How to Use DVDFab DVD Copy — Step‑by‑Step Tutorial

Best Settings for DVDFab DVD Copy to Preserve Quality

1. Source & Target Choices

• Source: Use the original, highest-quality DVD disc or a lossless ISO image.
• Target: Choose a DVD-9 (if available) to avoid compression; otherwise select DVD-5 with smart compression.

2. Copy Mode

• Main Movie — keeps only the feature film; reduces size with minimal extras (good for disc-to-disc fits).
• Full Disc — preserves menus, extras, and subtitles (best for exact preservation).
• Customize — manually include/exclude audio/subtitle tracks to reduce size while keeping desired content.

Recommendation: Use Full Disc when preservation of everything matters; use Main Movie + selected extras for balance.

3. Output Format & Size

• Select DVD-9 (8.5GB) if your target medium supports it—no recompression.
• If you must fit to DVD-5 (4.7GB), enable Smart Fit or set target size to 4.37 GB and let DVDFab manage bitrate allocation.

4. Video Quality & Compression

• Use Smart Fit for automatic optimal bitrate distribution.
• If manual: set Maximum Bitrate to a high value (close to original average) and avoid excessive downscaling.
• Prefer Constant Quality/high bitrate over aggressive multipass low-bitrate settings.

5. Audio Settings

• Keep original audio tracks when possible (AC3/DTS).
• If space is tight, transcode secondary audio tracks to AC3 2.0 or lower bitrate, but retain the primary track in original format.

6. Subtitles & Extras

• Remove unused language subtitle streams to save space.
• Keep forced subtitles and primary language subtitles; exclude commentary tracks unless needed.

7. Advanced Options

• Enable PathPlayer if prompted for better navigation of protected discs.
• Turn on GPU acceleration (CUDA/Intel Quick Sync) for faster processing with no quality loss.
• Avoid re-encoding if you choose a same-size target (DVD-9 → DVD-9).

8. Quality Check

• After ripping, verify the output ISO or disc in a player and check sync, menus, and audio tracks.
• Use a short sample encode first (if available) to confirm quality/settings.

9. Practical Presets

• Preservation preset: Full Disc → DVD-9 → Keep all audio/subtitles → GPU acceleration.
• Size-constrained preset: Main Movie → DVD-5 → Smart Fit → Keep original primary audio → remove extra subtitles.

10. Troubleshooting Tips

• If quality drops after fitting to DVD-5, prioritize video bitrate and remove nonessential tracks.
• For playback issues, remux to ISO rather than burning directly, then test in multiple players.

Date: February 5, 2026