what does everyone use to take out stuff on dvds?

[tmac2085]

well how do you burn? do you keep all the special features or you just burn the whole dvd?

[waheed]

I only end up keeping the menu and the main movie. I omit the rest like special features, additional audio tracks etc...

[dimad]

DvdReMake will do it anyway you like it ( http://www.dimadsoft.com/dvdremake/ud_dg_01.php )

[MrMoody]

DVDRemake Pro is great, I use it all the time. Some advice on it:
-Buy from MackemX's link on the Tool page, save a few $
-Buy the Pro version to start with, you'll want it sooner or later and you save money that way.
-Only use Hide (not Delete) functions until you gain confidence in reprogramming the code.
-Always test with an RW disc or using a software player before burning.
-The guys at the DVDRemake forums are great help if you're stuck.

I always get rid of annoyances like copyright warnings, disclaimers and trailers before the menu, even if the original is single layer.

On dual layer titles I need to reduce the size of, I usually get rid of trailers for other movies, still galleries, and any features that look boring like production meetings (blah). I also always get rid of non-English audio (unless the movie is foreign-then I keep the original language too).

I keep only 1 English soundtrack, preferring the multi-channel over 2-channel since I have surround. On DTS titles I get rid of the DTS if there is also a DD5.1 track, otherwise I keep the DTS and sometimes lose the DD2.0/PCM track (NOTE this makes a non conforming DVD that won't play without a DTS decoder). If all I had was stereo or TV sound I would just keep the smallest track. I usually keep any commentaries unless they're worthless.

I usuallly keep the other features that look interesting, maybe music videos depending on whether I like the music or not. Trailers for that movie I might keep if they show scenes not in the movie, otherwise they're gone too.

I usually leave the menus alone except for hiding the buttons that don't work (foreign languages and any features I've deleted). Some people eliminate the transitions (i.e. the clips that play between menus) but I tend to leave them in.

Then I use DVDShrink to compress the menus and extras to the minimum possible size, since the extras are almost invariably talking heads and footage from the movie, quality is not important. This leaves the most space possible for the movie.

[tmac2085]

I only end up keeping the menu and the main movie. I omit the rest like special features, additional audio tracks etc...

out of curiousity; you use dvdshink first and then use titleSetblanker right?

[waheed]

No. I use titlesetblanker first, then use dvd shrink. First, blank out all the crap, then use dvd shrink to compress and remove any additional audio streams like directors commentaries.

[smearbrick1]

I only end up keeping the menu and the main movie. I omit the rest like special features, additional audio tracks etc...

out of curiousity; you use dvdshink first and then use titleSetblanker right?

I hate to be the one to post this... and I can't believe I am....

Did you read anything on this site? Guides?

There is a wealth of information in the guides section to the left that will give you most of the answers you need. Seems ridiculous to me to want to be spoonfed through the process. First read, then if you have any questions... ask. Ask me personally... I don't care... make an effort to do something on your own.

If this seems out of line, I apologize.

[tmac2085]

yeah seems to be out of line. i can write and ask anything i want.

[tmac2085]

No. I use titlesetblanker first, then use dvd shrink. First, blank out all the crap, then use dvd shrink to compress and remove any additional audio streams like directors commentaries.

but would using titlesetblanker first mess up the original dvd?

[waheed]

Nope.

[StarofRadiance]

i want everything the DVD has on it but the previews before the menu comes up, and the previews that are at the menu as well. I want to keep everything but those previews. so StarofRadiance, do i shrink the dvd first with dvd shrink and then use clone dvd?

1. I use CloneDVD to remove the unwanted extras and save the files in a desktop folder named DVD.

2. I use DVDShrink to open the DVD folder and use the still picture function to replace FBI screens, etc with blank black stills or with a "Please Press Forward" if the replaced screens are more than 10 seconds total.

3. I then compress (if necessary) using DVDShrink, set to deep analysis and Sharp error correction.

[tmac2085]

No. I use titlesetblanker first, then use dvd shrink. First, blank out all the crap, then use dvd shrink to compress and remove any additional audio streams like directors commentaries.

i first open the VIDEO_TS file with titlesetblanker (from my E drive where the master DVD is). and i check the TitleSet that i dont want. and i click Blank! and it says access is denied. So how can you blank the real dvd?

[hudsonf]

You have to rip the dvd to the hard drive first.

[tmac2085]

he didnt say anything about ripping tho...

[tmac2085]

so i guess i can use DVD Decrypter for that right?

[tmac2085]

i decrypted all the files to my HD with dvd decrypter, then i took out stuff i didnt want with titlesetblanker, but now when i open the file with dvd shrink it says it failed to open the VIDEO_TS.IFO file. what did i do wrong?

[lacywest]

I usually use CloneDVD to remove unwanted extras, then DVDShrink to compress and replace unwanted menu screens. If I want to do movie only, I use Shrink alone.

Also the version of CloneDVD that I have has problems with the new encryption methods if I use it first, but if I use DVD Shrink first to decrypt, it works great. Even DVDecrypter doesn't work for me on these, but Shrink does.

I use CloneDVD2 also ... with AnyDVD running in the background. I remove the trailers. But my girlfriend likes to see how a movie is made.

After removing the stuff I dont need with CloneDVD2 ... I then use DVD-Rebuilder ... 6 passes ... sometimes 9 passes ... and go to sleep.

Sometimes if I or my girlfriend is going to use the main computer ... I use my Dell 5150 with a external USB DVD Burner and an external Harddrive ... do the processing.

As soon as I finish moving from my apartment ... I will have "my main computer" over here to use. He he he ... we will practically have a computer in every corner of her [our] house.

[dimad]

Another thing you may want to delete from the disk is menus in languages you don't need. This as well as many other things can be done with DvdReMake.

[waheed]

i decrypted all the files to my HD with dvd decrypter, then i took out stuff i didnt want with titlesetblanker, but now when i open the file with dvd shrink it says it failed to open the VIDEO_TS.IFO file. what did i do wrong?

How did you rip the files with dvd decrypter. Ensure you rip all the files in file mode. Try rippng again, blank out with titlesetblanker, then use shrink.

[tmac2085]

How did you rip the files with dvd decrypter. Ensure you rip all the files in file mode. Try rippng again, blank out with titlesetblanker, then use shrink.[/quote]

i ripped the files through file mode. used titlesetblanker to take out VTS_02*.VOB. Then went to dvd shrink and says the same exact thing. "Cannot open VIDEO_TS.IFO" And to test i click "Back to orig. files" and dvd shrink opened it fine. and then i blanked it one more time and clicked the delete backups and now it dont work at all... ...maybe i have to leave the previews in there huh? this is driving me NUTS

[waheed]

Ensure that you are not blanking out the VIDEO_TS file. In titlesetblanker, it is checked to blank out by default. Uncheck this box and then try again. You will need to rip the dvd again to start fresh.

[tmac2085]

the only thing that is checked is the VTS_03_*.VOB file. i click Blank! and then go to shrink, and it gives me the same error. i'll just burn it with the previews...unless someone has the movie Hostage and they can try to see if it works...

would there be any use of shrinking the dvd first and then blanking out stuff?