DVDShrink 3.2 or DVD2One or both?

[aldaco12]

I hate to asking this, because I'm sure one of the main answers would be 'try them...' or 'it depends!', but I am updating my PC on the 'DVD9 to DVD5' issue and, looking on the net, I have read many people speaking of DVD Shrink and DVD2One.

(I can't consider DVD Revuilder because it takes too much disk space - about
4 Gb of temp space - and I cannot afford to run it, on my PC. I need a transcoder, not a re-encoder).

I would have only this question, and I hope someone someone more experienced than me can answer me (once he/she knows that the quality is my top issue, and time is not): I cannot decide among last version (3.2) of DVD Shrink (with all the quality enhancements like 'perform deep scanning analysis') and DVD2One v2.

Now, let's suppose that I only want to shrink the main movie on a DVD5 (that is, removing all extras from the DVD).
I also have heard that, only DVD2One, if might happen that some unwanted stuff (like FBI warnings or logos) remains, taking extra room on the DVD. Is it true?

Therefore, my question is: to make a 'movie only' backup, what would be better?

A) DVD9 --> DVD5 with DVD2One (maybe, having last version of AnyDVD in the background, to have high DVD decrypting power).

B) movie-only with zero compresson with DVD Shrink (having last version of AnyDVD on the background) [DVD -> DVD without extras on my HD] + further compressing of the movie movie (> 4.3 GB) --> movie (4.3 Gb) with DVD2One.

C) simple use of DVD Shrink for both 'movie only extracting' and 'shrinking'.

Could someone give me some suggestion, please?

[guns1inger]

DVD Shrink with Deep analysis and AEC is about as good a transcoder as you can get. If you don't have the spce to encode, don't waste space on software you don't need. I would stick with Shrink.

[Duchess]

I agree with guns1inger. DVD Shrink has the ability to choose what you want to keep much more than DVD2One and has better file reducing abilities if you are after higher quality. However, if you mean what you say about time not being an issue but quality is then you really would be better off using a re-encoder.

[cal_tony]

90% of the time I use Shrink. It is more versital in most instances. However, 2to1 does have it's advantages. It is more forgiving. It will take vobs and ifos with problems and give you a working transcode when shrink balks. 2to1 also has the ability to do a seemless join which on occasion is a nice feature. Also another useful program that is quick, it requires no transcode, is Title set blanker to remove those annoying items from a dvd close enough to be transferred to a dvd5.

[jimmalenko]

Therefore, my question is: to make a 'movie only' backup, what would be better?

A) DVD9 --> DVD5 with DVD2One (maybe, having last version of AnyDVD in the background, to have high DVD decrypting power).

B) movie-only with zero compresson with DVD Shrink (having last version of AnyDVD on the background) [DVD -> DVD without extras on my HD] + further compressing of the movie movie (> 4.3 GB) --> movie (4.3 Gb) with DVD2One.

C) simple use of DVD Shrink for both 'movie only extracting' and 'shrinking'.

DVD2One can do Movie Only mode as well AFAIK, so scenario B seems a little redundant IMHO.

Basically it comes down to using DVDShrink or DVD2One in Movie Only Mode. All things being equal, DVDShrink gets my vote.

[Super Warrior]

I hate to asking this, because I'm sure one of the main answers would be 'try them...' or 'it depends!', but I am updating my PC on the 'DVD9 to DVD5' issue and, looking on the net, I have read many people speaking of DVD Shrink and DVD2One.

(I can't consider DVD Revuilder because it takes too much disk space - about
4 Gb of temp space - and I cannot afford to run it, on my PC. I need a transcoder, not a re-encoder).

I would have only this question, and I hope someone someone more experienced than me can answer me (once he/she knows that the quality is my top issue, and time is not): I cannot decide among last version (3.2) of DVD Shrink (with all the quality enhancements like 'perform deep scanning analysis') and DVD2One v2.

Now, let's suppose that I only want to shrink the main movie on a DVD5 (that is, removing all extras from the DVD).
I also have heard that, only DVD2One, if might happen that some unwanted stuff (like FBI warnings or logos) remains, taking extra room on the DVD. Is it true?

Therefore, my question is: to make a 'movie only' backup, what would be better?

A) DVD9 --> DVD5 with DVD2One (maybe, having last version of AnyDVD in the background, to have high DVD decrypting power).

B) movie-only with zero compresson with DVD Shrink (having last version of AnyDVD on the background) [DVD -> DVD without extras on my HD] + further compressing of the movie movie (> 4.3 GB) --> movie (4.3 Gb) with DVD2One.

C) simple use of DVD Shrink for both 'movie only extracting' and 'shrinking'.

Could someone give me some suggestion, please?

DVD2One is said to give slightly better overall quality than shrink, and i have alot more experience with it. However, it lacks the editing features of shrink. So i use both.

#1- I first resize or remove the stuff i want with DVDshrink.
#2- Then refine the editing and or use the join feature if i want with DVDRemakepro.
#3- And finally: I use DVD2One to do the final resize to 4.36GB.

I get nice results.

[guns1inger]

DVD2One is said to give slightly better overall quality than shrink

(my emphasis)

Does it or doesn't it ? If you think it does, go for it. If you are using it because someone else says it does, but you can't see the difference, then you are just wasting time. There are some here who say that shrinking any movie with DVD Shrink to 50% of it original size will have a visual quality the same as the original. Would you take them at face value ? (I wouldn't. They are obviously a. Insane, and b. Blind - probably from doing the thing that drove them insane)

[Krispy Kritter]

I use both, the programs themselves aren't that big, there is no real reason not to have both. I use DVDShrink most of the time. But any of the longer movies that are less than 80-85% of original size, I use DVD2One. I for one can see a difference.