Anyone tried DVD2ONE?

[jim]

I have found DVD2ONE to be very good for up to 120-130 min movies.I did INDEPENDANCE DAY and the results were great,on a 55" projector widescrean tv.
As to which burning program is the best ,I have tried various and have made over 100 backups.I have 3 dvd players at home and the ONLY one I have found that has been PERFECT has been INSTANT CD/DVD .
I have a Philips ,winteland X box.
You can download the 30 day trial of this program,and follow the guide.

[freedomsbeat]

Pioneer A04 (104) freaking out!
Hey guys, I know this is OT but my primary use for my DVD-r is wriiting dvd2one authored disks.. Everything was smooth as butter until recently- I wanted to try a new hard drive in my system so I removed my old cdrw drive (previously a 2nd master drive), made my dvd-rw a master drive and set the new hd as a slave... THe hard drive worked but burning with prassi failed (it stalled at initializing disk and then spit the disk out) and nero burned the disk but the disk was curropt.. I assumed that changing the drive to a master had something to do with it so I removed the hd and returned everything to the way that it was- CDRW as master, DVD-RW as slave.. Still no go.. Prassi fails, Nero ends with errors (original doesn't match copy).. Then I made the dvd-rw master, cdrw slave and reinstalled windows and the same problem! What's going on? Any ideas? I believe DMA is selected in Win XP and such.. Thanks!

[IvIark]

Pioneer A04 (104) freaking out!

You probably want to start a new thread about this or you run the risk of the message being missed by members not interested in the DVD2One debate.

[musher70]

Its always the little things that go wrong...

FIRST, i would check ur master slave settings
THEN, check make sure ur IDE cables arent upside down,
All else fails, go to device manager, to see whats there,
Uninstall nero/prassi then reinstall only nero, on a rw to
see if ya get a successful burn, maybe this will help,
also try system restore if that doesnt work....

[FT Shark]

I have just tried DVD2ONE last night. My PIII 1Ghz took 40 minutes to transcode the approx. 3hr movie. My friend re-encoded it using TMPGEnc and it took 12 hours. I played the new movie on my 50" Widescreen HDTV and it looked wonderful, no pauses or pixleation. Only slight quality differences from the original, which is to be expected. The 5.1 sound remained intacked. I was a die-hard TMPGEnc fan, but now I will be using DVD@ONE from now on. This program is highly recomended. And it is priced just right.

[BobAJob14]

IvIark - Brilliant guide on ripping Blackadder with the menu, but I got lost at points 13 and 14..... Do I delete ALL the VOBS from the Maestro created directory? And do I just load the IFO and save it again? (Or am I supposed to do something with it?).

Sorry if this a stupid request, but we all have to start somewhere!

Cheers for any help.

[bernard500]

someone please respond to my question above.
Thanks!

[NYPlayer]

bernard500,

Why do all the extra steps. If your goal is to fit a movie in 1 DVDR, why not let DVD2one do it. In DVD2One if you eliminate uwanted Audio tracks and subtiltles and the remainder will fit on 1 DVDR then DVD2one will not transcode.

[Frenetic24]

Bernard500

No the quality will not be any better, think about it, youre only choosing 1 stream in dvd2one with the apropriate audio, wether the dvd has 12 gigs worth of junk you dont want or not, it wont change a thing wether you strip it in advance or leave it there dvd2one only chosses one PGC.

So the answer is no, the steps are completely unecessary

[IvIark]

IvIark - Brilliant guide on ripping Blackadder with the menu, but I got lost at points 13 and 14..... Do I delete ALL the VOBS from the Maestro created directory? And do I just load the IFO and save it again? (Or am I supposed to do something with it?).

Yes, delete the movie VOBs (VTS_01_1.VOB etc but not VTS_01_0.VOB which is still needed) created by DVD Maestro, copy over the vobs created by DVD2One, and then use IFOUpdate to make the relevant changes to the IFOs.

I think I've thought of a better and easier way of doing it though which I'll have to experiment with over the next few days. I'll post again when I sort it out.

[BobAJob14]

Cheers IvIark.

A fellow Brit? (West Midlands)

[Harvy2001]

hmmm backed up several DVD's now and all seem fine to me.

The reason I love this program is not just for the fact its so simple and quick, BUT ALSO because every movie I have done using it has worked flawlessly on my Playstion 2, my PS2 is my main DVD player so this was critical for me, and even though I have tried so many DVD9>DVD5 guides they just would not work properly on my PS2, so this is a god send for me.

I also burned these using Nero's wizard and had no problems at all, everything boots fine.



Well I posted this earlier and I'll post it again as its the simplest way I know off backing up a DVD, and has worked fine for everything I have done so far (Saving Private Ryan, Enemy of the State, LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring Ext Edition, iD4) this whole process backsup a DVD within half an hour on my XP2400+.


Call it the idiots guide to DVD2ONE...............


