Wish to know how I can burn/copy dvd movies that are rather long (+ 4.7 GB) into 2 seperate dvd-r. Basially to split 1 movie onto 2 discs. I know there are lots of softwers out there that will compress long movies/shrink them so it can be copied onto 1 single dvd-r or dvd-rw, however I wish to see if there is any difference in image/sound quality when burning entire movie onto 1 disc versus spliting into 2 discs. Is this possible & if so what software do I use & if there is a guide. I've red many forums & I don't find anything that has answered my question. Hopefully one you experts can shed some light on my request. Thanks,
Hi, The compression programs don't touch the audio, so the sound quality will be the same as on the originals even if you compress the movie. If the movie is not too long, so that a compression ratio of about less than 15%-20% is sufficient, you will most likely not be able to see any difference whatsoever. If the compression ratio is higher than that, the image quality will degrade. At some point you will be able to tell the difference, but this depends heavily on the movie. On a TV you can compress almost up to 40% or so before you really see a difference, but on a big monitor the degradation becomes obvious much earlier. By splitting the movie unto two discs you can preserve the original quality. Here's a few guides how to split a DVD onto two separate discs: 1) With DVDFab http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/dvdfab-fullsplit.htm 2) With IFOEdit (free tool) http://www.mpegit.net/eng_DVD-R_3.php or http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/ifoedit-2dvdrs.htm 3) With DVDStripper (also a free tool) http://www.mpegit.net/dvdstripper_splitting.php I myself have used DVDFab for this process, I have an old version of it which was still free at the time. If I wouldn't have DVDFab I would propably go for the DVDStripper approach, but that's just my preference. Well I hope this helps!
I also want to split a long movie to 2 discs. I want to keep the menu on both discs. Before I start with these programms: is that possible? I usually work with DVD Shrink. Can I use it for this operation, too? Has anyone tried to split "The Green Mile" to 2 discs?
Splitting a disc is pretty easy as long as you don't need the menu. Keeping the menu on both discs is a bit harder. Go here and see how 2Cool splits "the Matrix" and you will see what is involved. http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=53458 If you really want to see what compression does, just play the original, pause the movie and then use your remote to zoom in. Then do the same with your copy. I could sure see the difference at 4X on a 27" TV. _X_X_X_X_X_[small]motorcycle racer computer newbie Sony VAIO Suzuki GSXR1000 [/small]
I use anydvd with clonedvd2 (elby version). It will allow you to split the dvd onto 2 dvds and have a menu on both dvds. Take a look at the following links: http://www.elby.ch/en/products/clone_dvd/manual/index.html http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/v2a_mp3.htm and of course from our friends at Afterdawn: http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/full_dvd_to_dvdr_with_clonedvd.cfm You can also use "dvd43" instead of anydvd. Anydvd can download a shareware version same with clonedvd 2. DVD43 (which I haven't used) is free. If you plan on using dvdclone make sure you get elby's version. There's another company out there that calls their software clonedvd but its not the same. And I hear its crap. Good luck
Over 2 discs = twice the cost. I can live with the un-noticeable quality degradation on a 28" screen viewing a few feet away. Until better quality than dvd comes out I'm staying as I am..cos I'm a cheap skate lol
