*** All DVD Copies were made with blank Verbatim Digital Movie DVD-R media (Recommended). See our article on "What is the Best Quality DVD Media?"     Test Platform We downloaded, installed, and tested Clone DVD (Slysoft) to run on two test computers. One computer was "Home-Brewed" with an Athlon AMD 64 X2 4800 Dual-Core processor running at 2.4GHz, 1GB of memory, 100GB hard drive, and a Sony DRU-510A DVD/RW drive 32X (CD) and 12X (DVD). The other computer, a Gateway E06500D, with an Intel Pentium(R) running at 3GHz, 1GB of memory, 100GB hard drive, and a Plextor PX-708A DVD/RW drive (40X (CD) and 12X (DVD).    Installation & Test Results The installation was flawless on both test computers. The original DVD movie was "The Sum of All Fears" (2003) starring Ben Affleck and Morgan Freeman. The movie runtime was 123 minutes.  Upon inserting the original DVD movie and pressing the "Start" button, 18 minutes lapsed until we were prompted to insert blank DVD media. The DVD movie burning process was less than 9 minutes. We then inserted the copied DVD movie in our DVD player and the copy quality was that of the original to include all of the extras and menus options we selected. The same process was perform on our second test computer and it took 19 minutes to copy the movie and  approximately 11 minutes to burn the movie to DVD.     Clone DVD (Slysoft) presented a slick graphical user interface that was clean and easy to understand.

Clone DVD (Slysoft) Graphical User Interface

 

 

We clicked in the Clone DVD (Slysoft) option on the control panel and then navigated to the location of the DVD/Video_TS directory on the DVD.

 

 

Navigating to the Video_TS Directory on the DVD

 

 

Clicking on the Next button caused Clone DVD (Slysoft) to scan the DVD. This displayed audio and subtitle options. We kept the default settings

 

Audio and Subtitle Options

 

  

Clicking the Next button again presented us with the Output method. We kept the default setting "DVD Writer" since we are copying and burning to a blank DVD.

 

Output Method

 

 

Clicking on the Go button initiated the DVD scan and transcoding process.

  

DVD Scan and Transcoding Process

 

 

18 minutes later, Clone DVD (Slysoft) prompted us to insert a blank DVD.

 

Prompt to insert a Blank DVD

 

 

Clicking on the Write button initiated the DVD burning process.

 

DVD Burning Process

 

 

Nine (9) minutes later Clone DVD (Slysoft) finished burning the DVD.

 

Burning Process Complete!

 

 

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Clone DVD (Slysoft)

 

Pros

We really like Clone DVD (Slysoft) for it’s simplicity. The Graphical User Interface is well laid out and does not leave one guessing. Fast DVD Copy to Burning speed. Impressive.

 

 

Cons

None really. An enhanced feature set would take this application to the next level.

 

 

Quality of Copy

The final copy was an exact replica of the original. No complaints here.

 

 

Customer/Technical Support

We emailed Clone DVD (Slysoft) during normal working hours just to see how quickly they would respond. Within an hour, a response was received. Their website has an excellent customer support system in place as well as an excellent forum.

 

Final Comments

Clone DVD 2 (Slysoft) is great product for those looking for a simple DVD copy application without a lot of bells and whistles. Clone DVD 2 does not have menus; instead it employs use of a "Filmstrip" that facilities ease of use and walks the user through the process – ingenious, we thought as the user can’t overlook anything. Something that will quickly produce a DVD without having to worry about menus, extras, etc. This application is for the person who says, "Hey, just make a copy of this DVD, period." Clone DVD 2 (Slysoft) produced a replica of our test DVD and ran without a problem in our DVD player. If this is what you are looking for, we give it our thumbs up. A good buy.