This has got to have been your most ambishous attempt to contribute to the community yet ZigFried. I really liked your idea about converting the DVDs to avi, then converting them back to DVD. Fantastic way to get past the copy protection really. Also, you would have found the quality to be ideal for archiving. Too bad the other members talked you out of this method. Well, good luck on your preservation attempt. I shall be looking forward to seeing how this one ends.