Dvd shrink and dvd decrypter question

[werewolf_02]

Im Backing up a dvd.

Should I use dvd decrypter to put it to the harddrive first?

Or is it okay just to let dvd shrink decrypt it while backing it up to my harddrive.

Thanks

[bunyip]

Either way is fine.
The only issue is that 'shrinking' can take from 1 to several hours, so during this time the DVD drive is 'working'.
Ripping to the hard disk first then shrinking off the HD will save a bit of wear-and-tear on the DVD drive.
Working from the HD can also shorten the skrinking time (even more so if you use multiple drives).

[andkiich]

Even with "deep analysis", DVDShrink ripping and transcoding has never taken me longer than 60 minutes(usually it's 40-50 min).

Either way if you need to shrink the original down, it's going to be on you hard drive anyway. I only use DVD Decrypter when the ripper in DVD Shrink seems to be having issues.

[bunyip]

The shrinking time will of course depend on the size of your CPU.

(Wish I had a 3.2ghz )

[kazik1]

I have P4 2.4 and shrinking with deep analyzing takes me 30-35 min.

[BobK]

I have an Athlon XP 2400+ (2.0 GHz) and it's never taken me longer than 32 min to shrink- and that was an 8.2 GB DVD keeping all the menus and extras.

[noki]

i have a P3-933 and it takes me...45-55 mins to analyse and 25-35 mins to shrink but i love the fact that i just walk away to play with my kids, cook dinner, watch a DVD , and Shrink shut off my system when it is done.

[ddlooping]

...watch a DVD

Congratulations noki. Everyone seem so busy making backups, I wonder if they actually take the time to enjoy watching them.

[noki]

I HEAR YOU!