OPEN
dvd-decrypter
select the drive the dvd is in

click mode go to file mode

that will select the movie file for you

go to tools and select settings
in general make sure macrovision removal is ticked

on file mode
make sure you have a tick in

select main movie files
remove ifo/bup rc protection
remove ifo/bup rce protection
remove ifo/bup puos


now click dvd and sit back and watch it store on your drive

once done open dvd2one

On the first screen, select the source and destination directories

On the second screen, select the title that contains the main feature

On the third screen, select the audio tracks and subtitles you want to include in your copy. It is recommended to include only those audio tracks you really need. This saves additional space for the video stream.
Also select the angle you want to keep. Usually the first one is the one you want. This feature is mostly used by studio's to display texts and credits in different languages according to match the audio language you have chosen. For instance on Star Wars it is used for the 3D scrolling intro text.

Then click the Start button and processing begins

sit back and wait till its ready

now time to burn

Make sure that the files are in a VIDEO_TS directory.and you have a AUDIO_TS (U MAY NEED TO MAKE THIS ONE)

Make sure that the disk name, directory name and file names are in CAPITALS.

OPEN THE RECORDING SOFTWARE
I used primo
click on file new job data disc
add the file name in caps (NAME_OF_DVD)
RIGHT CLICK ON THE folder or files as on disc area
select the 2 folders you want burn {VIDEO_TS & AUDIO_TS}
and then click record

[tonyt100]

Does anyone know for sure if DVD2ONE does not transcode the video if the length is under 2 hours. For example if you rip a movie with DVDDecrypter, and it is say 6gb, but the length is only 1:50, and you run it through DVD2ONE, will it just strip the extras, or does it transcode also...
Thanx
tony

[medievil]

Does anyone know for sure if DVD2ONE does not transcode the video if the length is under 2 hours. For example if you rip a movie with DVDDecrypter, and it is say 6gb, but the length is only 1:50, and you run it through DVD2ONE, will it just strip the extras, or does it transcode also...
Thanx
tony

Huh???
Thew Length of the movie is irrelevent. If the Total movie SIZE is 4.36gb or under, nothing is done to it (And that is meaning After you select the video, audio, and subtitles from within DVD2One) if the total is Over 4.36gb it will be transcoded to a bitrate that will yield 4.36gb.

Some 90 minute movies are over 6gb in Size. All Superbit movies use a high bitrate.

as a Side note to those who read this. Anyone tried DVD2one on a superbit movie?? Just wondering what the resluts were.

[drewson99]

i did it with superbit crouching tiger hidden dragon, it looks terrific,

ZZ

[Bstansbury]

Harvy 2001, I loved your post. can you tell us when you burned in Nero, what version were you using, and what was your DVD selection, ie. UDF, UDF/ISO, DVD-RoM, DVD-Video,.?????. It seems all of these are very critical to success. It is hard to keep up with what Nero is doing. I was struggling under 5.5.9.17 and then came along 5.5.10, and that had so many reported problems I just stayed with the older version. Since then, Nero has generated two more version, and the last one does not seem to have a help file. It's beginning to be a waste of time to try to install-remove, install-remove, every release they come out with. I really wonder if they ever test anything they release. I know they must,... they have some old PC somewhere with some patched software, and when they see it work once,... they post it on their WEB site.

On the other hand,... when it works, it works fine,... I just don't understand how difficult it must be to test it to make sure it will burn a DVD that will play on most DVD players. Anyway, if you could just tell us what you used,.. it would complete your above mentioned guide.

[Bstansbury]

To "Freedomsbeat" ,.. Man, I can believe you mixed a new high performance HDD with a DVD drive, and made the HDD the slave. You probably put it on your secondary IDE buss which was probably not DMA or set up for ATA 66, 100, or 133. No wonder you Prassi couldn't keep up with what it had todo. Depending on what OS you were using , you really could have gummed up the works, especially if the system detected all this and re-installed drivers in the registry.... except you never told your software about it...

My only suggestion is to get your HDD off the CD-RW, DVD IDE buss. IF you need more IDE ports you can by a IDE ATA 133 PCI adapter card for $25 that will allow you to attach 4 more high performance drives. If you don't do that, try re-installing all your software.

Rots of ruck

[IvIark]

I think I've thought of a better and easier way of doing it though which I'll have to experiment with over the next few days. I'll post again when I sort it out.

I was obviously being too optimistic saying this. I have done it with another method and it worked fine, but it's not easier and will probably only appeal to people who don't have DVD Maestro. I need to have a bit more of a play today but I'll post it up after I've finished if anyone's interested. It does get around the problem of some 6 episode DVDs playing out of order with other guides I've read though.

A fellow Brit? (West Midlands)

Yes, Manchester here!

[FT Shark]

Does anyone know for sure if DVD2ONE does not transcode the video if the length is under 2 hours. For example if you rip a movie with DVDDecrypter, and it is say 6gb, but the length is only 1:50, and you run it through DVD2ONE, will it just strip the extras, or does it transcode also...
Thanx
tony

No it doesn't transcode if unnecessary. I just did Shallow Hal the other day and the size was 3.66 gbs with one sound track. So all it did was strip out the other sound tracks and subs.

