Question Re Backing up a longer than normal dvd

[hawthorn]

I am wanting to find out, are you able to copy dvds such as say Titanic or another movie that is really long eg 3hours and more on one DVD-R? If so is there any trick to it like putting a setting in a program like long play would be on a video tape?

[holistic]

*sigh* - I think this is the first time this question has been asked -- TODAY

"long-play" - as specified by makers of DVD standalone units is simply recording at a lower bitrate.

Use DVDShrink - https://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=155#comments
or TMPGEnc to De-Mux then a bitrate calculator to calculate volume/bitrate then reencode the video .
https://www.videohelp.com/calc.htm

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[PyrosofT]

YOu can either split it to 2 discs or you can compress it down to fit on 1 disc. there are many programs for doing this. Look in the tools section for more info on the programs.

[tumbar]

There is no "trick" to it.

Personally, I think the video quality starts to break once you cross the 55% mark.

I decrypt the disk to the hard drive and veiw with DVDShrink.

If the main movie will fall below the 55% figure I re-encodewith IC 7. If the main movie stays above 55%, I use a transcoder...DVDShrink, DVD2One, CloneDVD, DVDXCopy all of which give excellent results.

Ofcourse these are my personal preferences. Others would use higher or lower standards.

[Michelle]

If the main movie will fall below the 55% figure I re-encodewith IC 7. If the main movie stays above 55%, I use a transcoder...DVDShrink, DVD2One, CloneDVD, DVDXCopy all of which give excellent results.

I thought IC was also a transcoder.

[Gurm]

It is.

[tumbar]

My error

[cowxl5]

How to keep the menu when you do the reauthoring in DVDShrink? thanks!

[PyrosofT]

How to keep the menu when you do the reauthoring in DVDShrink? thanks!

Is this a question?

If so then create your own topic. But first, do a search.
If you want to keep just the menu and the main movie then see this post.

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=180009