If the movie has to be compressed over a certain amount it will automatically turn on deep analysis, thus doubling the time, but 23 minutes with deep analysis isn't very long at all, anbd if it isn't being compressed than the drive you're ripping it with has a slow transfer rate, what drive are you using to rip the movie with dvd shrink? Dvd burners are always slower than dvd roms.
Ya know, I'm glad you brought that up - I ALWAYS rip from my DVD ROM, never my burner. There have been issues about ripping from a burner - Re-thinking what I did when backing up multiple DVD's - I ran all of them through Deep Analysis. When doing that Analysis, I did it in the background and worked online and doing my Email so time wasn't a factor - Trust me, do it all and it works - "P"
I am ripping with my sepatate DVD rom and using my DVD burner to burn. Hey Pete, where can I get System Mechanic 4.0? The more I think about it, I have installed, uninstalled, ripped, burned, deleted etc. I bet that my system's guts looks like spagetti. Mark
Mark, Here's a link for 33% off - check it out http://www.wugnet.com/shareware/spow.asp?ID=235 it does clean it out - ) Pete (sliding back here under the "edit" to sneak the link in I forgot to put in the first time I posted - maybe if I say nothing he'll never notice) _ _X_X_X_X_X_[small]The “old man” Pete (ö¿ô) Compaq 8000, Pent 4 CPU 2.84GHz, 1GB RAM. 340GB HD, 7200 (Maxtor 120, Western 200 & 20. 4 Drives, JLMS DVD ROM, HP DVD Writer 200j, Nec 4X DVD RW ND-1300A & AXV CD/DVD-ROM. GeForce4 Ti 4200-128MB, OS– XP sp1.[/small]
(Stupid Pete, Stupid Pete, ya forgot to enclude the link in your post - why did you even post if you weren't going to put the link in) http://www.wugnet.com/shareware/spow.asp?ID=235 Yep, Yep that's where it was, just where I left it, I just forgot to include it - (Stupid Pete, Stupid Pete, smackin' me head against the wall - perhaps it'll activate some of that dead ol' gray matter - pretty soon I'm gonna forget who I am - ) Sorry Mark -
Pete, I ran System Mechanic, cleaned my registry and my rip time is around 30 mins for an uncompressed movie. What about defrag my HD? Use system machanic? Will it work for a 200 GB? Mark
If you are using windows XP or 2000 then hit ctrl-alt delete to bring up task manager and go to performance. When ripping are you running 100% cpu? If you are then you may have a system slowdown(cpu,memory,MB). Check processes to be sure it is all going toward shrinking. If your not pushing 100% then your bottle neck is the ripping drive or supporting IDE channel/controller. You can systematically trackdown where the problem is. I still would like to know the size of the movie.
Yea mkm, Always defrag - I just use my system tools to defrag all 3 drives, 3 times a week You might pick up some time by installing an accelerator application - made a difference for me - You really should have 1/2 a Gig of RAM. Less than that, don't bother with the accelerator :-( Pete
Hi Pete' I have the trial version of System Mechanic and am really starting to like it. Defragging my RAM was interesting and it seems to work really well for cleaning out the registry. I'm going to take a peek at your link. BTW my Sony ROM is taking about 45 seconds to load a disc....time for a new one? It seems to work OK otherwise. I've been looking at a Sony CRX 320. Comparing specs on DVD ROMS is a bit of a challenge, there sure are lots to choose from!! talk to ya later, Frank
Pete, I have a Dell 2.4 GH. It came with 512 Ram and 40 GB HD. I added 512 Ram and a Seagate 200 GB HD. I have the 200 set as the primary drive and the 40 as secondary. I have separate DVD rom and DVD burner, that came with the Dell. When I first started ripping with DVD Shrink it was taking 7-12 mins. I have ripped and deleted so many DVD's that the slow down must be due to that. I will try and defrag. I am using Windows XP. Most movies that I backup are just under the limit for a DVD5 uncompressed or I use DVD Shrink to split into 2 disc's. By the way, how can I add this info to my profile so that it shows up every time in my post's? Mark
Go to the top of the page under "My Account", then select "Edit personal information" and on the page that opens up you'll find a "Signature" box. There you type in all the stuff and it will appear under all your posts.
Hi Mark, Did your ripping time go up right after you changed your HDs around? I'm just thinking of that 40GB drive as being small but a lot faster than the 200GB. My rip times have always been in the 20-25 minute range with Shrink. Movies less than 4464 MB rip faster of course. My VAIO has a 2.53 Ghz CPU 1024 MB RAM and a 105 GB HD. I defrag as much as Pete does, do disc cleanups etc. Cheers, Frank
When I had the 40HD as the primary and added the 200HD as the secondary, I had very slow times on the 200HD. I then "ghosted the 40 over to the 200 and made the 200 the primary. I was getting 7-12 min rips on the 200. I have not defraged ever with this machine, which is only a couple of months old. But I have ripped, burned and deleted probably a 100 movies. So tonight I am going to defrag and see if that matters. Plus I have system mechanic now and will use it for my registry. How do I check with my "Task Manager" my settings? What should they read? Mark
mkm Buddy, Go to Control Panel, Scheduled tasks, Add a Scheduled task. Then setup how you wish to have your PC maintained I have that do my VirusScan, Spyware cleaning, Defragmenting, Instant updating, Disc Cleanup, System Restore (to create a new restore point every day), etc. Holy Cow, no Defrag since you got it - Wheeeeew ! No way Jose would I ever, EVER go that long - I/m sure you’ll see a difference ) Let me know how you make out - Pete
Pete, I defraged, cut my rip times back down to around 24 mins. Not as good as the 7-12 I used to get but better than the 30 mins I was starting to get. I am new to the cleaning part of my computer, I don't to delete or disrupt my system. So spell everything for me in detail if you can. Thanks a lot for all the help. Mark
Mark, 1. If you haven't done it - I suggest that you clean out your registry. 2. Lastly, you can go to Microsoft and install a application accelerator - Pete I assume you have checked an have onboard the latest firmware and all of your system's updates. All this helps too.
Hi Mark, The Glossary on the top bar is often a handy place to look for explanations to words you don't know. Here's what is says for firmware Go to this page http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_all.php and look for the DVD-drives you have in order to find the newest firmware. To find out which firmware your drive currently has you can use for example DriveInfo, you'll get that handy tool from this page http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_utility.php Don't take the patched firmware (if there are any for your drive) unless you really know what you're doing, so just take the newest regular one to begin with. Hope this helps.