[P@iNKilleR]

this is not a link but a bit of info for U all to look at... the author of ifoupdate has produced a small prog (make it easy) that works inline with dvd2one to keep all your menu's & extras. If anyone is interested (thats us & the mods) please check doom9.org I hope this was ok ( to all mods)

Kev!

[Harvy2001]

Ok Bstansbury

I have a Athlon XP2400+ Processor 512MB ram and WinXP Pro.

My DVD Bunrner is the Memorex DVD100 its a DVD+R/+RW burner.

The media I have used that works is DVD+R TDK and Mirror, and DVD+RW Verbatim and Mirror.

I mostly use the DVD+RW to test burn ,but this program seems reliable and I dont bother anymore.

PS> The guide was sent to me from some dude so i cant take credit for it, big up to the guy who sent it to me


I just checked my Nero and its the 5.5.10.0 version (not the new patch which is now 5.5.10.7 i believe)


I didnt do anthing special, I just start Nero and selected the Wizard, from here I just picked Other>DVD Video, I simply dragged the files produced by DVDtoOne into the VIDEO_TS folder in Nero and burnt it, everytime it asks me if I want to fianlize disc, I select yes and it burns it.


now works in the PS2 and PC but I dont have a dedicated DVD player to play it on, I might lend it to a mate see if it works on his.


Anyways just follow those steps its easy as pie.


PS. With the PS2 being the most fuddy DVD player I know Im pretty sure it will work in set top box's as long as they support the DVD+R media.

[smokedvw]

2 questions

first before this program i found a way using
tmpgenc
then just putting the files into sruce dvd
this allowed me to make my own menu's and scene selection
then create a img file and then burn
it took some time but i could have nice menu's

I just got dvd2one and have not tired it yet,
I want to know if you can make menu's?
is there any programs which take in vob files to edit so you could make a menu for the dvd2one output vob files?

2. I will try lort to see quality later next week but I want to know how most of the quality is with a 2hrs 10mins movie with 6ch audio and no subtitles?
since this is what most of the movies i encode are like thanks,
also has anyone done direct comparisions in high action sections please post, and yes I did read above!

thanks

[smokedvw]

one more thing the program is SO FU<KING small its nuts, like I no they said they wrote some in asm but still its nuts.

[aheath]

DVD2ONE has been very promising up until now. I "backed up" seven DVD-9 discs perfectly and now I am stuck on CASTAWAY. After burning, I try to play it in my set-top and my computer DVD player and it says, "Disc error". Yes, I do have the correct files selected in DVD2ONE when it magically squeezes it down to 4.3GB. Have there been other issues like this in the forum?

[Bstansbury]

Harvy 2001. I can't believe you haven't tried your disks on a DVD player. This is the only place that most of us have any problem. Most all of the coasters I've made will work fine on the PC in PowerDVD, since it will play just about anything. The biggest problem reported with DVD players is the difficulting in reading DVD+RW media.

I'll be very glad to here how your disk work once you try them out. By the way, you can get a rather good DVD cheap player at Best Buy for about $60. It's a Mintek and it will play just about everything. I have two DVD's at my Video workstation and another in the living room. I need to test on many drives as when a I make a video for someone I really want to be sure it works before I give it to them.

Let us know the results.

[aheath]

DVD2ONE has been very promising up until now. I "backed up" seven DVD-9 discs perfectly and now I am stuck on CASTAWAY. After burning, I try to play it in my set-top and my computer DVD player and it says, "Disc error". Yes, I do have the correct files selected in DVD2ONE when it magically squeezes it down to 4.3GB. Have there been other issues like this in the forum?

Actually, now that I see there are issues with nero I know what the problem is. Record now works like magic.

[Will Hay]

Actually, now that I see there are issues with nero I know what the problem is. Record now works like magic.

I'll second that.
I never got Nero to work either but for me Prassi works like a charm.
Will

[1badfish]

I have burned 25 DVD (8 with DVD2ONE) using Nero with no problem. They play on Yamaha, Sony, Apex, and PS2. May be am just lucky . The DVD2ONE is a great program and look forward to the next update, when ever it happen. I hope to try MAKE-IT-EASY, to see if I can keep the menus. 8)

[aheath]

I have burned 25 DVD (8 with DVD2ONE) using Nero with no problem.

Yes and I was lucky to have burned seven. You can get lucky for a while, but if you are having problems the first thing I would try is something besides nero before suspecting or blaming media or DVD2ONE. I don't know what the problem with Nero is, but I made two coasters before dropping the same files into Record now which gave me a perfect and compliant dvd.

[1badfish]

I have burned 25 DVD (8 with DVD2ONE) using Nero with no problem. They play on Yamaha, Sony, Apex, and PS2. May be I am just lucky . The DVD2ONE is a great program and look forward to the next update, when ever it happen. I hope to try MAKE-IT-EASY, to see if I can keep the menus. 8)