DVD2oneX vs DVDRemaster: Feature sets and applicability

[Ladd]

I've been using DVD2oneX for quite some time and been generally happy with the results.

In another discussion thread, Galactica suggested the use of the application DVDRemaster as a possible solution to a problem. Even with all my reading here and elsewhere, I somehow previously hadn't made the connection that DVDRemaster had similar (and apparently more) functionality than does DVD2oneX.

Two initial thoughts from someone who doesn't know anything:

The DVDRemaster module "M2VRequantiser" seems to offer similar (identical?) services as those offered by DVD2oneX.

The DVDRemaster module "M2VDownsizer" appears to offer compression solutions not available in DVD2oneX.

I know I would be very interested (and perhaps others would be also) in reading a good "compare and contrast" re-cap and other related opinions from those knowledgeable on this subject.

[decay]

i tried both.

DVDRemaster left blocky spots on the faster setting, so i used the Downsizer. it took 11+ hours for a single disc.

then i tried DVD2OneX; it did the whole disc in 1.25 hours. it looked perfect, no compression artifacts. subtitles are in place, 2nd language audio, everything.

machine: G4/667 (digital audio), 1 GB RAM, OS X 10.2.8, Pioneer DVR-106.

dk

[tgpo]

I recently made DVDs of Pete and Pete from avi files. DVD2OneX did a much, much better job handling the video. DVDRemaster blocked all the edges, while DVD2OneX kept smooth edges on everything.

[live4ever]

I too tried out DVDremaster just a few months ago too, and it left the video in bad shape after processing in the quick mode (I don't have time to let it re-encode the video), while DTOX compressed it with hardly any difference in quality.

[thoughton]

I'll throw in my 2c into the dvd2onex camp as well. DVDRemaster's requantiser mode was noticeably blockier than dvd2onex, and the downsizer mode gives me green macroblocks in random places (a split second of green flashes every minute or so). It also left green blocks on some of my menus. I've had similar results for 3 different DVDs now. It's a pity, because with very large DVDs (the ones I've tried were 8gig or so) the downsizer video _does_ seem a bit better than dvd2onex, except for these glitches.