DVDShrink vs InstantCopy: Why use InstantCopy?

[jthompson99]

I have them both and I guess I don't see why you would ever need to use IC7 because DVDShrink does the same thing in half the time. Maybe I am missing something here?

[Gurm]

IC7 will, in certain cases, produce superior quality output.

Especially, I think, on high-compression jobs.

My rule of thumb is:

Low compression (~10%): CloneDVD
Medium compression: DVD Shrink, or DVD2One
High compression: IC7, or re-encode

- Gurm

[jthompson99]

Ok thanks, I will have to test that out.

Makes sense now.

[medicus]

I agree with Gurm...for high compression jobs IC 7 is quite better than
Shrink, but needs more time. Another advantage ist: you can change more settings, for you personal preferences...

[vance43211]

gurm hit it on the nose

for dvds with less than 6.5 gigs of content
i use dvd shrink

dvds with more than 6.5 gigs

instant copy 7

[Michelle]

How do you determine the size of the main movie?

[Robster]

Only things I'm not keen on with DVDShrink is that you can't remove titles (I know you can re-author but it's not the same thing) and that the compression levels are at 5% increments rather than 1% or greater.

[vance43211]

How do you determine the size of the main movie?

look at smartripper in file mode or in dvd shrink, the biggest title