DVD back ups using DVD shrink - advice needed?

Question

Hello... I am going to "back up" some of my DVD collection, and have 4.7gb discs. I hear that DVD shrink will compress the original from 9gb to 4.7gb, and as such allow the film to be burned to 1 disc. I will be using NTI to burn.

Now then:

a) have you any idea typically how long the compression technique takes?

b) are there any problems or glitches to look out for when using the compressed file to burn onto disc, eg need to burn at slower speed?

c) can I play the compressed copied disc in a regular DVD player ie not a PC without any problems? Also do subtitles copy too?

I have been researching but need clarification on the above points. Muchly appreciated.

AnswerGuy - I've already done the decrypting bit but thanks.

If I just wanted to copy them onto the hard drive and burn at a later date, should I DVD Shrink the ripped 9gb file, or can I store as a .zip? Which is quicker?

Answer 1

A: it can take anything from 45 mins to over an hour and a half to compress

I would use NERO software as it is better than NTI

B:no problems to worry about dvd shrink takes care of this for you.

C:you can play the dvd's in any type of dvd player and yes you get all the extras subtitles menus etc just like the original disc

This is an excellent peice of software good luck with it

Answer 2

DVD-Shrink is great but some copy-protected discs won`t crack even with it.
After the initial read-through it usually takes a normal DVD anything from 5 minutes to 45 minutes to be decoded - burning again depends on disc speed and drive speed choices.You can choose to include subtitles ,extras ,other languages or not at the cracking open stage just by leaving the boxes ticked or unticking them as offered.
And as for playback on DVD players - depending on type of disc and player you shouldn`t really have any problems ,I don`t.
But remember DVD piracy is a crime LOL.

Answer 3

I always burn slower than the top speed, it'll take an hour and a half to encode depending on the computer specifications. About half hour to burn. Less error prone at lower speed. If you copy the contents of the whole disc everything will be moved to the backup smaller disk including subtitles. You'll get an image on your drive you can burn again if your burn goes wrong somehow (rare) Good luck!

Answer 4

I backup all my dvds using either dvd authoring or convert them to svcd. I like svcd because it burns to cd-r instead of dvd-r. I have a dvd player that can play vcd, svcd and burnt dvds. What's good about this method is that the software gets around the copywright protection.

It isn't that the software is breaking the law because if you own a dvd legally, you have a right to make a backup copy for personal use.

There are bunches of software out there that do this if you want to go that route.

Answer 5

A) it all depends on the speed of your pc, period.

B) Nope, it should burn fine at default speeds.

C) Yes, it should play in any dvd player.

But you are a little missinformed, DVD Shrink will not do the job by itself, you need DVD decrypter as well.

I use that setup and never have any problems, here is the site that will help you no matter what software you decide to use. http://www.videohelp.com/

Good luck!


edited to add, it takes me 20 mins, from start to finish.
Pentium D 930 dual core at 3ghz, 512megs of ram. nec 3550-a 16X DL dvd burner.

Answer 6

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