Nope. Your original rip did not include them correctly (they don't show on your file listing). Menus are normally in the VTS_01_0.VOB file, and you didn't have xxxxx_0.VOB file in your original list. Sorry...
no biggy. That means i get to try my hand at my own menu! this'll be great!! thanks again everyone, looks like in about 25m it will be ready to burn. hopefully next time I'll try DVD X Copy and hit a single button to have a duplicate, as opposed to creating the longest thread in afterdawn.com history. Or maybe second longest. Either way.
Since you already installed Nero, after you hit "Backup" (I go into "My Computer" first and create a folder where I put the backup (temp) files. Ya know, just in case I want to make another DVD in a week), If you have a system like mine, I tell it which burner to use and I go have coffee - cause you re all done
Yes, how fun was that?! And I could have just copied it to TWO DVD-R's! All that work or an extra 80 cents?
(Ohhh, God, I'm going to cry) Don't use XCopy, after all this work, what you just saw, Shrink doing it's analyzing and what it's doing now is what happens when you load in a new DVD and select "Open Disc" instead of "Open Files". It's only slightly longer than XCopy, measured in small minutes and no warning, no encryption and, like that - read the guide I sent you - you'll swear off XCopy -
Again "Doc" thanks Buddy, - midk2k3, really there Good Guy, there's nothing else we can do, you're finished - Like the Doc said, if you find a DVD that Shrink can't break, use Decrypter first, then open it in Shrink using "Open Files" and you're good to go - One of the best backup packages going, silly that DVDShrink is Free, Huh ? Ooohhh yea, one last thing - Now it's your turn, stop back when you're free and help someone else - they'll appreciate it and it will make you feel better You can then Welcome them into the Club Goin' ta Beddie Bye, Nite ya'all, Pete
Thanks all! by the way, Shrink set the compression to 68% or so I believe. does this make it look a lot worse on TV or barely noticeable? In between? 68% of the picture you'd get off the actual dvd? ...?
You'll never see the difference ) When you do the next one, get rid of the extra languages, etc and you can lessen the compression on the movie - Also, click on "Menus" and then change compression from automatic to Custom Ratio, slide the bar all the way to the left - do the same with "extras" THEN you'll have even less compression still - When you get good, click re-author, and slide just the movie over under "DVD" and it will lessen compression a ton(you will lose your Menus if you do that BUT, your movie will be fantastic !!) ask yourself, did you really want the extras ?? If the answer is yes, stay away from re-author -) See ya later, Pete
Nice to see you, Pete! I did end up getting it onto a DVD+RW, which didn't work on my set-top, but apparently DVD-Rs do, so that's where I'm headed. In the meantime, I got it to work on my PC. Looked quite jumpy. After all this I think I'm just gonna put it on 2 disks to keep the quality. But thanks! For normal, non-2.5-hour movies, I'll just have Shrink decide (probably a lot less compression) and burn it (most movies are a lot less than 2.5h -- I bet you knew that! ).
You are correct, RW's are for practice burns, you need single write media to play in standalones Me going ta play wid somebody else tonight, ya killed de poor ScubaPete last night - Lol Glad ya finally got it - you'll be fine - again, not only did you get welcomed into the Club - But we posted so many messages that you got booted to a Jr. Member -(that means you did 100 posts) Congrats - Way to go - in just one night - See ya 'round - Pete
