DVD shrink awsome..but...

[The Stinger]

I don't like the fact that DVD shrink does not let you add menus. Why is it even an option if you can't add them in? I am new to this authoring thing. I used to just back up the movie only without the menus. I heard that there is a way to use Ifoedit with DVD shrink to get the menus. Can someone explain how to do this. And if you would in good detail? I don't use Ifoedit a lot. Only when authoring....

Thanks, for everything.

This site ROCKS!!

[Bob W]

You lost me because of the ten or so backups I have made with DVDshrink all of them have the menu intact.

[mysterio1]

Yeah but do they work when you click on them I tried it never worked, I just did a movie with instant copy with the menu's without the exrta's they all work perfect.

[Bob W]

Yeah but do they work when you click on them I tried it never worked, I just did a movie with instant copy with the menu's without the exrta's they all work perfect.

Yes they work for me.

[tiger0333]

I use DVDSHRINK and if you use the encode function, you get everything. You just have to use a level that is smaller than 4.38gig.

[Bob W]

I use DVDSHRINK and if you use the encode function, you get everything. You just have to use a level that is smaller than 4.38gig.

True that. I have been lately playing with the custom level compression to get the lowest possible compresion ratio on the main movie (usually level 2 or 3) and as close to 4.38GB as possible. That may require reducing some of the extras to still pictures but the menu always works in the end.

[vesterlee]

I cant get passed the encoding process, the encoding stops half way through and says something about encryption error. I use windows XP any advice

[Bob W]

I cant get passed the encoding process, the encoding stops half way through and says something about encryption error. I use windows XP any advice

Try using SmartRipper first http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/dvd_rippers/smartripper.cfm . Just rip to a VIDEO_TS folder which you create on your hard drive then direct DVDshrink to that folder. Here is another free ripper if SmartRipper has problems http://www.dvddecrypter.com/

[txpharoah]

No problems here. No idea for you either. Good luck!

[Bob W]

I cant get passed the encoding process, the encoding stops half way through and says something about encryption error. I use windows XP any advice

Hmm also try downloading and running ForceASPI that may fix your problem. http://www.afterdawn.com/software/cdr_software/cdr_tools/frcaspi.cfm

[vesterlee]

thanks Bob W aspi needed installed

[mysterio1]

Yeah but do they work when you click on them I tried it never worked, I just did a movie with instant copy with the menu's without the exrta's they all work perfect.

Yes they work for me.

How do you get them to work, I tried it a few times never works, When I do it I pick all the start up menu's 's and the movie after that then I encode, then I have the menu's but when I click on the chapters choice's or to play the movie nothing happens, how did you get it to work?

[Bob W]

Yeah but do they work when you click on them I tried it never worked, I just did a movie with instant copy with the menu's without the exrta's they all work perfect.

Yes they work for me.

How do you get them to work, I tried it a few times never works, When I do it I pick all the start up menu's 's and the movie after that then I encode, then I have the menu's but when I click on the chapters choice's or to play the movie nothing happens, how did you get it to work?

I don't do anything. I just did a movie tonight with DVDshrink and all I did was make some custom adjustments in the compression levels for the extras on the DVD. Are you sure you're ripping all the files on the original? What I do is first rip all the files with SmartRipper then run DVDshrink.

[VOODOO_child]

I copied BlackHawk Down with menu and I got the menu but no pointer (meaning I can't navigate)

Don;t know if this is an isolated incident or DVDShrink's handling of menu is buggy.

This prog has a lot of potential. The compression ratio needs to be like IC7 and once it's implemented you probably don;t need anything else but this prog

[Bob W]

I copied BlackHawk Down with menu and I got the menu but no pointer (meaning I can't navigate)

Don;t know if this is an isolated incident or DVDShrink's handling of menu is buggy.

This prog has a lot of potential. The compression ratio needs to be like IC7 and once it's implemented you probably don;t need anything else but this prog

Well I never compress the menu so perhaps thats the problem.

[MackemX]

menu's only work in Re-Encode mode

they do not work in Re-Author mode