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Feature-packed DVD copying with a hidden trick
Not long ago, we reviewed the basic version of Movie Clone 4, and came to the conclusion that copying movie discs is fraught with difficulties and pitfalls.
The main snare is that it's illegal to copy shop-bought discs of any kind, if they're under copyright, which most are. X-oom Movie Clone 4 Gold can't be used to do that, out of the box, anyway, which means there's not much point buying it, as copying unprotected discs (such as home movies) is possible with most disc-burning software.
That's not all, though. Coyly, the manufacturer points out that there's a way round the copy-protection: download a particular file from the internet and install it. It even, helpfully, tells you the name of the file, although not where to find it (which a quick internet search will remedy).
Movie Clone Gold does much the same thing as the basic, with one or two nifty extras. It allows the copying of discs to various portable formats such as one suitable for iPods, or even for mobile phones.
There are several quality settings and an expert mode, which allows for very detailed tweaking and even editing.
It's a comprehensive application for getting media onto other formats, but it's stifled by the fact that it won't copy every type of DVD out of the box.
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Good points
• Expert mode for advanced features
• Easy to use
• Disco copying to iPods and mobile phones
Bad points
• No full DVD copying out of the box
Overall
It's still illegal to copy protected DVD discs, but otherwise X-oom Movie Gold 4
works well
Vista compatible
No
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Slow conversion
I have tried this application and although it does a nice job converting it takes 8 hours to convert one full dvd. I have had other applications that convert in under 6 hours. Unless you have a fast pc, then I guess its suited for you. AMD dual processor 1.4 with 2gb
Posted by R from San Jose, 10 Dec 2007
Movie Clone 4 Gold
A complete waste of time and money. A complete and total rip off What else can I say !
Posted by jj, 16 Jan 2008
Good Software Bad Support
It does a great job in converting a DVD main movie files to avi. But after I said ok to the patch the software now crashes half way through a conversion. Customer support has yet to answer my Dec.2007 emails. Reinstalling it does not make it work.
Posted by John, 19 Jan 2008
Poor software
The software is not compatible with Vista despite the small print on the box giving the impression otherwise. It kept on crashing my machine and I have had to chuck it away. What a waste of money.
Posted by Robert G Jones, 09 Jan 2009