Is anyone still using DVD2One?

[nitram]

Hello all,

Am I the only one still using DVD2One? I am currently using V1.4, always use DVD Decrypter to rip and burn with RecordNowMax. I use Ritek Gen4 disks and cant remember the last coaster that I made.

I tried DVD Shrink V2.3 but it caused various issues with jerky and stuttering video so I stopped using it. I have also read the forum and it appears that the latest versions of Shrink still gives alot of people major issues.

I appreciate that DVD2One is not free and Shrink is but I would always pay for something that works and is not full of bugs. I also understand shrink is not being continued so people will have to pay for software to keep upto date on developments. Why not therfore give DVD2One a try?

Regards

[SLICK RICK]

Why do you think that you are the only one using DVD2One, because it is not free? I assure you that members of this site do not mind paying for good software. By the way, I use DVD2One, and have been for a while now. And I also have DVD Shrink installed on my system, but dont use it because I prefer DVD2One.

SLICK RICK

[Duchess]

Errr! Who said DVD Shrink has stopped developing? Version 3.1.1 has just come out and it may just have fixed all the probs.

Having said that I still use DVD2one on the odd times when DVDShrink doesn't work, but DVD2one also had the odd film it couldn't work on. So between the two I haven't yet found a film I can't handle.

[Treebeard]

I prefer Clone DVD or Dvd shrink for larger projects.

[nitram]

Hi

I think it was a bit unfair of me comparing DVD2One to Shrink since thats free but what about Nero Recode and CloneDVD, they aren't free are they, but they appear in the forum quite alot.

Duchess, DVDshrink is stopping development but has promised to keep updating to correct bugs. I read this at Doom9 forum.

Anyway, thanks for the replys.

Regards

[ddlooping]

Hi all.

I think it was a bit unfair of me comparing DVD2One to Shrink since thats free...

I do not think comparing these two softwares is unfair because one is free and the other isn't.
However, it is a bit unfair to compare the latest version of DVD2One to an outdated version of DVD Shrink.
Why don't you give v3.1.1 a try and see what you think.

[nitram]

ddlooping

Yes you are right I was comparing to an outdated version of shrink.

I should have tried the latest version but reading the forum the latest version seems to have some bugs that users have reported.

I seem to think that if no bugs are being reported for DVD2one then I assume that any user of this software is not experiencing any, I for one am not.

However, I will give shrink another try so that I can come to an opinion of my own.

Cheers

[Gurm]

You know what I don't like about DVD2One?

The fact that the author FAILED a course called "remedial interface design 101".

It is the most awkward, retarded-interface program I have ever seen.

It produced NICE output, but it's so hideous to use that I can't even get started half the time.

- Gurm

[drewson99]

I still use it, daily. I got it the day it came out and since it has never disappointed me, I never looked back. (or to the side

Andy

[Gurm]

Or directly at it, apparently. The horror that is looking at the DVD2One interface would kill lesser beings.

- Gurm

[MJPollard]

I still use it, but my question would be: have Erwin and Rene gotten over their "we're right and you're wrong, so piss off" attitudes whenever someone makes a perfectly reasonable suggestion (like improving the user interface)?

[ddlooping]

ddlooping
I should have tried the latest version but reading the forum the latest version seems to have some bugs that users have reported.

I seem to think that if no bugs are being reported for DVD2one then I assume that any user of this software is not experiencing any, I for one am not.

Maybe you're not reading the right forums.

I had a look at your system specs and you should have no problems using v3.1.1.

[nitram]

ddlooping

I have read many of your posts and respect your opinion. Do you recommend the latest version of Shrink. Have you come accross any bugs.

I will give it a trymyself now. Thanks very much

[Bodene]

The fact that the author FAILED a course called "remedial interface design 101".

It is the most awkward, retarded-interface program I have ever seen.

It produced NICE output, but it's so hideous to use that I can't even get started half the time.

