DVD cloning

Optical disc authoring, including CD authoring and DVD authoring, is known as cloning, burning or ripping, the process of recording source material onto an optical disc (CD or DVD). Cloning software is required.

A DVD has a recording layer coated in an organic dye. A DVD burning laser, of higher intensity than a typical DVD reading laser, etches patterns into the dye, allowing the data to be read at a later date. A rewritable DVD uses a special metal alloy instead of a dye. The alloy can be switched back and forth between an amorphous and crystalline phase through the application of a laser, allowing the DVD to be rewritten a substantial number of times. Data quality degrades if the DVD is rewritten excessively, however.

Creating an optical disc usually involves first creating a disk image with a full file system designed for the optical disc, and then actually burning the image to the disc. Many programs create the disk image and burn in one bundled application, such that end-users do not even know the distinction.

The speed at which a DVD can be ripped is expressed as a multiplier: 16X means 16 times faster than just playing it.

The most popular clone software are DVDClone, Nero, Alcohol120%, and Easy Media Creator. All available for a fee, of course. Free CD and DVD cloning software are:

Active ISO Burner

AVS Disc Creator

Deepburner Free

Burnatonce

Burn4Free

CDBurnerProXP

CDRTools Front End

DVD Shrink

Express Burn

Flash CD & DVD Burner

Free Easy CD DVD Burner

Final Burner Free

ImgBurn

Instant CD & DVD Burner

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