compressing dvd

i have some discs to copy ( not on comp ) but there to big to fit on a single layer disc is there anyway to compress them so they can fit or do have to get dual layer discs i would like something where i don't have to rip to the computer maybe just another format or something ?

i have been using nero to burn them

 

nero will probably shrink them to fit. however when i make long home movies i make a folder in my hard drive, then put the pieces together using nero, then save big/huge files to hard drive. (using nero make your own dvd tools) then i shrink this freshly made movie using dvd shrink. it is a freware program. there are guides and downloads on this website. also read more guides and some of the forums as there are alot of people more knowledgeable than us. good luck to you.
p.s. you didn't say what format the movies are in but this method works great for 20+ gigabyte .avi files. for me it was cheap and easy but the smarter than me folks may or may not be horrified.
P.s.s. keep reading.
P.S.S.S. keep reading

 

no i am copying directly from another disc it's not on my computer

 

i've been looking at dual layer discs and they seem exspensive so is there any way to copy dvd's over 4.3g or whatever gig it is to single layer discs ?

does anyone understand what i mean ?

also i can't find it anywhere but what is the difference between +R and -R ?

ok so i have looked and it seems like i'll have to rip to the computer and compress it from there

so how do i rip it ?
and how do i compress it ?

 

Have a look here, DVDFab HD Decrypter now and all free programs: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/334154 or you should see something here, freeware or payware: http://webpages.charter.net/bacitup/Guides.htm Be aware that DVD Decrypter(not DVDFab HD Decrypter) hasn't been updated in I'm not sure how long and won't break Encryption on newer DVD's and also Ripit4me more recently. Also, you may want to backup just the main movie, the quality may suffer below about 70%.

 

thanks so much it worked perfect a very slow process on my computer but it worked so that's great

 

Brad check and make sure your in DMA mode NOT PIO mode that slows you down big time. use this guide

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/260038

 

thanks i'll check that but i think it's due to me working from an external hard drive running off a usb 1.0 port thinga SLOW but it works that's the main thing

but now i have a another question
the first disc i did after creating the iso image it looked like this


and second time around it looked like this


and the img file said MDS instead and all the settings where the same and it still burnt fine but it said it was only 4kb in size and what's with all the other files ? i'm confused

please explain

 

oh right i just seen the meaning for MDS so i understand now but why did it change from the first disc ?

EDIT: LOL i think i've just answered my own question the first disc was done on the actual computer and the second one was done on the external hard drive which has something to do with that FAT32 thing doesn't it

is this correct ?

 

once i have created the image file with dvd shrink can i delete the fixvts backup files and still be able to burn the image files

 

yes that works

 

cool thanks it's just taking up to much room to hold both

 

i've been having this error message a few times what's it mean ?

 

it means dvd shrink can't handle the dvd (newer copy protection) dvd shrink doesn't update anymore. so use dvd fab decrypter to rip the file first then use dvd shrink to transcode and burn or use anydvd behind dvd shrink.

clonedvd 2 + anydvd is another choice (this is my pic)

heres some guides and software

http://webpages.charter.net/bacitup/