dvdfab platinum or dvdfab decryptor w/ dvd shrink

[jcue]

I wanted to ask what is the better choice in regards to quality and ease of use. (dvdfab platinum $49, and the later free).

I'm rather new to backing up my dvds and i have been reseaching the topic for a little while now. I have narrowed it down to using dvdfab platinum as a stand alone process or dvdfab decryptor w/ dvd shrink. The whole point of backing up my dvds are to getting to fit in a standard blank dvdr.

I've noticed that in dvdfab platinum you have to click on each title and "deselect" the language you don't want on your copy, for example the last samurai i did not want french language included so i went to customize and deselected french from each title. I was wondering if there was another way of doing it.

Thanks for the help hopefully someone will have an opinion on this topic.

[t0nee1]

DVDFabdecrypter is my fav. prog . I'm now using the 30 day free trial of platinum, and will be purchasing soon. Some features not incl. in free edition, such as split dvd's, clone,and especially the new merge DVD feature,which I've tried on my back-ups and with good results...
DVDFab in conjunction with DVDRB pro= great results for me!!!!!

[bbanderic]

I wanted to ask what is the better choice in regards to quality and ease of use. (dvdfab platinum $49, and the later free).

I'm rather new to backing up my dvds and i have been reseaching the topic for a little while now. I have narrowed it down to using dvdfab platinum as a stand alone process or dvdfab decryptor w/ dvd shrink. The whole point of backing up my dvds are to getting to fit in a standard blank dvdr.

I've noticed that in dvdfab platinum you have to click on each title and "deselect" the language you don't want on your copy, for example the last samurai i did not want french language included so i went to customize and deselected french from each title. I was wondering if there was another way of doing it.

Thanks for the help hopefully someone will have an opinion on this topic.

Personally I wouldn't go with DVD Fab at all.

I'd go with:

RipIt4Me

ImgBurn (for all DVD burning, the best!)

DVD Shrink

DVD Decrypter

All the tools you need and all are the best at what they do. And...they're all free...although a donation wouldn't hurt where possible.

[t0nee1]

@ jcue, there both good and fairly easy to use, I've used DVDFAb free for some time now,and frankly I can't remember when I used R4ME last, not to knock anything ,just personally I prefer DVDFAB.may not be the best but it works..
I will try and use whatever works for me..... and ditto on using IMG to burn! try em all and make up your own mind!!!!!

[willhenderson]

wow i'm in your shoes and wondering the exact same thing jcue, im curious as to what really is better between the two. Dvd fab platinum has all the extra stuff on it phone psp stuff etc thats not needed so i dont know.

@bbanderic (or anyone that can awnser); do you prefer Ripit4me over Dvd Fab Decryptor/Platinum in terms of quality? if not what other prog for that matter??

i've tried out clone dvd and noticed audio sync issues there that's no fun

[bbanderic]

Everyone has their preferences, try them all and use what works best for you. If you want an all in one then maybe DVD Fab is for you. More often than not, all in one programs are jacks off all trades, masters of none.

If you go with DVD Fab, I still wouldn't use it for burning, ISO creation or manual layer break placement for DL DVD's. If you want quality, reliable DVD burns, ISO's, LB placement, you'll need ImgBurn.

Personally, I stand by RipIt4Me, DVD Decrypter, DVD Shrink and ImgBurn and they're all really easy to use.

[t0nee1]

bbanderic wrote, Everyone has their preferences, try them all and use what works best for you.
I agree, so try em all! AFAIC, R4ME is somewhat of a all in one,as it uses several progs in 1 click mode. I don't think the rip has too much to do with quality,it's more what u use to backup.
I personally use DVDRB ,more so than shrink, and definitely use IMGBurn! just my 2/12 cents...... 8)

[bbanderic]

bbanderic wrote, Everyone has their preferences, try them all and use what works best for you.
I agree, so try em all! AFAIC, R4ME is somewhat of a all in one,as it uses several progs in 1 click mode. I don't think the rip has too much to do with quality,it's more what u use to backup.
I personally use DVDRB ,more so than shrink, and definitely use IMGBurn! just my 2/12 cents...... 8)

I'm not too familiar with DVDRB but do you have to have CCE basic ($60) installed to be able to use it or to be fully functional?

[t0nee1]

No you don't have to have CCE basic. It comes with the free HCEnc and QuEnc, both great encoders IMO. Their not as fast as CCE, but I do most of my backups at night ,and the quality makes a diff. for me!! I had the free DVDRB for sometime ,and cuz of the time it would take to process, I did'nt use it much.But since upgrading to PRO, I have'nt looked back!!! 8)

[mill48]

bbanderic wrote, Everyone has their preferences, try them all and use what works best for you.
I agree, so try em all! AFAIC, R4ME is somewhat of a all in one,as it uses several progs in 1 click mode. I don't think the rip has too much to do with quality,it's more what u use to backup.
I personally use DVDRB ,more so than shrink, and definitely use IMGBurn! just my 2/12 cents...... 8)

I'm not too familiar with DVDRB but do you have to have CCE basic ($60) installed to be able to use it or to be fully functional?

