DVD Fab Platinum Reviewed
| Software: DVD Fab Platinum 5 |
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| Version: 5.2.2.2 | ||||
| File Size: 7.6 MB | ||||
| Price: $49.99 | ||||
| Company: Fengtao Software, Inc. |
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| Ease of Use | |
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| Ease of Installation | |
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| Quality of Copy | |
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| DVD5 to DVD5 Copy Capability | |
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| DVD5 to DVD9 Copy Capability | |
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| DVD9 to DVD5 Compression | |
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| Ability to Retain Bonus Material | |
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| Ability to Retain Bonus Material | |
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| Can Copy DVD Movie to Hard Drive | |
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| Can Copy DVD Movie from Hard Drive | |
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| Can Copy Episodic DVDs | |
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| Time to Copy a DVD | |
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| Restores Defective/Scratched DVDs | |
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| Does It Support Menus | |
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| Output Media Types | DVD(+/-)R Dual Layer, DVD(+/-)R(W), CD-R(W), iPod, PSP |
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| Output Formats | NTSC, PAL |
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| Blu-ray Support | |
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| DVD to Mobile Support | (Optional Plugin) |
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| Vendor Support | |
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| Supported Operating Systems | Windows Vista, XP, 2000, Me or 98SE | |
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*** 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 The last time we evaluated DVDFAB Platinum, it received a 3-Star rating. This years version is vastly new and improved and has a new GUI and new attitude. This new version sports seven DVD to DVD copy modes in one plus the ability to DVD to many of the mobile formats such as iPod, Zune, PSP, xBox, PDA, PVP, etc. We downloaded, installed, and tested DVDFAB Platinum 5 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 "Cast Away" (2000) starring Tom Hanks. The movie runtime was 143 minutes. Upon inserting the original DVD movie and pressing the "Start" button, 16 minutes lapsed until we were prompted to insert blank DVD media. The DVD movie burning process was less than 8 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 16 minutes to copy the movie and approximately 7 minutes to burn the movie to DVD.
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DVDFab Platinum 4 User Interface – Main Movie Copy
Upon inserting the DVD movie and launching DVDFAB Platinum 5 automatically scanned the inserted DVD movie. All that was left to do was to click the Start button to start the copying process.
DVDFab Platinum 4 Ripping and Transcoding Process
After approximately 20 minutes DVDFAB Platinum 5 ejected the original DVD and prompted us to insert a blank DVD.
Prompt to Remove Original Movie and To Insert a Blank DVD
Clicking OK initiated the Writing/Burning of the DVD.
DVD Burning Progress Window
Copy sequence completed.
Copy Sequence Completed
Video
In about 17 minutes, DVDFAB Platinum 5 ejected the burned DVD. When placed in a DVD player, the movie contained all of the extras and played beautifully.
DVDFAB Platinum 5 from start to finish produced a high-quality DVD in 33 minutes. Not as fast as 1Click DVD Copy Pro but well under and hour.
Pros
DVDFAB Platinum 5 user graphical interface was simpler than the previous version and easier to use. We particularly liked the additional features that makes it possible to convert DVD movies to many of the mobile devices such as iPod, Zune, and PSP. DVDFAB Platinum 5 produced a high-quality DVD copies. Fast burning engine.
Cons
Last years cons were removed in this new version. It is obvious careful thought during the development stage was given to making DVDFAB Platinum 5 easier to use and navigate through. No cons noted.
Quality of Copy
Excellent.
Customer/Technical Support
We emailed Fengtae Software customer support and 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
DVDFAB Platinum was a good DVD movie copy program. It had new and attractive Graphical User Interface that was easy to use. It has plenty of features for more advanced users wanting more control over the final copy. One of the outstanding features was it’s very fast burn engine; impressive. We particularly liked all of the options to copy DVD to any one of the mobile formats such as iPod, PSP, XBOX and more. A good buy.
