HI, COULD ANYONE PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TWO. ALSO IF I WANT TO BACK-UP MY ORIGINAL DVD FILMS ONTO A DVD-RW DISC WHICH ONE IS BETTER, OR DO I NEED BOTH. SORRY FOR THE STUPID QUESTION, BUT I AM NEW TO THIS. THANKS.
robbio did you read the rules b-4 posting if ye did you would not be using caps,now edit ye post to lower case, rule-9 9. No ALL CAPS MESSAGES or you will be banned (you know, turn the caps lock off before you type anything). the rest of the rules http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2487
no i did not read the rules, sorry. please could someone explain the difference between dvd shrink and dvd decrypter and which one is best if i want to back-up my original dvd films onto a dvd-rw disc. thanks
DVD Shrink is a transcoder with the ability to rip discs. IT can make a movie fit on a DVD5 when it is too large by compressing it. You can also remove additional languages and such. DVD Decrypter is a DVD ripper. It can rip to an ISO (disc image/ISO Read Mode) or DVD Folder (File Mode). You can also choose to parse the IFOs and rip by PGCs, cells, etc... (IFO Mode). It can also demux (separate audio, video, subs). Both are no longer updated. DVD Shrink is still one of the best transcoders. It gives very good quality and it is free!!! DVD Decrytper was last updated in about June of 2005, so it cannot rip some Sony ARccOS movies without some help. You can either manually update via a PSL (this is only temporary update and has to be applied each time the movie is ripped) or follow the manual ARccOS guide that I wrote: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/260734 DVD Decrypter should be used for ripping the DVD. It can handle many more titles than DVD Shrink and is the best ripper out there. If you encounter a problem DVD, you can look for a PSL file, use the manual method, or use an alternate like DVDFab Decrypter (free) or AnyDVD ($30). Here are a couple of guides to help you in backing up your DVDs: http://www.files.bz/files/4515/DVD Decrypter Shrink Backup.pdf http://www.files.bz/files/4515/VobBlanker_Guide.pdf The first is a guide to Shrink, Decrypter and ImgBurn and the second is a guide to VobBlanker. It has been a while since I updated the guides, but they will get you through 99% of the movies out there.
thanks jaguargod for your reply. it was of great help to me. lucky for dimwits like me that there are people like you around. what a great website.
