In the last two days something went really bad, I'm sure it is operater error....but need help just the same. I have been backing up some of my movies because grandchildren can really destroy my originals. 1. Updated to the new version of Shrink 3.2.0.15 2. Updated to the new version of Decrypter 3.2.3.0 3. Updated my firmware on LG4040B (burner) to A303 I'm running a AMD 1800 with 512 Ram. My media is Ridata G04. I was doing okay until two days ago and all of a sudden, my burning time went from approx 1+ hours to 3-4 hours. Also I ended up with blank disks but led me to believe that the burning was successful. So I updated all of the above, but still taking forever. Any suggestions? In Shrink the first analyzing is just minutes, then I choose what to keep, the second analyzing usually takes about an hour, then the encoding is taking between 2-3 hours. The actual burning in Decrypter goes fairly fast. How do I turn off all background programs while burning? Thanks so much in advance for all of your expert help.
You can use Enditall to turn off unnecessary processes. Sounds like your burner is being put into PIO mode by windows because of conflicts. In using the new version Of Shrink did you check the Quality Settings (under Backup)in the program. If you did that makes Shrink go into a 2 pass encode which dramatically increases the burning time. The good thing is it gives you a better DVD backup. You can uncheck both and you should go back to your usual times. Shrink 3.2 is the Quality version of Shrink to give you the best quality
It is most likely the new Shrink options that are causing the time increase. Here's a couple of things you should check anyway. 1. Make sure your drive is defragged. I do mine after every 3rd burn. 2. If you have Nero, open InfoTools. If not, d/l it from here: http://www.nero.com/en/631940826989307.html . Check ASPI. You should have an "Installed correctly" green bar. Check Configuration. All the drives should show "DMA On". 3. I would also recommend setting your page file to 4000MB for min and max values. This will give ample virtual memory HD space for video file encoding. A small value can slow down your system, and lead to excessive encode times. To set the page file: Control Panel >> System >> Advanced >> Performance Options 4. Another thing to check is the CPU usage. It should be at 100% for encoding. To monitor this during encoding, Ctrl-Alt-Del >> Task Manager >> Performance Tab. The Process tab will show you the background aps you have working. To turn off the non-essential ones, do Start >> Run >> type "msconfig" without quotes. If the above is in order, you should be OK with the new encode times. _
Thanks so much for all of the good advise. I went through each suggestion and now all is working fine. Your help is truly appreciated!
