DVDxCopy is currently a well
established name in the DVD backup scene, the software developed by the American
321 Studios is controversial in the States as it circumvents a copy protection
introduced by the Hollywood studios. The company however believes in fair use
and is currently fighting Hollywood in court in order to allow users to make
backups of their DVD movies.
The company is currently selling
several solutions for DVD backups, ranging from software to copy entire DVD
movies, and software that is able to compress a movie in order to make it fit on
a recordable DVD. Purchased DVDs are generally larger then the 5 GB that fit on
a DVD recordable and the 321 Studio products either compress the movie, or split it
onto multiple discs.
The company will now also release other software
products for DVD owners. New products were expected as the future of
the company could be in danger if it doesn't win the case against the studios.
Here is an overview of the products to be released:
DVD X SHOW:
DVD X SHOW takes a library of digital
still pictures and gives them new life. By utilizing attention-grabbing
effects, users can go beyond an ordinary slide show, and emulate a real story.
DVD X SHOW will make slide show more like a DVD movie. Create DVD
documentary-like slide show movies and send them to anyone with a DVD player or
PC.
DVD X
MAKER:
DVD X MAKER will restore old home
videos and burn them to DVD. DVD X MAKER puts the tools of the pros in
easy-to-use software, and is able to transform grainy old videos into
digital movies. You are able to capture video and create
menus.
DVD X RESCUE:
DVD X RESCUE saves damaged
DVDs. DVD X RESCUE recovers lost or damaged data from DVDs and CDs and
makes a new copy '“ whether the disc is scratched, corrupted, unreadable or
just plain defective.
CD X RESCUE:
CD X RESCUE retrieves any lost data from
any music or data CD. If you have lost data on a CD due to scratches,
distortions, or read errors, this software should be able to help
out. CD X Rescue will recover, restore, and rescue any lost data created by
any disc writing program in just a few steps.
Besides these
new products, the company will also release the much anticipated Platinum
version of its DVDxCopy Software.
DVD X COPY PLATINUM:
Most
DVD movies are written on duallayer DVDs '“ but recordable DVDs are only
single-layer. In order to backup an entire movie, some elements must be
compressed to make it fit. But this results in quality that isn't good enough
for the most demanding movie buff. With 321
Studio's new TDF compression technology you can completely customize the
compression of each scene. Now you can burn your 3 hour movie on a single disc
with one click and burn that same movie with crystal clarity in every scene. You
are able to pick what scenes to compress and what not to. DVD X Platinum
comes with a unique preview feature so you can see how various compression
percentages will look before you burn.
The new products of the company now cover a
wide range of DVD applications and have prices ranging from $ 49.99 to
$ 149.99 excluding rebates. If you are looking into purchasing DVD backup
software from 321 Studios you can visit their website
for more information.
Source: CD Freaks.com
