Make a 2 dvd-r (made by dvdxcopy) fit on one dvd-r ?

[dagodfather]

Is it possible to make a one DVD-R from a 2DVD-R version made by dvdxcopy

i have a lot of copies made by dvdcxopy on 2 dvd-r's
now i want to know if it's possible to get those two dvd-r to fit on one and how do i do that

[jdizzy40]

No No NO. DVD X Copy would of produced it that way if they wanted too. I was foolish enough to have bought that program even if it is stable and reliable. But who wants to use two disks! Use a simpler approach, DVD Decrypter, DVD2One and Nero or Record Now to burn. It has one extra step but at least you don't have to sit there and change out your original disk and use two pieces of precious media to back-up with. I have not burned a single coaster using this approach. Its painless and rewarding.

[macleod]

Well, since DVDXCopy is used ONLY to back up your already owned DVD's , I would recommend getting the original and using a freeware tool called dvdshrink. It will actually do both, shrink it down to 1 dvd-r OR do what dvdxcopy does, which is span it across 2 dvd's (without the annoying dvdxcopy logo at the beginning.

[NYPlayer]

Try this guide.....

http://ifoedit.wh.fr0zen.com/joinclip.html

[AarontheRipper]

I'd go with the guide that NYPlayer suggested. I've used it a number of times to back up flippers to one disk, and so it should work just as well for what you're trying to do.

[daz1976]

Hi Dagodfather

I have tried exactly what you have asked on various movies that I have converted using DVDXCopy as I felt the same as yourself. I stripped the movie only VOBs from each disk using dvdDecrypter into seperate folders then renumbering them so they ran concurrently and putting them all into one folder, removing the IFO files and then using IFOedit95 to "Create IFO". Then I ran it through IC7. Anyway to cut a long story short, it seemed fine untill I got to the part where the disks had already been split. The "please insert disk 2" message appeared briefly up on the screen. It seems that DVDXCOPY has intergrated it into one of the VOBs, this also causing both my DVD players to stutter and freeze somtimes. So yes it is possible but only sort of!
Hope this helps.

Daz

[nd4speed]

Yes I have done it -atleast on my computer.

1. Copy the file from the disks to your hard drrive or Use DVDxcopy 1.4 to rip only the main title leaving all extras off (if you want them it will be harder to make everything fit) and increase your split point as to create the largest file size for Disk 1.

2. When prompted to Burn go to your hard drive and rename the "DVDXCOPY" folder where the files were ripped to. Skip to Disc 2 and rip it after you have removed all the extras if you choose. Rename "DVDXCOPY" folder.

3. Use DVDshrink 1.03 to reauthor both the VIDEO_TS.ifo files you created from Disk 1 & 2 to seperate folders removing laguages, notes, subs,... and to crop off "Insert Disk 2" ,credits and intro (becareful not to crop intro into chapter 2 -i.e. movie "Signs" or chapt. 1 plays twice) .OR maybe re-encode to fit both, but I don't know if it works.

I open two dvdshrink windows to compare DVD output sizes to be less than or equal to 4.38GB. Sometimes you only have to reencode the second disk.

4. Go to the folder you where you DVDshrank disk 1 and look at the .VOB files. They usually look like this "VTS_01_1.VOB" then "VTS_01_2.VOB" and so on. Look for the highest numbered .vob file (usually like four or five but not always) and remember this number. Delete all the other files that are not .vob files.

5. Go to the folder where you DVDshrank disk 2. Rename all the .vob files to numbered higher than the number you were to remember in step 4. Say the highest .vob from dvdshrank disk 1 was VTS_01_5.VOB then you would rename in sequential order the .vobs from disk 2 starting by renaming to VTS_01_6.VOB.

6. Move all the renamed .vobs from DVDshrank disk 2 to the folder containg the .vobs from dvdshrank disc 1. Can delete the leftover folder and files that are not .vob.

7. Open IFOedit v0.95 and select "Create IFOs". "1 PGC only". "Create chapter for each cell". Your Output stream is the .vob files you created. Check off "Same as Source". Hit "ok".

8. Use a software DVD player to check the chapters, playback, sync,... after ifoedit has finished.

9. Burn the files to DVD (in a folder named VIDEO_TS of course). I use NERO 5.5.10.7 in UDF/ISO mode with UDF 1.02 format, no multisession, and unchecked joilet and all ISO restrictions, ISO Level 1 , ISO 9660.

I have not tried including menus but someone said it can be done if you do not "reauthor" your files in DVDshrink, but previoulsy in the post there was a problem mentioned about freezing at the "Insert disc 2" prompt where the split would be.

I have been doing this all day without any problems except with "Signs" as I mentioned.

[dagodfather]

thnx to all of you for the replys.
i have been away so i could not reply back

I will try them and figure out wich solution will be the best for me
and post me results in here.
Gr. Dave

[AarontheRipper]

I have tried doing what many have suggested by just renaming the vob files from the second DVD and then creating new ifo files, but it is necessary to rejoin the last vob file of disk one to the first of disk two, and that is why you need to run things through vob edit. However, I did like nd4speed's idea to get rid of the unwanted "Insert disk 2" and other overlap using DVDShrink so that the transition is a little more fluid.