I want to back up a dvd-9 disc to dvd-5. I was wondering which program would be the best to compress the whole disc. I read the article about dvd copy being the best but then heard bad words about. I was wondering what is actually the best dvd copy software, (instant copy 8, dvd copy 2 and dvd shrink etc).
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Many people here prefer DVD Shrink. Give it a try, unless you would rather pay money for any of the other programs you mentioned.
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Opinions are split but InstantCopy 7/8 does an excellent job for me (no difference from the original on a 32 inch TV). Easy to use and very precise transcoding. I tried it once and that ended my search. I believe demo is available for download.
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Instant copy has one problem...it almost always undersizes the final product. Hell, I´ve seen it undersize to 2.9gigs when aiming for 4.38GB
In fact, I´ve never succeeded in getting an image above 4.2gigs"This is true in all walks of life: Man takes care of the quantity, woman the quality." -
If you want to compress the whole disc, I wouldn't suggest transcoding. I don't like the results. Try these guides out. They are almost identical but there are a couple of little differences. This is how I do full disc backups.
http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/ra-guide.htm
http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/doitfast-guide.htm
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