SPongebob DVD's Cant copy

[baritony]

Ok no wI have tried to copy many different Spongebob dvds with no luck. DvdXCopy says it will split into 2 discs but it doesnt. The 1st disc says its going to be 600 Meg and the 2nd will be 300 Meg but when you go to burn the second disc, it says theres too much information for the size of the media.
So I try DVDLab 1.3 It says straight out when analyzing, "cant' be copied". humphf
The only thing that works is Dvd Decrypter and then dvd2one then burn to dvd. For me its with Nero 6.0.
So, wheres my question??? What is causing the incorrect file size for dvdxcopy and what is preventing DVD Lab for even trying?

Thanks

[FOO]

The problem is that Spongebob excceds the stupidity level
of the processing programs , and they can't deal with it.

[MOVIEGEEK]

..or it's those square pants.

[overloaded_ide]

DUh....
If you can't see the simple answer to this question right in fromt of your face you need mental help for sure!!!!

You are trying to fit a Square Pants onto a Round disk!


Ok, in case your not sure, the above is truely meant as a joke and no real insult was intended! If anyone did not get that joke, it reffers to putting a round peg in a square hole type mental test, like in the movies

Now that I got my joke of the day done, I Used DVD shrink 3beta5 to backup our Spongebob DVD and it worked perfect. I don't recall how I burned it, most likely the burner in Tmpgenc DVD author, I use that alot. Even if the DVD is already authored (one I made before or a rip) I still use it. Has never failed me yet and it's just point to the correct folder and click burn.

As for the programs you used, sorry I can't help there, Haven't used thoughs. I do sugest you try DVDshrink 3beta5 if you continue to have problems. If it works correctly, then go back and try to figure out why these don't. It it doesn't, then maybe look at your system for any bugs.

[tumbar]

The only thing that works is Dvd Decrypter and then dvd2one then burn to dvd. For me its with Nero 6.0.

this is one correct method.

[baritony]

Thanks for the replies. And I think the Square pants into a round disc is a great one!
I was able to copy it via the method at the bottom of my original post but I want to know is what prevents the other prgs from being able to do it. I mean, is there some hidden file that 'tricks' the programs into thinking that the files are too big? Or is SPongebeob REALLY a 7 gig disc?

I want to be able to copy 1:1. I dont mind having to split things over 2 discs. My REAL concern is: Are we going to see this type of layering among other titles? Real titles of real movies that will FORCE us to Shrink them down.

[overloaded_ide]

OK out comes the real problem now. You need to read the stuff to the left as you really might not know what a dvd is it sounds like from this last post! Maybe I read it the wrong way though, I am very tired right now!

Or is SPongebeob REALLY a 7 gig disc?

I want to be able to copy 1:1. I dont mind having to split things over 2 discs. My REAL concern is: Are we going to see this type of layering among other titles? Real titles of real movies that will FORCE us to Shrink them down.

A single layer DVD5 is about 4.7gigs, a Dual layer DVD9 is about 9gigs.
Some Movies may only be 4 gigs on a 4gig or 9 gig disk, or others movies may be 9 gigs on a 9 gig disk.
DVDs over 5 gigs are nothing new and are very common! They are called Dual layer disks. They can only be comercailly made for now not burned though.

So it's nothing new at all for a 3 hour movie like Titanic, Fellowship of the ring, Two towers, etc... to be very large movies that require shrinking to fit on to one disk, or split for two disks. Even many shorter movies are too large in size for one disk.

I never actually looked at my Sponge Bob DVD file sizes, it could easly be 7gigs I guess. Right now I can't even remember if there was 4, 6 or 8 cartoons on it?? I know we have it and I backed it up with shrink, but going to go to sleepy now as I am too tired to remember anything else.
Maybe after a nap I will remember where I put my pillow

[rwarren]

Which SB DVD are you trying to backup. I backed up the Christmas DVD using InstantCopy 7 without any problems.

[baritony]

I am trying to copy the Spongebob Complete 1 Season discs.
I understand about DVD 5 and 9's. I also understand the size issues and shrinking.

I just trying to figure out what it is that is throwing off the copying programs like DVDXCopy and DVD Fab into thinking they cant copy these discs.
Thanks for all your replies everyone.

[baritony]

So now additionally, I have the Looney Tunes Collection which is causing DVDXCopy and DVDFab the same problems.
DVDFab says it just cant copy the DVD.

This is what my concern is based on. More and more DVD beating those programs.

I dont want to shrink the DVD down to one. I want to maintain top quality.

[marin001]

:lol hey overloaded_ide that was definitely funny......co-workers looked at me when i laughed out loud.

[FOO]

Isn't that Cow Orkers ?

[Gazorgan]

Treat them as episode disks and you will be fine. DVDShrink is all you need to split the eps onto 2 disks(well, and a burner app).

[hitechjunkie]

So now additionally, I have the Looney Tunes Collection which is causing DVDXCopy and DVDFab the same problems.
DVDFab says it just cant copy the DVD.

This is what my concern is based on. More and more DVD beating those programs.

I dont want to shrink the DVD down to one. I want to maintain top quality.

Not sure it's an issue with pressed DVDs defeating the s/w so much as the way the DVD was authored and the s/w not being able to deal with how it was authored to correctly split it. Usually s/w vendors, if enough complaints are generated, will offer a patch or upgrade dealing with these exceptions. Then again, it could have been authored that way intentionally for that very purpose!?

Anyway, I'd seriously consider shrinking it down to one 4.7GB disc. If the video on the source DVD is of high quality, "dvdshrink"ing (v3b5) it with deep analysis turned on will yield a high quality copy.

[goirish!!]

I have backed up Sponge Bob using the DVD Shrink method. The only problem I have seen is that when a scene transition there is a .5 sec of rendering that takes place. What I mean is that the toon looks slightly pixilated at the edges of the character and then clears up. I have trashed one disk and re-burned it but got the same result. Sponge Bob seems to be the only one that has done this. None of my other animated DVDs have this same problem.

It may be the compression the DVD Shrink gave me. I was using 2.x which did not have the deep analysis. Maybe I should re-rip and see if that is the problem.

[overloaded_ide]

You might also try another drive?
I just gota wierd one, "too many secrets" error???? What?
That was on my new DVDrom/Cdburner combo I just installed and with Monsters Inc.
Tossed the Monsters Inc disk into the burner and ripped no problem!

Could be I just need to set something on the new drive?

[zenith52]

The last free version of DVDFAB did not deal with episode DVDs very well if at all.. And I have no faith in DVDXCOPY anyway..

If you dont want to shrink, just use the re-author function of DVDShrink to split etc.

Zen