DVD Decrypter & DVD Shrink speeds.

[parks_82]

When I ripped a dvd with dvd decrypter it was at a speed of 1.3. Is this the normal speed because it took well over an hour to do. I have the Pioneer DVR-A06U 4x +- RW. Then when I shrunk it with DVD Shrink while doing the deep analysis option, that took just over 4 hrs total (1.4x). When I have used DVD X Gold and Xpress in the past it has only taken 1 1/2 hrs to rip and burn a dvd. Is there something I need to be doing to speed up the process as I am new to this. Thanks in advance. I have an AMD 2.0 Ghz 512 Ram etc.

[xcool]

Buy yourself a 16X DVD-ROM only drive if you want fast ripping. DVD burners' read speed is usually slow.

[soundforbjt]

If you're using your Pioneer dvd burner to rip the dvd's they are firmware limited to 2x speed on ripping. There is a hacked firmware which will allow rips up to 12x speed. The best solution is to get a seperate 16x DVD-Rom to rip the dvds with. Must faster speeds and less wear and tear on the burner.

[parks_82]

Thanks for the quick reply.

[parks_82]

What about the time it takes to shink a dvd, is this normal (4 hrs w/ deep analysis enabled)?

[hech54]

deep analysis ?
In my opinion.....NOT necessary.

[wulf109]

DVD Shrink like all transcoders is CPU dependant. What is the speed of your CPU. DVD Shrink is relatively slow. DVD2ONE or Elby CloneDVD would be faster.

[asisoft]

For reference, on my P4 2.4GC with 512MB RAM, deep analysis takes only 1/2 hrs for a DVD-9 (e.g. Matrix Reload 2 & LOTR 2)

[andkiich]

4 hours does seem a bit excessive for the deep analysis. I'd say between 1/2 an hour to an hour to rip and compress a full DVD-9.

[parks_82]

I have an AMD 2.0 Ghz with 512 Ram and 128 MB Vid Card. I know it's not the fastest machine anymore but I didn't expect 2 hrs for the analysis and then another 2 hrs to shrink the dvd because with DVD X software it's 45 mins each step. Am I missing something?