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  1. I have only used DVD2One and am happy with its speed and results. I've only read about DVDShrink, and it sounds very similar. Is one of these programs better then the other? If so, please give reasons why?
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    My two cents worth would be this:- I bought DVD2One as it does exactly what I want. However, for some reason discs produced using DVD2One suffer from macro-blocking every ten minutes or so on playback on my Pioneer 505 (yep, I know it's an oldie!). DVD Shrink does not give me discs that give any macro-blocking so for me the latter is the way to go at the moment.
    Visually, I'd say that DVD Shrink v2.3 gives a slightly reduced quality compared to DVD2One (forgetting the problem above) but the new version which is still in beta has the option to run a deeper analysis so this could make DVD Shrink the top of the transcoders for me.


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    Don't forget that DVD Shrink is:

    - Free
    - Under continual improvement
    - Free
    - Full featured

    Where as DVD2One has:

    - A distinct lack of support/development going on
    - A high pricetag
    - No features. I mean, who needs features, right? Options? What are those?

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  4. I have DVD2one too, byt DVDShrink 3 is by far superior in quality and feature
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  5. Originally Posted by DVantrease
    Is one of these programs better then the other? If so, please give reasons why?
    I also prefer DVD Shrink to DVD2One.
    But instead of listing my reasons, I'd suggest you give it a try and draw your own conclusions.
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  6. Also, DVD Shrink gives you more control on what to compress more. I just did a movie, one in DVD2One and another in DVD Shrink, and DVD Shrink was obviously better.
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  7. their was already a comparison of "shrink progs" listed on here a short time ago from a website. Instant copy was the winner, dvd2one wasnt far behind and dvdshrink was in last place. the main reason for this is you cannot tell dvd shrink exactly how big you want your disc, its either this level or that level. Whereas dvd2one you can say i want my final disc this big and it does it, so in that sense the quality will be better on dvd2one. dvd shrink does feature more options but that "level this or that" has to go.

    i have made quite a number of dvds using dvd2one and they came out perfect (even playing on an older machine like the pioneer 606d), i also make them exactly 4.32 or 4.33gig in size which is great.

    lets say for example level 4 is 60% and that makes you file under or about only 4 gigs, and the level to get better quality (level3) makes your dvd bigger than one disc can hold, so its either too small or too large, no happy inbetween medium, and this is where dvd2one excels over dvdshrink. But if you are after more feautres then shrink is the way to go
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  8. If that was the main reason DVD Shrink was behind, then it definately passed to the front with version 3.0. It allows you to put any compression percentage you want and no longer uses levels. Also, you can tell it the final size of the disc and it will calculate accordingly.

    The cool thing is that you can define the compression percentage for each item in the DVD. So you can leave a lot for the main movie, and compress the other things a lot more.
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  9. well if the 3.0 can do that, then i can see how that would jump to the forefront, i wll definitley check that out later tonight----
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  10. DVD2One is the last choice for me. Many movies have pixelation at the end when I used DVD2One.

    Instant Copy & DVD Shrink. It's a pick to me. Some movies are better on this, some better on the other one. But DVD Shrink 3 beta 5 is much faster than Instant Copy even if you chose deep analysis, so I go with DVD Shrink. If you compress movie only for Terminator 2, you will see that DVD Shrink is the big winner. Also, DVD Shrink now has the estaimate of size very accurate while IC7 is very unstable in this aspect
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    I am a newbie. I don't know much about DVD2One but I tried DVDShrink. Shrink is very easy to use just suited me, newbie.

    I use DVDx to encode to SVCDs and some movies with DTS audio that DVDx cannot handle and an SVCD creation is not possible. However, using DVDShrink to reduce the size a little bit, then using DVDx, I can create SVCD.
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  12. I actually think that IC gives the best quaility. But have not tried out DVD Shrink 3.0 beta5. I think that for backups less than 6.5GB Shrink does a excellent job. About that I can see a big quaility hit (there's a hit with IC too, just not as bad. Really need to re-encode with CCE or TMPGenc at that point).

    The main thing with DVD Shrink thou is it's free. It's being updated. It has a LOT of features/control. The levels in the old verison weren't that bad, you couls still set the level of compression for each VTS (more like IC). Yes you often ended up being 100-600MB short of a full disc thou. Again haven't tried beta5 but that's gone/fixed now.
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  13. Let us know what you think of v3.0 beta 5 and its deep analysis when you do try it, Vejita-sama.
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  14. I've got a few 8GB DVD9 discs I could test it out on. I backed up the disc to take on the plane with me (leave originals at home when I travel but like to watch movies on the road). I've got the IC backup around somewhere.

    It's a three day weekend, I'll try beta5 tongiht and post results. With IC I can see some 'dithering' of the picture when I sit close to the TV, esp if I pause the video.

    I remember seeing a url with reviews of all 3 programs (and maybe DVD95copy) with screen shots for comparison. Anyone remember the url?
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  15. I have used both and think DVD2One is better because it's faster, easier and I can't tell the difference in quality between the two
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  16. Originally Posted by danalmsa
    If that was the main reason DVD Shrink was behind, then it definately passed to the front with version 3.0. It allows you to put any compression percentage you want and no longer uses levels. Also, you can tell it the final size of the disc and it will calculate accordingly.

    The cool thing is that you can define the compression percentage for each item in the DVD. So you can leave a lot for the main movie, and compress the other things a lot more.
    Hmmm, I may give it another try! I hated the levels! I either like total control or no control, none of that in between crap. I normally choose movie only unless the extras are really cool and/or fairly small in file size.
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    Most of the movies I own and am backing up are >6GB (>2.5 hrs) and I dont want to burn to 2 discs. That stated, I have only tried two methods of backup: old manual way, rip with decrypter, dvd2avi, VFAPI, CCE (VBR) then finally Maestro. Lots of time, lots of intervention, its a chore no doubt.
    Recently I tried the DVD shrink on a couple of test runs, only the main movie to be backed up, requires >20% shrink. I wish it would give an option between 20 and 25 or 25 and 30 % shrink as sometimes 30% is too much and 25% is too little!

    I watch movies on a projector on a wall with a 110 inch screen size (i.e. all defects are magnified). Hands down the old manual method produces the best quality no drop out (blocking) etc. If you only watch on a 25 inch screen or smaller, then you probabely will not notice the difference.

    I will continue to use the old time consuming method. I wish I had the skill to bundle up the manual procedure into an auto run program, then I can start it and walk away for a day or so to get my results.
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  18. Henry, are you using then ewest version of DVDShrink? It can do a custom compression level now, unlike the old one.
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  19. There is no comparison. DVDShrink destroys DVD2One. They are not even in the same league. DVDShrink could be selling for $100 easily, and probably will at some point.
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    andkiich,
    I am using V2.3, not any of the beta versions. Even if it does offer the ability to customize the compression. It still does not take away from the fact that the quality is not so good.
    Have you tried any of the beta versions and do they offer any improvements in quality?
    Henry
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  21. henryhenry, why don't you try for yourself?
    Better to make your own judgment than to rely on others opinions.
    (no offense to "others")
    ddlooping
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