Can I use one prgram to rip dvd and burn them to a dvd-r?

[DoGGx23]

I have a pioneer dvr-a04. I want to rip the dvd movies and burn them onto a dvd-r (4.7 gig) Can I just use dvd decrypter to do all the tasks? I am a bit confuse with all the programs that I must use to correctly burn a dvd movie. After ripping a DVD movie to my hard drive I can burn it and watch it with my standalone player?

Also can someone briefly explain to me what each program does and is it needed to burn a dvd movie?

1. DVD Decrypter
2. Ifoedit
3. TMPGenc
4. DVD2Avi
5. ChapterXtractor
6. Spruce DVDMaestro
7. Gear Pro DVD

-I am a bit fimiliar with DVD decrypter, I think this program is used for ripping DVD file onto my hard drive.
-Ifoedit is this program what lets me take away region codes and allow me to pick what chapters I want?
-TMPGenc Is this program use for encoding the audio and video files?
-DVD2AVI is it used for ripping out the audio for later use with the program TMPGenc?

The rest I do not know.

My main concern is to be able to burn a dvd onto a dvd-r and being able to play with most standalone dvd players. What is the easiest way from your exprience you think I should do? I understand that some DVD movies are bigger tha 4.7 gigs and inorder to fit it on a standard dvd-r is to take out some of the feature on the original dvd. Is this where you use IFOedit?

What media do you guys recommend me using while authoring DVD's? Can I use "General Use" DVD-r to do the job? In many cases i've heard people burn with "General Use" dvd-r succesfully and was able to watch on a standalone and PS2 or Xbox.

Thank you in advance.

[ghoster]

well if the movie is under 4.7 gigs you can use DVD Decrypter. all you do is open it and click on mode go to iso and click on read put to hard drive then go back to mode and change the iso to write and burn it onto another dvd. if its over 4.7 gigs then it gets a little tricky. theres many guides out there you can use.you can find some on this site if you look.

[DoGGx23]

So if all DVD movies are under 4.7 gigs I can easily burn them to a dvd-r? What about protections and region codes?

In DVD decrypter under the mode tab. There is file, IFO and ISO. In a guide I was reading they suggested that I use file and select the files I want and rip it onto my hard drive. Now that I have an Image (ISO) file I would use DVD dycrpter to burn it on the the disk right?

Which way is better?

[DoGGx23]

After buring with Nero I can view on my computer but not on a Standalone player. What am I doing wrong? I can choose certain chapters with Powerdvd but I can not hit the right arrow to skip chapters.

[wulf109]

DVD Decrypter seems to cause many problems with ISO files,based on posts I see in these forums. What has always worked for me,rip with Smartripper in backup mode. It will create a VIDEO_TS folder on your HD with ALL the files from your DVD disk. Then just drag the VIDEO_TS folder into Nero. It has always worked for me.

[ghoster]

well i have been useing DVD Decrypter for copying dvds that are under 4.7 gigs and i never had a problem. it make perfect copys

[DoGGx23]

Ok I will try it with Smart ripper. If the dvd is bigger than 4.7 gig do you still use smart ripper? Can someone give me some info on ifoedit? and other programs that you use to burn dvd's...

Also is DVD+R better for burn video than DVD-R?

Thanks

[musher70]

Are you confused yet?Ready to take that deck back to
the store you bought it?You're probably not alone......

This is what i do,works 65% of the time
Please note,i give up on playing the menu game....

Use smartripper to rip ALL files into a folder named
whatever file it is...ex spiderman...rip all files there
Now before you go any further,create VIDEO_TS
and AUDIO_TS ....AFTER you rip.....

use ifoedit 088(havent tried095 yet) to process your
main vob files...ex vts_01_1.vob,extract subs/langs
into your video_ts folder,takes 30 mins

then turn off ifoedit and then restart it again,here's the
tricky part,open your converted vts_01_0.ifo file,and
uncheck everything except correct vobid,correct ifo table,
and create new video_ts.ifo/vts_01_0.ifo,really important
part,make sure your movies files are vts_01_1.vob,if not
rename them now,ifoedit 094 does this for u,when i extract
subs/langs,after you extract subs/langs,u got to be under
4500 mg,most are,some arent,you can make choices
about stripping credits if you want.....when you create
new video-ts.ifo/vts_01_0,it basically kills the menu
option you dont really have room for anyway,and you
dont always have to strip every lang/subs out either...

