2 dvd's into one...

[MeekloBraca]

How I know you can take parts of DVD's and make it into 1 disc, but I want to take 2 full DVD's, no editting, no filters or any of that, just 2 full DVD's and make them fit onto 1 4.7gig disc. I know id probably be sacrificing a quality loss but Id still like to know how to do it. Any help would be apprecaited!

[Baldrick]

https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=284279

[jimmalenko]

Yep, DVDRemake Pro makes it practically a one-click operation. No mess, no fuss

[vico1]

Yes,
I've done this quite a few times using (as Baldrick has indicated in is pasted url) TMPGEnc DVD Author.

I then use DVDRebuilder (using CCE as the encoder) to re-encode the whole thing to fit
onto a 4.7 disc.

There are many other methods out there, but for me...this one works, and looks good too.
(considering the compression)

I'd rather "re-encode" (DVDRebuilder) than "transcode" (DVDShrink) because of the compression used.

[MeekloBraca]

I couldnt seem to download DVDRebuilder. The links were all dead.

[jimmalenko]

It doesn't have anything with circumventing MV so I hope direct linking is OK here:

http://dvd-rb.dvd2go.org/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=getit&lid=77

[MeekloBraca]

Im a bit of an idiot...how do i use this program to do what i want it to do?

[Sifaga]

hey vic,

i like your mini guide there, im going to give it a go.

[MeekloBraca]

"I'd rather "re-encode" (DVDRebuilder) than "transcode" (DVDShrink) because of the compression used. "

Well i still dont know how to do this with DVD Rebuilder, but i figured it out with DVD Shrink. What is the difference between re encode and transcode?

[Sifaga]

did you check any of the guides that use dvd rebuilder https://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?tools=565&madeby=&formatconversionselect=&howtosel...or+List+Guides

[MeekloBraca]

I found my answer with DVD Shrink. Very good results. Instead of recording in 4 hour mode on my dvd recorder to record a 2 hour 30 minute program, i record 1 hour 15 minutes a DVDRW in 2 hour mode, twice then combine it with DVD Shrink. The results are much better.

Oh and im going to post this in response to another thread in another section, please dont delete it!

[D'oh!]

I would like to do the same thing, so here are a few more questions regarding this issue.

I have TWO dual layer DVD's that I'd like to put onto ONE single layer DVD. My normal method for doing this is:

Rip each disk to 4gig using DVD-Shrink
Combine the TWO movies using TMPEG and design a menu.
Process the resulting COMBO through DVD-Shrink again to make it 4GIG and fit on ONE DVD.

Here's my question:

The resulting image quality is very bad considering that I have run it through DVD shrink TWICE. Would I get better quality if I only ripped the DVD's first (no compression) and then combined them and THEN run the resulting 18gig DVD file through DVD-Shrink?

Also, would I get a better picture if I generated a HALF D-1 DVD? If so, can I do this with DVD-LAB Pro?

Any suggestions on achieving the above with the best picture quality using ONLY the following tools would be very helpful:

DVD-Shrink
DVD-LAB-PRO
TMPEG

My goal: Take TWO DVD9's and place them on ONE standard 4.7 GB DVD.

Thanks!
D'oh!