burning dvds

[kano]

when I ripp a dvd on to my hard drive all the vob files from one folder add up to 7.4 gigs from one movie disk. how am I supposed to be able to fit that on to one of my blank dvds

[Craig Tucker]

DVD shrink

[macleod]

either wait until the dual layer dvd burners become available OR read at least one of the guides on this site that walk you through how to do it.

[northcat_8]

You could write really small.

[Treebeard]

Does anybody know how to read a guide anymore??? i mean come on people, I could teach my 3 year old how to do it in 30 minutes. Dont be so lazy!!

read a guide

[kano]

I don't want an x-vid, divx, vcd, or svcd format

[ricky1756]

you have 52 posts, and know nothing about compression?

[johns0]

Look to the left and see the `how to dvdrip` and click on that and read.

[ebenton]

You could change all your titles to a smaller font. That would use less disk space.

[ebenton]

YY UR, YY UB, IC UR YY 4 ME
but if U R not burning 2 Ritek,
a fool I C U B
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MRDUCKS
MRNOT
SMR CMWINGS?
OSMR DUCKS

[northcat_8]

ebenton -



I know kind of lame on my part but I was wondering if anyone understood it...apparently you do!


Kano Wrote:

I don't want an x-vid, divx, vcd, or svcd format

Kano -

DVD to DVDR
Everything about DVD ripping, copying, decoding, encoding, reauthoring and burning from DVD-Video to DVD±R/W. But no DVD to VCD,SVCD,CVD, XVCD,DivX here please.

This is the forum you want...the quote is the title of the forum. Not much of a READER are you...just got your monitor, mouse and internet connection and you're on the job...

Don't go there with extremely general questions...read, read and read some more.

[kano]

dvd shrink makes you lose quality. that sucks! theres no way to fit my vobs on to a dvd+-R with out losing quality?

[bigb_y2g]

dvd shrink makes you lose quality. that sucks! theres no way to fit my vobs on to a dvd+-R with out losing quality?

The only way to have the best quality using DVD Shrink is the keep the main movie ONLY and skip the extras. You can use DVDXCopy as well.

[Craig Tucker]

dvd shrink makes you lose quality. that sucks! theres no way to fit my vobs on to a dvd+-R with out losing quality?

Re-encode with a lower bitrate with TMPGEnc to reduce the filesize. There will still be a reduction in quality as the bitrate is lowered but not as much as transcoding with DVD shrink.

Basically if you are reducing the bitrate you are imparing the quality, there is no way round that. You just have to decide whether the level of impairment is acceptable to you. If it is not then you will have to split it and put it on 2 discs.

[haloblack]

dvd shrink makes you lose quality. that sucks! theres no way to fit my vobs on to a dvd+-R with out losing quality?

Yes, there is. Pick VOBs that are smaller than 4.7 gigs.

Seriously.

Don't forget, most commercial dvd's are two layer. That means that they have twice the capacity of the disc you're trying to copy them to. You either have to start with a smaller source, delete extra features, or split the disc in two. Pick whichever solution fits your needs.

[garryheather]

What size do you wind up with if you do movie only, ie no menus or extras, and strip off any audio streams and subtitles you won't use ? You might just scrape in under the barrier without fiddling with the video at all.

[steve h]

dvd shrink makes you lose quality. that sucks! theres no way to fit my vobs on to a dvd+-R with out losing quality?

Ofcourse you will loose quality because if you reduce the file size(video) the resolution will also reduce. Try downloading a still picture or save a still scanned image/picture in two different file sizes. Then try zooming into each one of them you will know the answer. You can minimize the loss by getting rid of the extras. But in some cases you loose the menu of the main movie also which I don't like.
If you don't like DVD-shrink try TMPGEnc as 'Craig' suggested.

[macleod]

on my 32" toshiba I do not notice differences even on a Lort of the Rings type movie.

[Denvers Dawgs]

1. DVD Decrypter
2. DVD2One (fits it to dvd)
3. CopytoDvd (burns)

[kano]

does demultiplexing reduce file size.

[VCDHunter]

does demultiplexing reduce file size.

Yup - problem is that you end up with 2 files instead of 1

From the Glossary -

Demultiplex
Splitting the video and audio to separate files. Also called "Demux".