First time AnyDVD and CloneDVD user; also DVD-RB discussions within

yup it works belivie me. paying 24 cents each for SL media compared to paying 1.70 each for DL media. its a no brainer using DVD Rebuilder and saving your money. it does take long though depending on your PC specs.

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=55302

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=54897

 

So even for DL movies that are maxed out at 8.5 gig, I won't notice any difference if I use DVD Rebuilder to compress the video to single layer? Even on a 42 inch HD? Or will there be some quality loss noticed but nothing major?

This weekend I plan to do some research and start up my project yet again. However, this time everything sounds pretty promising.

I really appreciate the help to those who have posted their insight.

 

I would say the backup using DVD Rebuilder will be 97% as good or higher as the store bought DVD

 

I can handle 97%.

It looks like I have a lot of reading to do now. I am so excited about this!!!

 

remember one thing depending on your PC specs? it will take longer to encode. around 90 to 120 mins for your avg PC.

i have a Q9450 Quad-Core and DVD Rebuilder takes under 30 mins.

 

I have a duo core 2.4 ghz with 4 gig ram. Any estimate for my specs? It will definitely be worth the wait if this works. I have spent countless hours and probably 100 wasted DVDs trying to get a system that works. I am ready to do this right; finally.

 

The more I think about it, it is pretty amazing that any programs can compress up to 8.5 gb down to 4.7 gb and still maintain about 97% of the original quality.

 

you should be in the 60 to 90 min range with your setup.

 

I'm no pro... but have had issues with pixelation & freezing.. it was the DVD player! Seems some players work alot better than others. I tried an expensive one (vcr & dvd recorder)that wouldn't play hardly any home-made dvd's; swapped it for a regular cheapy dvd player, which played all my home-made dvd's. Have heard of others also that found their dvd players to be the problem. Just food for thought.

 

I personally did try a variety of DVD players during my trouble shooting as well. I tried my regular DVD player, bought a new one, tried a family members one, and even my Dell player and all had issues. Interestingly enough though is it appeared my burner played those DVDs fine. That is why I felt the compression process was not the issue. However, at this point my intuition is still telling me that Shrink was to blame. With all of this being said, I could have just had a bad group of DVD players to test and all, but I also want discs that will have better odds of working than that.

 

If the only thing I ever want to do is burn the entire DVD onto single layer discs, will I need Pro DVD Rebuilder or just the regular free version?

 

the free version will do you fine

 

This next question is extremely embarrassing but getting an answer soon will help me to move this process along.

I downloaded the zip file and extracted all to a regular folder. Now when I click on the exe file it just opens the program. However, following the tutorial, I want it to start up the set up wizard instead. What do I need to do to get that wizard going?

 

Nevermind, I realized I need the INSTALLER version.

 

I know it was mentioned previously that DVD RB can take a dual layer disc and compress it to single layer while losing barely any quality. With this being said, is it safe to copy everything including subtitles and other languages without losing any noticeable quality or is it highly encouraged to get rid of this items rarely/never used?

 

OK, those settings are now changed.

For DVD RB I kept everything default except the following:
1) Options/HC Encoder Options - Best (from normal)
2) Remove all languages and subtitles except for English (DTS removal is already set on default so that was kept as well)

For DVDFab and IMGBurn installs, do I keep everything on default, or which settings should I tweak for the purposes of working with DVD RB?

 

trotsky77

steps

1. rip the title with dvdfab decrypter (doing the movie only is the way to go)

2. encode with DVD Rebuilder

3. burn with imgburn

yes you can keep everything on default

remember to use good media like Taiyo Yuden ,Verbatim oe Sony burning at 6x to 8x max!!