I'm not sure how to do this or what it's called

[tenznet]

I am trying to back up my copies of Different Strokes Season 1. It contains 3 DVDs. 24 episodes total. Disc 1 = 8 episodes, Disc 2 = 9 episodes, and Disc 3 = 7 episodes. I want to Back these up with 6 episodes for each DVDr(gives me about 80% compression). Can anyone point me in the right direction as to what software can do this. I'm thinking the menues are going to be a nightmare to keep. I'm thinking I'm obviously going to create my own menues. So I'm thinking this is going to be an advance procedure. The easiest thing would be to use 6 DVDr's, but that sounds like too much of a waste. I tried DVDcopy 3 it took a while, and the results were horrible. Same with CloneDVD2.

[chas0039]

Keep the menues and split each disc into two back ups with half the shows on each; very easy to do in CloneDVD2.

[jimmalenko]

This is how I'd do it:

https://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?guideid=716#716

Use this guide to split each disc into two - it would use 6 discs, but it retains fully functional menus and does not require a lot of technical knowledge or fudging around with the nuts and bolts of the DVD on your part. There is no re-encoding (read loss of quality), it's fast, and IMO is the best compromise for your situation, all things considered.

For the original disc 1, blank the last four episodes and follow the guide through - this is disc 1 of your backup set. Then blank the first four episodes and follow it through - this is disc 2 of your backup set, ... and so on ...

[tenznet]

Well I didn't want to go the 2 disk per back up route. But looks like I'm going to have to. The way I was hoping is just too complicated for me at this time. So 6 DVDrs it is. Thanks for the help guys/gals.

[chas0039]

As a last result you could try the advanced quality mode built into DVDShrink. It takes forever but you could write to an RW and see if it is worth it.

[steptoe]

have a look at my guide here, it might give you an idea whats involved. There is likely to be easier systems, but if you insist on having menus, this is what I use for episode disks I work on, mainly because you have control over what is apperaing on the disk and what menus will be there


Except sometimes I use DVD2One, sometimes I use CloneDVD2, sometimes I use DVD Shrink, just to confuse you ..............

Moving slowly to DVDClone2 for full DVD's, but still like using DVD Shrinkfor movie only stuff !!


http://www.thescrapyard.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/files/video/fitting%20two%20movies%20onto...2one%201.5.htm