it appears i need to free up around 15 GB when i use both DVD Decrypter and DVD Shrink (10 for Decrypter and 5 in addition when Shrink is used after) i'm looking for an option where i can have DVD Shrink overwrite the Decrypted files or something to the effect that HD space can be saved without compromising quality.
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Just rip with dvd shrink
No need to do it seperately as dvd shrink can take it off the disc itself. Just clikc OPEN DISC.
KevinDonatello - The Shredder? Michelangelo - Maybe all that hardware is for making coleslaw? -
hey thanks,
yeah that would work easy enough.
i guess my question now is how the ripping quality of DVD Shrink compares to DVD Decrypter? -
A rip is a rip. There might be some disks that Shrink can't rip because of scratches or special encryption that decrypter can handle, but I neve have actually experienced this. But if Shrink can rip it, the product will be just as good.
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The biggest issue with ripping and encoding directly with DVD Shrink is having your drive and disk spinning for up to 90 minutes (rip, deep analysis, encode with AEC, output) while the process runs. Hard drives are cheap. Buy a 40 gb and have it just for DVD backup processing.
Read my blog here.
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Just my humble opinion, but 15 GB of HD space seems like a rather trivial amount to be worrying over.
"There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge, and I knew we'd get into that rotten stuff pretty soon." -- Raoul Duke -
Originally Posted by sacajaweeda
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When I was backing up DVD's using a 40 GB harddrive 15 GB (usually don't need 15 more like 12) was a bitch. I have computer with a 20 GB harddrive I have to use my network to do operations using both shrink and decrypter. It works suprising well over a 100Mbps router. I have only done acrss the network Shrinks and burns for experiment reasons though. That reminds me I haven't tested out burn at 12x's across the network, but I think that won't work 12x is about 17 MBps but 100Mbps is only about 12.5 MBps.
I might try just to see what happens. Ny hypothesis is a bad burn.
Oh back to the topic. CHIPP if you have any video or music files back them up to DVD or CD and then delete them from the harddrive. If any of the files a very improtant make two copies and burn at lower speed. Also uninstall any unused programs and old games that you don't play much. Usually there is and option to uninstall but keep games saves.
Backing up to DVD or CD is more cost effective for backing up data unless you have to do it very often. With DVD's it cost about 8 cents a GB but the cheapest Harddrives are about 50 cents a GB. DVDRW is inbetween DVDR's and Harddrives for cost but the price is better than iif you plan on backing up data often.snappy phrase
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Originally Posted by guns1inger
Cobra -
Originally Posted by Cobra
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You could rip and shrink. Once shrunk, delete the non-shrunk one. That way, you never run out of space.
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Originally Posted by pyrate83
MY $.02"There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge, and I knew we'd get into that rotten stuff pretty soon." -- Raoul Duke -
Originally Posted by RickTheRed
That was my suggestion. -
Originally Posted by bazooka
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It transcodes on the Fly if you use shrink only you only need 5GB, but those DVD's with ArcCos need up to 15GB since you must use Decypter first. A few months ago I only had 44 GB and I would often only have 5 GB free and I could use shrink just fine.
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I will not argue that using DVDShrink directly from the DVD-ROM drive is the only way to go if you are short of disk space.
However, I believe it is important to explain - since this is a newbie forum - that it IS possible that a rip can be unsuccesful without evidence.
The reason I stopped using Smartripper is that the last time I used it it ripped a DVD Video disk to HD, finished succesfully and the resulting DVD folder contained garbage. Probably failed to break the encryption key.
Since then, I always rip to HD and process from there.
I don't argue that spinning the DVD in the drive for 90 minutes is the same like playing it in the DVD player, however spinning it inside your PC generates substantial heat and myself, with 8 HDs inside, I'd rather not add fuel to the fire.
Just my humble opinion and some points that may be significant so a few.The more I learn, the more I come to realize how little it is I know. -
Originally Posted by RickTheRed"There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge, and I knew we'd get into that rotten stuff pretty soon." -- Raoul Duke
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Originally Posted by pyrate83
If $37 for 80GB is too much then you should probably save up your money for a year or two before working with DVDs. -
I just realized that even after posting twice to this thread (and now a third time) that I have yet to contribute a single solitary useful bit of information.
"There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge, and I knew we'd get into that rotten stuff pretty soon." -- Raoul Duke -
Seriously, if I can afford the Australian price for two 120GB hard drives, then I don't see what everyone else has to bitch about. Especially considering the price here has come down by about sixty dollars since I bought the two I have now.
"It's getting to the point now when I'm with you, I no longer want to have something stuck in my eye..." -
Originally Posted by guns1ingerIf God had intended us not to masturbate he would've made our arms shorter.
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Like sacajaweeda says, skip a few trips to McDonalds ot Taco Bell one week and invest in a larger HD. Then you can use Decrypter to rip them to HD and Shrink to burn them onto DVD....unless of course you have a dual layer burner in which case I think using compression is useless for movies. I'm betting if you have a 15gb HD, you probably don't have a dual layer burner though, or perhaps that's the reason why you only have a 15gb HD...regardless-
I think you do lose a tiny bit of quality using compression anyway, could be wrong here.
Bottom line = Decrypter to rip to HD, Shrink to burn to DVD...then later when you get dual layer capability and the media is cheap enough, Decrypter for everything
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I think you do lose a tiny bit of quality using compression anyway, could be wrong here."It's getting to the point now when I'm with you, I no longer want to have something stuck in my eye..."
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