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Post by Zach Arnold on Dec 7, 2005 7:41:26 GMT -5
I have a DVD disc that is 3 hours long (likely dual-layer, DVD-9) that I want to be able to fit onto a 2-hour DVD-R (DVD-5). The original disc has macrovision/copy protection on it.
I have been able to rip the DVD onto my hard drive using DVD Decrypter. That program has been great to me. What hasn't been good to me has been DVD Shrink. I've tested that program several times and I've never been able to get a clean burn at all.
My question - is there an alternative DVD-splitting program available that I can use to back-up my original DVD (the DL one) so I can make the back-up onto a DVD-R? Thanks.
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Post by Zach Arnold on Dec 7, 2005 9:15:43 GMT -5
You can send me any suggestions (if you don't want to post on the board) to me in e-mail at puroresupower@hotmail.com - thanks.
Update: Curiously, I got a new crate of blank DVD-Rs (Ritek high-grade) that my computer recognizes simply as CD discs. I use Nero as the burning core on the system. My drive also acknowledged other brands of blank DVD-Rs recently as CDs. However, all of the blank DVD-R media records perfectly on my standalone unit.
I'm scratching my head now...
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Post by 1000 Cent on Dec 7, 2005 12:32:50 GMT -5
Have you checked out www.intervideo.com? I have been using their WinDVD Creator2 program since it was bundled software with my Asus board, and at times (depending on how much I breakdown chapters and don't use menu music) I have been able to fit three hours of video on a two hour disc. Intervideo's products are not free, but they are excellent products to use if you are a beginner to the DVD burning process. |
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Post by Perkoff on Dec 8, 2005 17:03:48 GMT -5
The most "advanced" way to do it is by using CCE together with a couple of other utilities. Here are some guides about this: www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/dvdr-guides.htmThis requires some training though. Maybe it isn't worth the trouble if you just want to make like ONE backup copy.  The video quality will probably be excellent though, since the software optimizes the bitrate efficiently. |
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Post by Mehdi on Dec 9, 2005 19:40:56 GMT -5
CCE takes AGES to process but the quality is as good as you can get. I believe it's what the movie industry use. DVD 2 One is a very good alternative to DVD Shrink, and gives great results but at over 3 hours you're better off splitting the DVD over 2 discs using DVD Fab. It will take you maybe 6+ hours to encode using CCE and about 30 minutes to split over 2 DVDs with DVD Fab.
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