Question about layer break and dvdshrink...

[AND1]

I want to backup Narc. Movie only.

When I use DVD shrink and cut off some of the credits the movie fits on one dvdr perfectly, no transcoding needed. I know dvd shrink does not remove the layer break and dvd2one does, but dvd2one does not trim the credits.

So I was wondering can I cut some credits with dvd shrink and then pass the movie again through dvd2one, will this remove the layer break?

[graysky]

Didn't know shrink leaves the layerbreak in there... does that mean when you're watching the thing, there will be a 1 second pause at that point? I have never experienced that.

If you need to save space, can you strip out some audio/sub data?

[Gurm]

The "layer break" is an arbitrary term.

It's a physical shift from one layer to another, but once the data is all ripped to your hard disk, it's moot.

To say that DVD Shrink "doesn't take out the layer change" is like saying that Winzip "doesn't take out the floppy change" after you've concatenated all the disks of an old image. It's just silly.

- Gurm

[tompika]

Impressive, isn't it? He's still leaving the layer-break bit in, which means you've got to bugger about with IFOEdit before you can create a DVD that doesn't stop for a look round half way through, but beyond that I have to admit it's pretty good. The quality in the new versions seems to be at least as good as its peers and its interface is better than most.

1. Open the movie's IFO, usually VTS_01_0.IFO, with IFOEdit
2. Note the cell number where the layer break occurs.
3. Note the PGC number, usually PGC_1
4. Expand VTS_PGCITI and select the PGC noted at (3)
5. Scroll down until you find the cell number noted at (2)
6. The very first entry for that cell - cell type - will have some value other than 8.
7. Double click this line and change the value by adding 8 to whatever's there now. Thus, if it's 2 make it 10, if it's 0 make it 8.
8. Save the file.
9. You may want to do a Get VTS sectors, too. It isn't strictly necessary, but it does confirm the general integrity of the files. For instance, this last action showed up problems in version 2.2 of Shrink (no longer present in 2.3)

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=70748

[graysky]

The "layer break" is an arbitrary term.

It's a physical shift from one layer to another, but once the data is all ripped to your hard disk, it's moot.

To say that DVD Shrink "doesn't take out the layer change" is like saying that Winzip "doesn't take out the floppy change" after you've concatenated all the disks of an old image. It's just silly.

- Gurm

I thought so... thanks for the info