Help Deano....tRiP

[tinsmith]

I forget how to use DVD Shrink & Decrypter.....it's been a couple of years since I've burned a DVD...I forget.


What's the sequence of events that occur?

Duh

How do I do it?:P

I need it to burn 2 "Zappa Plays Zappa" DVDs

[MiNd_tRiP]

you push the buttons and then wait for it to say finished :p

[tinsmith]

I tried that last night...which button...analyisis, back up, reauthor, push the play button down below?

[tinsmith]

I found some chit on line::


Phase 1

Open DVD Decrypter.

Click on Mode > ISO > Read

Now click on the folder icon that shows where the DVD file will be saved. Choose a folder.

Now click on File > Decrypt.

The process of making an exact copy of the disc to the hard drive should take approx. 30-40min. depending on the length of the movie and extra features.

When DVD Decrypter is finished creating the file, you can close the program and eject the disc.

Phase 2

Now open DVD Shrink.

Click on File > Open Disc Image

Browse for the file that you saved when copying with DVD Decrypter.

DVD Shrink will now analyze the movie for a minute or two.

Uncheck boxes for extra audio Languages that you don't need on the DVD

Click on the plus + sign by the Extras folder.
(This is where the bonus materials are on the disc)

To have higher movie quality, remove the extras by clicking on the individual files and selecting Still image/still images from the dropdown menu. (You can preview the extras if you want to see the clips before removing them.)

If you'd like to keep the extra features on the DVD, select the clip and change the dropdown menu to custom compression and lower it to about 50 or 60 percent for each extra.

Click on the main movie folder. If you've removed enough extras, or compressed them, the movie quality should be around 60-70%, the HIGHER THE BETTER.

Note: Target quality is about 65-70%, anything higher than 65%, and on regular size
TV's you won't be able to tell the difference between the copy and the original.

I personally either remove the extras or compress them to achieve the best quality.

If a movie is not too much over two hours, or doesn't have many extras, it will copy
closer to 100% quality.

Insert a blank DVD disc.

When you’ve achieved the quality setting on the main movie that you’d like, click on the Backup! icon.



Before clicking OK to start the burning, click on the Burn Settings tab and change the speed to 1 or 2 speeds lower than the highest available.

DVD Shrink will now compress the file that DVD Decrypter made and create DVD video files. Afterwards, it will automatically burn those files and the disc will be completed.

This will take about 20-30 min. to create the DVD video files and approx. 10-15 min. to burn onto the blank disc.
2 years ago
Source(s):
I make backups of DVDs in my collection.

[deano]

i just start the program
select the drive
let it anilize
then back up disk

[tinsmith]

Hey.....I didn't even know I was supposed to start with decrypt.......I was doin' it backwards.

The disc is larger than the 4.7 gb.

So you use the 8.5??? Does that work OK????

[deano]

Hey.....I didn't even know I was supposed to start with decrypt.......I was doin' it backwards.

The disc is larger than the 4.7 gb.

So you use the 8.5??? Does that work OK????

the shrink deal brings it down to 4.7 gigs

[MiNd_tRiP]

you don't even need decrypt if you're just going to ruin the quality by shrinking it down. dvd shrink will rip then shrink. All you need to click is backup.

Get yourself a dual layer burner and then you won't need to shrink it down.

[tinsmith]

It says it's too much after I use Shrink.

[Town Girl]

I think if you use DVDFab Platinum, it will copy & then before you burn you can tell it to "Split" into 2 DVD's. But since I don't do these types of illegal things, I really don't know for shur

[MiNd_tRiP]

splitting in two is no good for lazy people.

If it's saying it's too big after using dvdshrink then you fucked up somewhere

[tinsmith]

The only other thing it says to do to get the size down is shitcan the extras.

[MiNd_tRiP]

just lower the quality down to the lowest. Extras usually suck and are rarely watched. Sacrifice quality on extras and menus so that the main vid has the best quality.

Or just get a dual layer burner like I said before and you won't have to deal with all this extra shit. They're only like $40 and saves a shitload of time.

[tinsmith]

Thanks tRiP, people.......when I get the urge, I will try again; maybe on a small dvd just for S's & G's just to make sure I'm not just a bungling mouseprick or sumpin'.