I use Nero Recode, but i hate doing my backups that i have to compress more than 70%......so i used the rebuilder for the first time...it does not say how well it compressed it...is there anywhere where i can see the compression %..
oh it says 61% (LAST SAMURAI)......that is no better that recode did...i thought dvd rebuilder was suppose to do long movies good.
In the end, you are still creating a file that is small enough to fit onto a DVD-5, compression ratio is simply the amount of compression required to reduce the original file down to about 4.31 GB (or so), ratio and final size should not differ much from one program to another. Where DVD-RB differs is not in the final output size, but final output quality. Because it uses and encoder and not a transcoder, it utilizes those 4.31 GB much better than Shrink, Recode, etc. Just watch the two films, one created with Recode and one created with DVD-RB, you will definitly see a difference in quality, especially if you have a large or HD (or both) TV and use the zoom function on your DVD Player.
I'm sorry I'm using the Pro version 1.09.2 the latest version. but I know you still have this: just check off the Movie & Menus Only (blank extras)!!!
Actually I don't think this is an option in the free version, I'm pretty sure you have to do the full disc with the free version. But you could use another program like Shrink, Recode, or CloneDVD2 to reauthor the movie the way you like using no compression, then import these files into DVD-RB to compress.
I could not see the difference in the recode version and my rebuilder version and i have a 40" LCD......and will it reduce the quality at all if i do what was mentioned above where i take stuff out on recode and send it to the harddisk and then use rebulder
try the zoom feature on your player! that's where you'll see the diff! I have a 52" HD-TV and I love RB!
Will it hurt to reauthor the movie on recode and then do RB....cause i actually have v.096 and there is nowhere for you to just do menus and movie
do you mean a guide how to use DVD-Rebuilder? http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/dvd_rebuilder_tutorial_page_2.cfm I know it's old but follow it..... you'll seeeeee it works!
Will it hurt to reauthor the movie on recode and then do RB....cause i actually have v.096 and there is nowhere for you to just do menus and movie
you can process before using RB ..... JDobbs discorages it but I, and other members, use DVDRemake to edit out things and then use RB! So, yes it can be done...... but using a transcoder and then RB? NO!
I just did a movie with rebuilder that had hardly any extras so i didnt use remake....i took off some off the audio tracks and let RB do its thing...when it was done it says the output folder is 4.62 GB.....i go to nero and add all of the files and in nero it says the file is too big to burn on a 4.7 disc....whats going on?