after youve created your new video_ts.ifo/vts_01_0.ifo
get those damn vts sectors,make sure its region free,
save it just in case,close it out then use nero to burn.

here's another little pointer....if its over 2hrs this wont
work too good,maybe you want to split into 2 discs..(:

[ghoster]

to DoGGx23 there is like 6 guides on here that will tell you everything you need to know about copying dvds step by step. just click on dvd rip under how to

[DoGGx23]

Ok You said to use IFOEDIT to process, what do you do to process the files. Can you be more detailed? Thanks

[obiwan176]

there is an incredible new program called dvdXcopy or dvdcopyx that is unbelievable!!!http://www.dvdxcopy.com/

[Revilo]

DoGG,

You really should read some of the guides on this web site as ghoster suggested. One I prefer, and have used flawlessly (thats 100%, not 65%) numerous times is :[url]http://www.vcdhelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=114252
I was originally concerned with losing video quality if I reencoded, but trust me if you do it properly you will so no difference from the original.
In my experience, you will rarely find hollywood type movies on dvd5 (<4.37GB). Most current movies, and even some older ones that were recently put onto dvd, are on dvd9 (2x4.37 GB). Even worse, most movie files themselves are greater than 4.37 GB, so even if you extracted only the movie, you still have to reencode to make it fit to one dvd-r. That is where the guide by mij comes in. After you have configured your programs correctly, it is very simple, with just a few steps. With his guide you only do one very simple correction in IFOedit.

Revilo

[Redbeard]

I see alot of people asking for "the easiest way to backup a DVD" but they seem to be getting overcomplicated replies. So I'll put my two cents in and recommend the guide located here: http://www.dvd2dvdr.com/DVD-9.htm. You won't find an easier method to backup a DVD (movie only, though you can add your own menus and chapters). No "processing .VOB files, you don't even have to LOOK at the .VOB files! The only modification I'll make is to NOT use any of the burning programs listed to burn your final product. Use SpruceUp and "Export" to your burner. You should read the guide but here's a summary: Rip the movie using SmartRipper, choosing the "Demux to extra file" option. Load the .m2v file thus created into SpruceUp, add your chapters and menus (or you can leave out chapters and menus) and Export to your burner! It really is that easy! SpruceUp will also let you set the movie to "auto-play", which means when you put the DVD-R in your player it will simply play. The guide I linked above will also show how to re-encode a movie if it is too big but I have a tip for that as well. Don't bother with bitrate calculators. If the movie is 15% too big, load it into ReMpeg2 and move the slider on the options page to 85%! If the movie is 10% too big, set the slider to 90% (this is the max anyway), etc., etc. The DVD2DVDR guide is great! Many thanks to them.

[Revilo]

Redbeard,

Sounds simple enough, but it only works for a movie less than 4.37 GB. In my experience, with the movies I desire to backup, this is a very infrequent occurance. On top of that, you can accomplish the same thing with IFOedit simply by stripping the extras. I agree that there are many different ways to backup a DVD, however if the original movie is >4.37GB, there is no way around re-encoding if you want to fit it on one DVD-r.
There are 3 distinct possibilities when you are looking to back up a DVD to DVD-r.
1. Original DVD is single layer (very simple, rip and burn all files for complete backup)
2. Original is dual layer, but movie is less than 4.37GB (again, fairly simple, use IFOedit to strip extras, or some sort of method like Redbeard suggested).
3. Original is dual layer and movie is >4.37 GB (most difficult, and in my experience most common. This will involve ripping the movie, re-encoding it, authoring it, and finally burning it. There are numerous programs and methods to accomplish this. You can keep extras or not, however keeping them adds more steps. The simplest and quickest method for "movie only" re-encodes that I have found was posted by mij {link in my previous post} and uses DVD2SVCD, CCE and Spruce Up. Many possibilities exists).

There are many different ways to accomplish any of these possibilities, none of them being the "correct" way. If you are new to DVD-r, I suggest you find a simple method that works for you, then experiment with other methods or even create your own.

Revilo

[Redbeard]

You are absolutely right, Revilo. But I have been pleasantly surprised by the number of movies that will fit on a single DVD-R. I was REALLY surprised that Spider-Man was less than 4.5 gb! Scooby Doo too!