Why cant i do a clean transcode?

[kbrooks]

Why is it that using TMPGEnc you can never get clone quality, i mean there is always a quality loss when you transcode even on the highest settings.

I have heard you can use dvd lab and just drop the vob's into it and skip the transcoding stage. Anyone have any experience with this.

I am trying to get rid of the extras and make EXACT copies of dvd-9 to two dvd-5 dvd-r. Transcoding takes forever, and this computer is fast.

comments?

[poopyhead]

I am trying to get rid of the extras and make EXACT copies of dvd-9 to two dvd-5 dvd-r. Transcoding takes forever, and this computer is fast.

if you set the transcoder for 0% compression, then there shouldn't be any changes.

also, depending on which transcoder you use, it could take forever...some are faster than others....DVDshrink, for example, is considered one of the fastest.

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if you use tmpgenc to convert, then yes...the conversion itself will cause quality degradation...but i believe simple transcoders do not.