Fullscreen and Widescreen

I am backing up a dvd that has full screen and widescreen on the same disc..i want to get rid of the full screen version so that the quality will be better on the widescreen....how do i do this...can rebuilder do it?

 

Try using VobBlanker.

http://www.videohelp.com/~jsoto/vobblanker.htm

 

you can take out unwanted full screens VTS(video title set), warning screens, extras, or anything that's not needed or wanted with DVDRemake and then use DVD-RB!

 

What DVD are you backing up? What is the total size of the DVD you have with the 2 versions and what is the size of 1 version of the movie. I've done backups of DVDs with both FS and WS with no problems using RB.

 

Mission Impossible

 

I recently did Fun With Dick and Jane. Using VobBlanker, I removed the fullscreen, kept the widescreen version and everything else.

 

I use DVDRemake to take out any unwanted stuff..... and you can take out the widescreen or the fullscreen versions or anything else you want out of the DVD!

 

So either way, it's not a Mission Impossible so to speak.

 

Obiwan.... you're our only hope!

 

Don't worry Luke, Obiwan is here. LOL Good call on the DVDRemake if one just has to edit.

dialysis1
No, and it's probably not "Mission Impossible" if one decided to keep both versions of the movie. Rebuilder with one of the supported encoders does an excellent job at high compression levels. I have my program set up to remove DTS and extra language options and don't even use steal space. My backups (including the blockbusters) come out excellent. I view the backups on a 60 inch screen, so if there were flaws, I'd be likely to see them. Family members say they can't tell the difference between backups and the original.

 

Do any of you use filters...and if so do you use them on all movies or what?

 

I've tried it once or twice with Undot and Deen. It really didn't make that much difference. That was with some old movies that had the years of neglect copied over on the digital format. If it was as simple as a couple of filters, I doubt the movie industry would be pouring the big bucks into film restoration. With modern DVD releases, there's no need for filters with RB.

 

Crouch57
Have you tried Rebuilder and the options you're asking about? Getting opinions is all well and good, but you need to give it a run to see what [bold]you[/bold] think.

 

@brobear

I agree on the old movies, the filters did not make much difference. Since Hwood in its greed making wisdom is cranking out DVD's at record pace, quality is not high on their list. Some of the old b/w's that I have cannot be helped by filters, they need some more restoration.

 

Arnie
I doubt they'll restore all the old movies. Some are getting the restoration treatment due to the historical slant. The other side is who can raise the bucks. The Gene Autry group is doing well with his old movies. Of course the money makers are going to get the treatment. A lot of the old movies are just being copied direct from the unrestored film to DVD format. That's what gives us some of the seedy looking DVDs. The actual quality of the DVD may be high, but the original source could well be the culprit. I like watching some of the old B Westerns occasionally. Sadly, the remainder of the old ones are mostly in bad shape. With the deterioration of the film, many of the old movies are lost entirely.

 

@brobear

You are so correct on the deterioration of the old films. I am an old film buff and it is sad how much of them are gone. I got an old Philo Vance one with William Powell..The Kennel Club Murder.. and it looks so rough. Also another problem I am seeing is the amount of compression that is on these old films, some of them are coming in at 60% for movies that are not even 90 minutes long.

 

Well... we're lucky at least some of the old movies are being restored, whether from philanthropical or monetary concerns. At least the ones that are just copied to digital format won't be entirely lost. I'd rather watch the old movies with the "noise" than not be able to view them at all.

 

I agree, at least they are on some format and I amd able to still watch them.

 

what about the matrices stuff?

 

oh and why do i have to rip the dvd with anydvd....can rebuilder not do it straight of the disc...or do i have to put it on my hard drive