DVDShrink or DVD2ONE

[red lion]

Which one of these is best
DVDShrink or DVD2ONE
no fighting just state which one you think and dont pick DVDShrink because it is free as i want to know which is best

[wulf109]

DVD2ONE allows you to set the output file size to the full 4.37GB capacity of the disk. That cannot be done with DVDshrink,therfore DVDshrink encodes cannot be as good as DVD2ONE
My personal expierence indicates DVD2ONE provides visibly better results.
The current version,1.1.2,aloows full disk backup with audio stream selection.

[daggad]

I prefer DVDdecryptor-DVD2one-Nero for my copies. DVDShrink is ok, but it needs the feature to automaticly compress the DVD9's to 4.38Gb. I use cheap Princo 2x media. and have so far had NO coasters with my Sony DRU500 !!! :P :P
I am sure DVDshrink will be a big hit since it is free, but for now I feel the usd35.- or so I paid for DVD2one was well spent.
I always make full kopies of my discs.

[SLICK RICK]

I agree with daggad, I use DVDDecrypter, DVD2ONE, and Nero to burn and always come out with a great backup.

[Condor]

I have been using DVDshring for only two days, but I am very satisfy.

[Bob W]

DVD2ONE allows you to set the output file size to the full 4.37GB capacity of the disk. That cannot be done with DVDshrink,therfore DVDshrink encodes cannot be as good as DVD2ONE
My personal expierence indicates DVD2ONE provides visibly better results.
The current version,1.1.2,aloows full disk backup with audio stream selection.

Actually you can set the output size of DVDshrink by a custom adjustment of the compression ratios. It takes a bit of tweaking but I can usually get near the 4.38GB limit of the media disc.

[tkwish]

I agree , I use DVDDecrypter, DVD2ONE, and Nero to burn and always come out with a good result,
have tryed dvd shrink and the resulting dvdr played on my computer ok but had problems on my stand alone mustek

[Kubrick]

Although DVD2ONE can compress right to the dot 4.38, the fact that DVDSHRINK allows you to remouve unecessary features (Like a french/spanish commentary) and anything else that you don't like, is what makes it the clear winner.

Mainly, I'd watch a DVD, see if the supplementaries were worth keeping and only include the ones I wanted, (this always helped the bit-rate for the movie).

You simply don't have these features with DVD2ONE. You do have these features with DVD SHRINK though, if you want, as soon as you initially scan the DVD with DVDSHRINK, you'll have a menu to select a level of compression for the entire film (not as accurate as DVD2ONE, but I am not complaining!!!)

- kubrick

[Bob W]

"Although DVD2ONE can compress right to the dot 4.38, the fact that DVDSHRINK allows you to remouve unecessary features (Like a french/spanish commentary) and anything else that you don't like, is what makes it the clear winner."

You can also remove audio tracks in DVD2one. IMO the programs are both good and I use them both. Quality wise I give the edge to DVDshrink but both produce good quality backups.

[red lion]

I have dvd2one and have downloaded dvd shrink but have not tried it yet as im having other probs just now
i thought while im trying to fix a problem i will ask to save going through the process of finding that both programms are much the same(new programms and new settings do my head in lol)
thanks i will stick with dvd2one just now
also thanks to all who answered
and bob w also you seem to have answered all my questions in the last 2 days

[ASB]

DVD2One mostly for movie only. and although you didn't ask InstantCopy for bigger disks (i.e. over 6GB) and full disk copies.