Hi, I'm trying to make a back-up copy of the BBC comedy "The Office." Unfortunately, when I compress the entire disc at the maximum level, 10, there still is a red space. I checked if I could eliminate extra languages, audio settings, etc., but there was nothing. Not even bonus features. I guess I have to resort to splitting the episodes on two discs. I've never done this before, and need help. I was thinking of switching to "Re-author mode" and backing up episodes 1-3, plus the menu, first. Then, after I burned that, I'd go back and back up episodes 4-6, plus the menu. Does this sound correct? Thanks so much, Jen
You can split it easily with the re-author option, however, you will not be able to retain the menu. What I've always done for episodic series is to just keep the episodes, nothing else. The episodes are usually different Titles under the MAIN MOVIE folder, so what I usually do is to take TITLE 1, 2 and 3 (usually episodes 1, 2, and 3 correspondingly) and put it in the re-author window. It sorta sucks cuz it jumps right to the next episode when you play the finished disc, but at least it retains the quality. Hope that helps.
Thanks - I noticed I couldn't find the menu in "reauthor" mode. It's alright, though, we're good. I have another question... some people say that when they compress, they like to stay at levels 3&4, because when they get to levels 6&7, they begin to lose quality. I've burned as high as level 10 (Finding Nemo, hehe), and have had no problems. The quality is crisp and sharp, identical to the original DVD. What's up with this? Thanks, Jen
You made a level 10 compression look like no compression? Well better take another look, especially in action scenes and scenes with smoke or fire the problem is big.