CCE Basic will probably give the fastest, and for most titles the best, performance, but DVD-RB doesn't require CCE, Basic or otherwise. DVD-RB comes with free encoders, and from I understand, HC rivals CCE on low bitrate sources.

I donated to the DVD-RB camp quite a while ago, and use it almost exclusively, along with Rip It 4 Me and ImgBurn.

Try the free tools for yourself and see what works best for you ... you won't have lost any money that way. When you find what works and what you like, feel free to donate as much as you can to the developer. You may not receive a license, but you may feel like you've done the right thing!

[bbanderic]

No you don't have to have CCE basic. It comes with the free HCEnc and QuEnc, both great encoders IMO. Their not as fast as CCE, but I do most of my backups at night ,and the quality makes a diff. for me!! I had the free DVDRB for sometime ,and cuz of the time it would take to process, I did'nt use it much.But since upgrading to PRO, I have'nt looked back!!! 8)

I'll have to look into DVDRB more, in case DVD Shrink becomes obsolete. I rarely re-encode any video. On movies, with DVD Shrink, I strip the unwanted stuff and just rip the "main movie", fits on one disc most of the time without re-encode, in original quality. When it needs to be shrunk to fit, it's minimal. I would assume DVDRB doesn't re-encode all the time when not needed?

[t0nee1]

@ bbanderic, yes I normally do the same ,and get rid of unwanted stuff, except I rip full movie> then DVDRB main movie only...Unless I burn to DL, then I back it all up staight to IMGBurn w/o dvdrb or shrink, or anything that re-encodes.. but definitely look into DVDRB.
I still think shrink is a great prog. especially in re-author mode to strip and combine clips and such. And BTW, DVDRB won't re-encode, if it's not needed, it'll tell you..... if thats the case, just burn away!!!!

[bbanderic]

@ bbanderic, yes I normally do the same ,and get rid of unwanted stuff, except I rip full movie> then DVDRB main movie only...Unless I burn to DL, then I back it all up staight to IMGBurn w/o dvdrb or shrink, or anything that re-encodes.. but definitely look into DVDRB.
I still think shrink is a great prog. especially in re-author mode to strip and combine clips and such. And BTW, DVDRB won't re-encode, if it's not needed, it'll tell you..... if thats the case, just burn away!!!!

I didn't explain myself clearly the first time...I rip the full movie as well, first > then Shrink, main movie only.

DVDRB looks very interesting and seems to have a lot of positive feedback. I'm not sure it does anything that DVD Shrink can't, or better, but it's definitely worth having an open mind about it, taking a deeper look and experimenting with it.

Thanks for the insight.

[t0nee1]

@ bbanderic,

[willhenderson]

bbanderic wrote, Everyone has their preferences, try them all and use what works best for you.
I agree, so try em all! I personally use DVDRB

Do you encode/or whatever it does in default mode "normal", or "slow" which gives better results supposedbly?

[t0nee1]

@ willhenderson, normally I'll use best mode( slowest) but occasionally I'll try one pass mode if I'm testing for quality and speed. but IMHO ,I can't see too much of a diff, either way, but I prefer the Best mode........

[jcue]

Thanks for the great feedback I really appreciate it. As of now my 30 day trial of dvdfab platinum has expired but dvd shrink and dvdfab decryptor are still free. I don't see much in the difference in quality but for convenience dvdfab platinum is easier just set to full movie w/ dvd5 option and “presto”. On the other hand dvdfab and dvd shrink will do it in two or three steps not bad but it can get tedious when you just want to set and forget it. Thanks for the help guys/gals.

[willhenderson]

Good thread jcue

And t0nee1 ah yeah "best mode" is what it is. I'm using that now being my first time i'm at 70.4% overall progress. See how it goes in the end if it plays correctly and all. I'll probably end up trying both ways as it this way takes quite some time.

[willhenderson]

the end result is well worth it and satisfying

........
i can hardly tell any quality loss on this converted dvd5 w/ dvd rebuilder + cce

[t0nee1]

Thats great!!! just tell me it didn't take from Mar.14 thru Mar. 22nd...LOL
quality is pretty darn good using DVDRB eh!!!

[willhenderson]

BAHAHAHAA

no man, this thread slipped under me

[Timoleon]

Best Choice: DVDFab Decrypter > DVD Rebuilder > ImgBurn
***User Rebuilder with HC Encoder, Best Quality

Great Second Choice if This Doesn't Work: RipIt4Me/FixVTS > DVD Shrink > ImgBurn

You should have all of these in your possession!

[willhenderson]

I thought CCE is better then HC?

[Abond]

I thought CCE is better then HC?

Considering the price - no.

[guns1inger]

CCE and HCEnc are pretty close in quality, although not yet in speed. HCEnc does seem to have the edge in very low bitrate encoding.

[willhenderson]

I thought CCE is better then HC?

Considering the price - no.

There's always .. nevermind