That's the most hilarious thing I've ever read. Perhaps you have your monitor installed upside down. DVD2One is so simple to use, my kids can use it and DVD Decrypter to copy their DVD's. The UI could not be simpler and it always does precisely what I tell it to. Made dozen's of movie-only DVD's with it and haven't had one coaster. If simplicity is hideous, then give me hideous.

[ddlooping]

ddlooping

I have read many of your posts and respect your opinion.

Thanks Martin, I appreciate it.

Do you recommend the latest version of Shrink. Have you come accross any bugs.

I have only encountered bugs while beta-testing v3.1 before it's official release.
I haven't experienced any since.
If you look at my system specs you'll see they are similar to yours, but less performant.
This is why I said you shouldn't have any troubles using v3.1.1, and can confidently recommend it to you.

Thanks very much

You're very welcome.

[Gurm]

No no. It's that too much simplicity is a bad thing. I can't think of any interface elements in DVD Shrink that are wasted, and yet it uses a LOT more space on the desktop than DVD2One. DVD2One HAS options, you just have to get to them. The authors have a very specific - and non-standard - idea of what constitutes good UI.

- Gurm

[Shudder]

wow, we're arguing about desktop space and UI now?

If the UI's functional, and it is, it should be about a few more important things than that

[ddlooping]

"...it should be about a few more important things than that..."
Yeah, let's do that!
Shudder, you start.

[Shudder]

Ok.. um, dvdshrink works fine for me

Free is a nice point.

[nitram]

"Ok.. um, dvdshrink works fine for me"

What about DVD2one?

[Jayhawk]

I too own DVD2One and have been very happy with it although using three programs instead of one is a little more time comsuming. With the recent release of Shrink 3.1 I decided to do a quick compare of the time difference.

Using Pirates of the Caribbean (wanted a 2+ hour movie) I ripped it with Decrypter, used DVD2One movie only, and burned at 8X with Nero. Total time 39 minutes 37 seconds for the total processing time of the three steps. Did not count loading discs, starting each program, or selecting options.

Using Shrink 3.1 I ripped, processed, and burnt the same movie only in 28 minutes. Quality on both appear to be fine on my 84" screen although quality IS subjective.

No other point to make other than providing information to the group. I may start using Shrink more just because of the one program approach. Twelve minutes is not that big a deal and on other systems it may not even be that much (or could be more, I guess). When you factor in the convenience of being able to load up both disks, get it started, and walk away until it's done it makes a compelling reason to use Shrink.

I'll have to play with it a little more before I decide.

[ddlooping]

Ok.. um, dvdshrink works fine for me

Free is a nice point.

LOL.

I expected something a bit more detailed, like pros&cons.

[ddlooping]

Thaks for this comparison, Jayhawk.

v3.1 (and v3.1.1) is RAM hungry, and for systems with low RAM (<256MB) its speed might not be very good.
It could actually be much slower than v3.0b5.
The upside to this is on systems (like yours) with a decent processor and amount of RAM the process will be faster.

[AdamRA4]

v3.1 (and v3.1.1) is RAM hungry, and for systems with low RAM (<256MB) its speed might not be very good.
It could actually be much slower than v3.0b5.
The upside to this is on systems (like yours) with a decent processor and amount of RAM the process will be faster.

I have found this to be true on my AthonXP 2800+ with 1gig of PC2700.

[ddlooping]

I have found this to be true on my AthonXP 2800+ with 1gig of PC2700.

AdamRA4, would you care to give us some figures?

[AdamRA4]

This is kinda off the top of my head but the last one I did was a DVD-9 around 7.5 gigs. I did the Deep Analysis and that took around ~27 min. The conversion took around ~23 min. I do believe. Those good numbers?

[AdamRA4]

My computer layout is in my profile, take a look and tell me what you think.

[ddlooping]

Well, I was hoping you could actually tell us how much faster it was than previous versions of DVD Shrink.

[AdamRA4]

Only about 5-7 minutes usually. Wish it was more :P

[ddlooping]

I wish it was more too, but hey, it's not bad.