Copying a DVD

[cdscivic]

quick question, how do u tell if a whole dvd will fit on one blank dvd-+r , and what proggy to use if so.....i guess how do i tell if a dvd is dvd-5 or dvd-9?...if it is a dvd-5 i should be able to just fit it on one blank dvd right?


thanks for you guys/girls replies, i did try to search really couldnt find anything...mb i wasnt looking in the right area?/.....let me know if u find it on the site, and where , then ill research it my self after that thanks!

[gcgreen]

You should be able to get the size by viewing the properties of the DVD in My Computer.

I would suggest DVDShrink (its free). You can download it through the tools section. There are also links for guides which will lead you through the process.

Good luck.

[jaxxboss]

Thats a crock! If you did a search for this you would have found it easily.
Look at the guides to the left. It is there and will explain a whole lot more than what you will get in responses here besides buttheads like me telling you to search.

[noki]

cdscivic
get DVD Decrypter and then refer to the guides if needed. good luck.

[stillmars321]

use DVD decrypter and go to ISO, read. When the DVD information comes up, If the file size is under 4.6 megs, you can use that program only to make an iso copy and write to your dvd-r also.

If over 4.6 megs, use DVD shrink or my favorite CloneDVD to fit it down to one DVD-r.

[Golfing]

Can you use DVD shrink to shrink a MPG movie to enable this to be burned to a 80 min CD?

[Gazorgan]

GOLFING: Don't Hijack posts. The answer is no, not remotely related to your question, go read the guides.

[Golfing]

Apologies but i didnt realise i had hijacked the post.


I thought the whole idea of this forum is to ask questions and then for others to help answer them.

Sorry anyway.

[LNielsen76]

Golfing: If you want to shrink and MPG to fit on a single CD then VCD is your best format. There are various tools to do this. I like DVD2SVCD the best. But I would stick to the SVCD format if possible eventhough it may require 2 to 3 CDs. Even better, just put it on a dvdr!! Get AnyDVD and CloneDVD and do an On-The-Fly backup!! WHOO HOOO! ROCK ON!!

[LNielsen76]

BTW,

Here is a guide for DVD2AVI using GordianKnot:

http://www.geocities.com/nielsen_85205nielsen_us/GordianKnot.doc

And a guide for DVD2SVCD using DVD2SVCD:

http://www.geocities.com/nielsen_85205nielsen_us/DVDorAVI2SVCD.doc

And a guide for VHS2DVD:

http://www.geocities.com/nielsen_85205nielsen_us/VHSTODVD.doc

And just in case you feel like putting two DVDs on one DVDR:

http://www.geocities.com/nielsen_85205nielsen_us/DVD2DVDR.doc

WHO'S YO DADDY!? And what does he do?

[The other Colin]

how do i tell if a dvd is dvd-5 or dvd-9?

If somewhere on the cover or disc it says "dual layer" and/or "layer change may trigger a slight pause" then it's a -9 (or maybe even a -18 if it's double sided; I've never seen one).

If my (small) collection is anything to go by, -5's are in the minority.


Colin

[jaxxboss]

Can you use DVD shrink to shrink a MPG movie to enable this to be burned to a 80 min CD?

Milk came out my nose when I read that.

[cdscivic]

Thats a crock! If you did a search for this you would have found it easily.
Look at the guides to the left. It is there and will explain a whole lot more than what you will get in responses here besides buttheads like me telling you to search.

lol i actually searched for dvd5 and dvd9 and just found links to another site....so im sorry i know how forums werk, trust me on that...my bad

also IM in Jax Fl to "boss" ...westsiiide represent..hehe!

on the real tho thanks for all the replies mofos! i apreciate the help iJUST got my dvd burner and i used to use this forum for my VCD needs back in the day...it was natural for me to comeback to the darkside again...lol

thanks again doodes!
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[Golfing]

[quote="LNielsen76"]Golfing: If you want to shrink and MPG to fit on a single CD then VCD is your best format.


Without asking a silly question will movies in this VCD format play in most DVD players?