*** 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 DVD neXt COPY Ultimate 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 "GroundHog Day" (1993) starring Bill Murray. The movie runtime was 101 minutes.  Upon inserting the original DVD movie and pressing the "New" button, DVD Next Copy Professional Edition automatically detected the DVD. Twenty-Five minutes lapsed until we were prompted to insert blank DVD media. The DVD movie burning process was less than 11 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 27 minutes to copy the movie and  approximately 11 minutes to burn the movie to DVD.

Click New tab Reveals DVD Copy Project Settings

 

 

After a few short seconds, DVD Next Copy Professional Edition scans in the DVD

 

Graphics User Interface After DVD is Read

 

Next Click the Start button to begin the copy process. (We were able to view the DVD during the entire process).

 

Copy/Transcoding Process

 

 

 

After inserting a blank DVD and pressing the burn button, DVD Next Copy Professional Edition proceeded flawlessly to burn the DVD.

 

DVD Burning Process

 

  

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Pros

We really like DVD Next Copy Professional Edition for many reasons. The user interface was easy to navigate and use. The software ran without a hitch. The feature set included everything one would need for customizing the final DVD Copy product.  The software application is a small file but power-packed. The software is truly 1Click technology.

 

 

Cons

Possible use of a third-party decryption tool. If needed, DVD Next Copy Professional Edition will provide the link to download free.

 

Quality of Copy

A 1:1, bit-by-bit copy was an exact replica of the original.

 

 

Customer/Technical Support

We contacted DVD Next Copy Professional Edition during normal working hours by email and they responded within minutes. Their website has an excellent customer support system in place as well as an excellent forum. The software has built-in tutorials as well as links to contact the company in case you have problems.

 

Final Comments

DVD Next Copy Professional Edition is an extremely well packaged DVD movie copy application.  It has all of the features of its major competitors. DVD Next Copy Professional Edition,  produces high-quality DVD copies as well as allowing you to convert your DVD movies to iPod and PSP (Play Station Portable) mobile formats. Additionally, you can convert a DVD movie to AVI, MPEG, and Super Video CD (SVCD).  It was really a "Plug ‘n Play" program. Using the "Movie Only" option, you simply insert your original DVD and click start. You also have plenty of features that give you total control over what want want included or excluded on your copied DVD. DVD Next Copy Professional Edition supports both DVD-5 and DVD-9 discs. DVD Next Copy Professional Edition is also Vista compatible.  So if you are looking for a fast and powerful DVD movie copy program that produces exact replicas of your DVD movies, then we recommend DVD Next Copy Professional Edition.

 

The DVD neXt Copy product line also has two other versions: a Standard Version and an Express Version. Both of which are fine applications for copying DVD movies.  Only the Professional Version gives you the additional features to convert DVD to iPod, PSP, AVI, MPEG, and SVCD. This is application is $59.99 well spent as you have the additional features bundled within.