program to shrink dvd and convert lpcm to ac3 all at once

[KakarotX]

i have used a program before that would let me backup my dvd to dvd5 and convert the lpcm audio to ac3 so i had more room for the video. but now i can't remember what it was any ideas or suggestion would be appreciated. thanks

[minidv2dvd]

might have been dvd2svcd.

most dvd9s should already have ac3, i don't think i've ever seen a commercial disc without it.

[KakarotX]

it is a music video dvd so there is only the lpcm. i will try dvd2svcd and see if it works thanks

[KakarotX]

dvd2svcd did not work. i need to keep the menus intact. any other ideas. i know it can be done i did it over a year ago but i don't know what program i used. please help. thanks

[freebird73717]

https://forum.videohelp.com/topic234240.html
It's an old guide but it should still work for you. Of course you will need to rip with dvdfabhddecrypter or anydvd instead of the old dvddecrypter mentioned in the guide.

[olyteddy]

you might look at DVDReBuilder, it shrinks by re-encoding so you should be able to encode the audio.

[KakarotX]

i wanted to let everyone know that i remembered what i did the last time. i am not sure if you all will agree with me but this is a lot simpler than the six to ten steps that everyone else has suggested.

i used ratDVD and compressed it to a .ratdvd file at the highest quality, it took about four hours but that is ok i let it do it while i was at work. when you make the .ratdvd file it converts the audio and keeps the menus and everything intact.

then i used ratDVD to convert the .ratdvd to a dvd5. this also took awhile but i let it do it last night while i slept.

then this morning i burnt the dvd and voila, i have a dvd5 backup of my music video disc that looks and sounds great. i hope that this helps someone else out.

Peace