Hi, Just installed Philips DVDRW208K/00 into my PC.I Have downloaded DOD DVD Speed Ripper and vStrip_08e_css But neither seem to have a sensible set of instructions. Question. The DVD RW media I have is 4.7Gb but the DVD's I have are obviously a hell of a lot bigger.Can Someone please tell me which files from the original I have to "Rip" to my hard drive and how to copy onto either DVD-R or DVD-RW media so I can play them on my stand alone DVD player?? Thanking you in advance for your help.
Go to our DVD-R forum, start reading through posts and use "Search messages" and you start to get the idea what to do. Long process, I admit.
If you admit it, then why don't you help him out. Maybe a link to a guide or something. Sure I believe in research, but isn't this forum "newbies" to help the new people at this. I'd help ya but I'm new myself!!
Because if every other day someone asks the exact same question, it makes more sense to search the message archives before posting, correct? Basically there are three options for DVD-9 discs (over 4.36GB): -split the DVD to two DVD-Rs -extract the extra features, subtitles and additional audio files and see if the remaining video fits on 4.36GB -re-encode the video (quality will be lost) to make it smaller
I understand DRD. I bet you get a lot of the same questions and it probably gets to be a pain in the a$$ to repeat yourself over and over! I do have a quick question that I couldn't find the answer to. When you are refering to DVD-9 discs over 4.36, is that the movie or the whole DVD (bonus, etc. etc.) Is there DVDs out there under 4.36 for the whole disc? i.e. special features, etc. Are they rare?
Yes, DVD-9 is a disc that has max. capacity of appx. 8.5GB and DVD-5 is a disc that has max. capacity of 4.36GB -- just like HDDs, etc. So, every time you see a disc that has stuff on it that totals more than 4.36GB -- even like 4.9GB or 8.2GB, it is a DVD-9 disc. The reason why we talk about DVD-5 and DVD-9 discs in here is the fact that writable DVD discs (whatever they are, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD+R) are always DVD-5. So: -if the disc is DVD-5 (all the stuff on the DVD amounts less than 4.36GB) it can be copied directly to DVD-R -if not, you need to tweak things
Horse, This “Newbie Starter Recipe” is for the most part, is as a complete a package as anyone could wish It’s most outstanding plus factor, it only has 2 parts just 2. It's second great factor, the guides are picture-by-picture, step-by-step, easy-as-pie. We will start our dish with a main ingredient of DVD Shrink 3.0 Beta 5 – It's FREE, can do almost everything you could wish in as few as 3 steps - It will rip your movies (gets rid of that “pesky” copy write protection thingy ;-) in generally 20 to 30 minutes, it can be used for your smaller DVD-5’s and it also allows you to compress your larger DVD-9's to the necessary 4.36GB in order to insure a nice burn without encroaching onto the very edge of the disc. “But wait there’s MORE !!” For our friends with just a CD burner to work with, this compression thingy can be used to shrink all but your larger DVD-9’s to a size small enough to split and burn onto 2 CD’s in a mini-DVD format. (We’re talkin’ a pretty fair picture here because we’re still working with our VIDEO_TS BUP, VIDEO_TS IFO, and VIDEO_TS VOB files. ;-) Using CD’s now our cost is pennies a movie, how good is good ? (Taking a second to grab a breath before shouting out, like that late night info-mercial announcer ;-)) “But wait there’s MORE !!” For those who like the backups “Their way” (a US colloquium, referring to a hamburger from Burger King) it also allows you to tailor your DVD’s. To keep in or remove menus, Director’s comments, extras and trailers (re-author) PLUS it provides you with a nice neat VIDEO_TS folder for you, perfect to have Nero version 6.0.0.23 burn for you. (Now it’s time to mix in the second and last part ;-) “OK” you say, wondering why the old guy is sayin’ “Nero 6”. It’s that mini-DVD thing I mentioned, it’s right there as a choice under the CD heading. That’s my reason why, for those who wish to burn CD’s that will play in 90% of the stand-alone DVD players and all Windows PC’s. I also feel that Nero is a top-notched burning program. Nero 5.5 is good if you’re not interested in mini-DVD’s or consider RecordNow Max ver.4.5 or CloneDVD both are excellent alternative choices. Actually, I use CloneDVD a lot, I like to watch the sheep animation but it doesn’t have that mini-DVD thing included – so that’s why I recommend Nero 6 as the second “must have” starter program. A complete DVDShrink program download and step-by-step guide can be downloaded from – http://www.chrismccann.co.uk/DVD_Shrink_v3_beta5.htm A 30 day, free, fully functional Nero 6 download can be had here: http://www.nero.com/us/631939541422774.php It's a powerful program, easy to use - Give it a quick try, you'll have a perfect burn this afternoon, really – Enjoy, “P”
Horse, HINT: I created a folder on my HD named "DVD Work" and before ripping my DVD’s I create another sub-folder with the name of the movie I'm backing up. (I.e. DVD Work\Starship Troopers.) When you click "Backup" in DVDShrink, a box will come up saying "Target Folder:” click "Browse" and trace your path back to "DVD Work\Starship Troopers" - when DVDShrink is finished, it will give you your VIDEO_TS folder already made for you in your DVD Work\Starship Troopers folder and you’re good to go. Now, , if you wish, you can burn it days down the road. At one point I had 23 movies sitting there, just waiting for my shipment of blank DVD media to arrive. When you wish to burn, use the "File Browser" in Nero (don’t use Wizard) to trace your path back again to DVD Work\Starship Troopers, you don’t have to try to remember where your work is or if you need to do anymore work on it, it is completely finished, ready to go – you are done and done – Again, enjoy, “P”
