burning dvd's?

Question

I have a JVC DVD-R 120 min. ready to burn dvd...only problem is...the movie im burning is longer than 120 minutes.is there any way to fix this.besides I really dont know how to burn a dvd.can somebody help me?

Answer 1

What type of DVD are you trying to burn? Is it like a DVD movie you would rent from your local Blockbuster? Well, a DVD-R blank can record up to 4.7GB. If your movie is larger than this size then you need to either shrink the video or delete some extras from the DVD movie. First, let's talk about shrinking the video. There are several programs that can compress a video to fit on to a DVD-R. By compressing the video, you are also decreasing the video quality. But, this is a small price to pay for being able to burn the video on to the a DVD. Another method is to leave out sections of the DVD movie (e.g. remove the subtitles. remove the behind the scenes extras, sneak previews...etc.) You can combine these two methods for even greater shrinkage. There is no easy way to describe the backup process in this small space Yahoo! Answer provides. I highly recommend you visit Afterdawn's website for step by step instructions on how to backup a DVD movie.

"Copy entire DVD-9 movie to a single DVD-R using DVD Shrink" --Afterdawn.com

(http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/dvd9_to_dvdr_with_dvd_shrink.cfm)

Answer 2

Copying Movies can be a slightly complicated process if you're not familiar with the programs used to do it. However, once you're accustomed to using the software, it's much easier.

So here's how to get started:

Burning DVDs with DVD Decrypter, DVD Shrink, and Nero.

Before you start, you’ll need to have the following programs installed on your computer:

DVD Decrypter
http://www.mrbass.org/dvdrip/

DVD Shrink
http://www.mrbass.org/dvdshrink/

Nero (version 6.3 or higher recommended, which you can download from oldversion.com)
http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=nero

serial number for Nero 6.3
http://computer-tricks.blogspot.com/2006/05/nero-63.html


(Note: DVD Decrypter and DVD Shrink are free online.)

(Note: Always try to use a new, unscratched DVD movie disc whenever making copies, as discs in poor condition may not copy, or will likely pass on glitches to the copy.)

It’s also recommended that you don’t run other programs while burning DVDs unless you have over 1GB of RAM or more.

Insert the disc you wish to copy.

Close any DVD player program that opens.

Phase 1

Open DVD Decrypter.

Click on Mode > ISO > Read

Now click on the folder icon that shows where the DVD file will be saved. Choose a folder.

Now click on File > Decrypt.

The process of making an exact copy of the disc to the hard drive should take approx. 30-40min. depending on the length of the movie and extra features.

When DVD Decrypter is finished creating the file, you can close the program and eject the disc.

Phase 2

Now open DVD Shrink.

Click on File > Open Disc Image

Browse for the file that you saved when copying with DVD Decrypter.

DVD Shrink will now analyze the movie for a minute or two.

Uncheck boxes for extra audio Languages that you don't need on the DVD

Click on the plus + sign by the Extras folder.
(This is where the bonus materials are on the disc)

To have higher movie quality, remove the extras by clicking on the individual files and selecting Still image/still images from the dropdown menu. (You can preview the extras if you want to see the clips before removing them.)

If you'd like to keep the extra features on the DVD, select the clip and change the dropdown menu to custom compression and lower it to about 50 or 60 percent for each extra.

Click on the main movie folder. If you've removed enough extras, or compressed them, the movie quality should be around 60-70%, the HIGHER THE BETTER.

Note: Target quality is about 65-70%, anything higher than 65%, and on regular size
TV's you won't be able to tell the difference between the copy and the original.

I personally either remove the extras or compress them to achieve the best quality.

If a movie is not too much over two hours, or doesn't have many extras, it will copy
closer to 100% quality.

Insert a blank DVD disc.

When you’ve achieved the quality setting on the main movie that you’d like, click on the Backup! icon.



Before clicking OK to start the burning, click on the Burn Settings tab and change the speed to 1 or 2 speeds lower than the highest available.

DVD Shrink will now compress the file that DVD Decrypter made and create DVD video files. Afterwards, it will automatically burn those files and the disc will be completed.

This will take about 20-30 min. to create the DVD video files and approx. 10-15 min. to burn onto the blank disc.

Answer 3

bah! burning a dvd is simple.. nothing hi-tech really! all u need is some fire - an oven range or microwave wud suffice but firewood gives better resuts.. jus put the darn dvd to its impending doom when the flames (for firewood) are perfect ... if u microwave make sure its set to defrost mode and clock the timer to 20 mins.. or heat it at 240 F in the oven range or simply deep fry for an hour if u use the stove! :P

but.. erm.. well the reality check! :: no.. u cant really do much about it if u are burning it in DVD format.. u can however choose to burn it using the DivX format which has much of the DVD features only that its a supercompressed format.. check out download.com for some DivX compatible DVD burning software (u can get the crack on the web too! :P)
but in actual u can NOT record more than the DVD has been designed for!

Answer 4

Some movies simply won't fit on a standard DVD-R. You could try downsampling the audio or cutting the resolution down, but the quality will suffer.

There is something called overburning, which can allow you put slightly more data on a DVD-R, but it can be dangerous to some burners if you don't know what you're doing.

In any case, check out www.videohelp.com for more info. That site should help you out. Good luck.

Answer 5

ever have trouble go to afterdawn.com in the forums
you can ask questions find answers to any multimedia problems you encounter,also a good free program is the dvd shrink,it has a very easy interface,it will let you reauthor,edit,etc...