Why Would Anyone Use DVD2One Over DVDshrink? Best quality?

[Super Warrior]

Been a happy DVD2One user for a while now, bought the program a few years back. Tried DVDshrink back then too, but i guess the program was still too early in its stages and it just looked like total crap.

Recently though i ran into a problem with DVD2One, kept getting an error and would'nt process. Finally i got the idea to try DVDshrink and it not only processed it with no problems, but i even went and redone everything again with DVDshrink this time,once i saw how easy it was to customize stuff like extras.

Seems the program has really been improved IMMENSELY since the last time i tried it and the interface is clean,straight forward and easy to understand as well. Removing stuff like extras,audio tracks,etc is really easy to do.Plus the video encoder seems to be decent.Its everything DVD2One should be and everything others like instantCopy wish it was, and its FREE!


My only question is quality, which is better and faster? Not sure so for now i just choose to encode the extras at a certain quality but leave the main movie untouched, for final resizeing in DVD2One.

[Gurm]

DVD2One used to excel over DVDShrink in several areas. I'm unaware of any area in which it is superior now.

Add to that the fact that the developers are notoriously ... difficult ... and you have a recipe for a program I don't use.

[Super Warrior]

DVD2One used to excel over DVDShrink in several areas. I'm unaware of any area in which it is superior now.

Add to that the fact that the developers are notoriously ... difficult ... and you have a recipe for a program I don't use.

But what about DVDshrink and its quality settings? I noticed there are several settings such as Deep analyis scan and sharp adaptive quality. But is it any good and or worth the extra added time it takes to encode?

[djblade]

dvd2one, on my screen, a pioneer mx433 plasma, is much much better than shrink, even when using deep analasis.... also faster

so i agree with lordsmurph, who on an earlier thread said he uses dvd2one

[boldego]

The only problem I ever had was with DVD's that have the new protection. DVD2one just won't work so I use Shrink for those DVD's.

[DRP]

I think a better question is why would anyone use any of these automated "DVD shrinking" programs at all?

From what I can see they are designed for people who just want to copy a retail DVD easily keeping intact all the copyright warnings, surround sound demos, menus, multiple languages and subtitles, annoying and useless "extras" and all the other crap that no-one ever looks at. Surely a much better way is to simply take just the video image you want + the audio in the language you need and re-encode it yourself manually using TMPGEnc.

[djblade]

Ermmmmmm you can do the with either programm !!!!!!!!!

[Gurm]

DVD2One is the epitome of "we know what's best, there are no settings, heck we won't even let you pick where the window shows up! If you don't like it, TOUGH!" programming. We all went through our "hacker" phase. Most of us grew out of it. Not the authors of DVD2One.

The problem with this, of course, is that with the lack of control over the settings comes an inability to cope with differing circumstances. If the program doesn't deal with your movie properly... too bad. No going in and fiddling. No asking in here for help. If it doesn't like "Finding Nemo", tough shit! Wait for the next revision, or just suffer.

And for software you PAY for, that's pretty much unacceptable.

In some cases, DVD2One clearly (even still) makes better quality transcodes than DVD Shrink. But that's not worth the tradeoff, in my estimation. I'll take the greater control and better support over the "one in ten DVD's looks better" any day.

[Super Warrior]

Or just use both. From what i read DVD2One has better quality.

So far i'm just useing DVDshrink to remove or downsize extras.For resizeing the main movie&menus i then use DVD2One.

[Timoleon]

...of course, DVD Rebuilder beats them both hands down

[lordsmurf]

DVDE2ONE does not suffer IPB degeneration like DVDShrink does ... because it is a different variation of transcoding. This is a well-documented problem, it's inherent to the "shrink" method.

I use DVD2ONE on all my movies.
I only use DVDSHRINK on episode discs.

To be MORE PRECISE... I use Shrink ONLY on items that have medium bitrates. Use DVD2ONE on high bitrates. Use nothing on low bitrates (buy another one if a backup is needed), or split to two discs.

BOTH programs are idiot-proof.
DVD2ONE also allows stripping out of extra languages, or complete re-author, like SHRINK does, which are the two MOST POPULAR features.

Both programs have their uses. Both are in my attache of video software.

DVD-Rebuilder ... another good one that has worked where the other two have failed. Also free (or cheap using CCE).