InterVideo DVD Copy 2 question

[moe_b_disc]

My question is the following: Can I burn at slower speeds using InterVideo's DVD Copy 2? I currently burn at about 8x or 16x and the footage is often broken up when viewed on my stand-alone DVD player. I was advised to burn at a slower rate to fix the problem as I don't have very much RAM currently. Any feedback would be gratefully appreciated.

Disc Van Dyke

[Krispy Kritter]

If by "broken up" you mean there are artifacts on the screen, then it isn't a burn speed issue. There is a known issue with v2 causing artifacts.

DVD Decrytor and DVD Shrink are a much better solution.

[moe_b_disc]

What is an "artifact" and what is "v.2?" I have used DVD shrink before and it did the same thing.

Disc.

[sanjayk]

From the glossary section of this very site.

Artifact
An unnatural effect not present in the original video or audio, produced by an external agent or action. Artifacts can be caused by many factors, including digital compression, film-to-video transfer, transmission errors, data readout errors, electrical interference, analog signal noise, and analog signal crosstalk. Most artifacts attributed to the digital compression of DVD are in fact from other sources. Digital compression artifacts will always occur in the same place and in the same way. Possible MPEG artifacts are mosquitoes, blocking, and video noise.

and "v2" stands for version 2 of the software. I suggest you go through the glossary section and some of the guides before proceeding.