I just made a copy of Fantastic 4 using AnyDVD 5.6.3.1 and the following programs: 1. CloneDVD 2 2. InterVideo DVD Copy 4 Platinum 3. Nero Recode2 InterVideo DVD Copy 4 was by far the fastest 11 minutes from DVD insertion to ejection. CloneDVD 2 was next fastest 14 minutes. Nero Recode 2 was the slowest at 18 minutes. I copied the main movie only. I noticed CloneDVD 2 showed 79% compression, but when I clicked the next button it showed no compression. InterVideo Copy 4 and Recode 2 both showed slight compression. I may have left AC 3/2 sound source selected but I don't think so. Anyway I then played back each movie and looked at quality. CloneDVD2 and InterVideo DVDCopy 4 were both as good as the original. Nero Recode2 was very good, but I could tell a quality difference on my 55" WS. On my 35" I couldn't tell much difference from any of them. So there you have it. These three software programs are running neck and neck. One thing I do notice is that CloneDVD 2 likes to shut down if I click back and next several times to change options, but no problems if I just make a copy and stick with my original selections. Specs: I burned with a Sony DRU 710A with FW BYX5 I used the following media: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD+R:YUDEN000-T02-000] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disc & Book Type : [DVD+R] - [DVD-ROM] Manufacturer Name : [Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.] Manufacturer ID : [YUDEN000] Media Type ID : [T02] Product Revision : [Not Specified] Blank Disc Capacity : [2,295,104 Sectors = 4.70 GB (4.38 GiB)] Recording Speeds : [1x-2.4x , 4x , 6x-8x] The quality score came out to a 97% and I burned at 8X. I have found for some reason that these disk get a better quality score burned at 8X then 4X and I don't know why??? When I burn at 4X my quality score is between 90-95 with the majority being 90% and when I burn at 8X the quality score is between 95-97% with the majority being at 97%...any ideas why? I always thought slower was better. Still good media = good burns. I will test the SOUND of each later this week and if anyone wants to know the results just reply to this message and I will update later this week. Regards, H2OUUP2 (Water You Up to?)
I always burn my TY (+ and -) at 8X... If you truly want the best quality back-ups, get DVD Rebuilder!!! I use CCE, but Hanks encoder is excellent as well, and it's free. For compression levels less than 75% with Recode2, I opt for DVDRB...
h2ouup2 Good post...........keep us informed. Right now I'm mostly using, Nero Recode & Clone DVD2. I never heard that about the speed @ 8 X, being better(picture quality) than @ 4 X's before ? I have a Plextor w/ PlexTools. If it's true about the speed maybe I'll up the master speed on my Plextor from 4 X to 8 X's ???
It's strange, but I have tested several DVD's and this batch anyway has better quality results @ 8X than at 4X. It may be my burner. I will update the other information after Christmas. Unfortunately my job during this time of they year consist of 16 hour days.
Update: The sound on all copies were great. I did notice the Sound on InterVideo 4 to be a little louder and a bit cleaner, but no so much so that you could tell a noticeable difference.
Maybe so, but on this drive and my test I am getting better quality with the NERO test. I guess it's like some burners just don't like to burn at some speeds. BTW 100% perfect copies no glitches, just pure movie and sound. But then again that is why one should find out what works best for them and their set up of hardware/software etc.
It's very strange that people evaluate different softwares to get the best timing for ripping a DVD & ends up burning a 8X media at 4X speed. I burned at 8X on all four of my DVDRW. In fact my NEC ND3540A burns at 12X on 8X media. I ever tried burning at 16X on 16X media - no problem in burning or viewing. All these are for burning video only. For data backup purposes, I use Verbatim 2x media.
