyDVD and CloneDVD you get a trial first

GaryM · 05-01-08, 09:53 PM

A great site to get movies/music/tv shows from is

mininova.org

fez · 06-01-08, 01:50 AM

Thanks for your comments so far.

The thing is I am downloading them from minninova at the moment and they mainly seem to be xvid files. They work fine on my PC but what free software can I use to convert these files before burning them to DVD.

At the moment when I burn them the to dvd they do not play.

Any further advice appreciated.

Thanks

05-01-08, 12:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
fez Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 83 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Downloading Movies Could anyone please give me advice on downloading Movies from the Internet? I am downloading the torrent for a film and was wondering how I get it working or what software is best to use to get it working? Any advice would be most welcome. Many thanks in advance.

05-01-08, 01:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
andy0503 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Downlaoding Movies HI all, can any one suggest a programme i can download to enable me to copy DVDs.

05-01-08, 10:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
Toffer Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Downlaoding Movies I use DVD Shrink (if you can still get hold of it) or DVD Fab Platinum to back up my DVDs. They are both pretty good.

05-01-08, 08:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
piper Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Downlaoding Movies x copy is very good

05-01-08, 08:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
piper Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Downlaoding Movies i use ********** excellent programme for dl

05-01-08, 09:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
macca187 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: manchester Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Downlaoding Movies i use any dvd for backing up my originals,theres updates weekly for it it really is the best for backing up originals,you have to pay a one off fee but its worth it you can get it from SlySoft Products \| Copy Movie DVDs with AnyDVD and CloneDVD you get a trial first

05-01-08, 09:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
GaryM Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Downlaoding Movies A great site to get movies/music/tv shows from is mininova.org Last edited by GaryM; 05-01-08 at 11:09 PM.

06-01-08, 01:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
fez Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 83 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Downlaoding Movies Thanks for your comments so far. The thing is I am downloading them from minninova at the moment and they mainly seem to be xvid files. They work fine on my PC but what free software can I use to convert these files before burning them to DVD. At the moment when I burn them the to dvd they do not play. Any further advice appreciated. Thanks

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