OMG shrink it? Follow the guides for DVD Shrink, which may or may not be able to rip the Disk, and then shrink it. DVD Decryptor and then DVD shrink may be necessary if Shrink alone can't rip. Save as image and burn with Decryptor, or save as file and burn with Nero. Try the guides. As a "Junior Memeber" you must have stumbled across them before.
@bestmiler I seriously doubt that you have used any of the resources that have been provided to you by the patient members of our site... Have you ever heard the phrase "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, teach a man to fish and he will eat for a life time."?
Touche LOCOENG Maybe a double wash in hot water followed by Dryer cycle on maximum heat would cause enough Shrinkage. Do ya think?
@bestmiller, alas it seems it has come to the point where you are testing members patience. You are all over the place with your questions, I have provided guides for you to follw and it is obvious you havent read them. I suggest you PRINT THESE GUIDES and FOLLOW them, once you have done this and the problem still exists then come back for assistance. Chialex has only posted once to this thread but can see what is obvious and has also offered good advice. Tackle only one problem at a time and take things slowly and try to think a little for yourself, we will try to help but we cant do it for you.
Gwen: What about the washer and dryer idea? For DVDs would you recommended the delicate cycle or the wash and wear?
Gwen: By fast spin are you suggesting 16X? I have been doing my movies at 4x to avoid wrinkling of the double layer structure. Does "Advanced AZO" softener help any? Or, does it just come out in the wash?
Hey stay safe use -R DVD's for simple compatibility issues that might arise. As you may have already heard -R works in most older DVD players, but older could mean as recent as 2years ago and to most that would not classify as an old DVD player. But in the world of technology and as it relates to this topic a newly purchased player or being able to play your DVD media on a "older" dvd player makes a difference. So now thats out of the way. You want quality blank DVD media. I will not spend any time knocking any particular brand but both SONY & FUJI 8x -R DVD media are great quality and can be readily found on sale at Best Buy. I recommend if possible that you burn at 8x speed as the media disc suggest and burn using your burn programs "Slow Burn" for quality option. SONY's are currently on sale at BEST BUY 50 disc spindle for $14.99 Reg.$39.99 (That's 100 disc for a little more than $30.00).Again, I can't emphasize quality enough as you want the best results, so always use quality blank DVD media with whatever you choose. Check out www.videohelp.com for reliable user feedback on what disc media are favorites amongst DVD media enthusiast. Happy Burning.
@paradyme, welcome to this thread. Your contribution is appreciated but somehow I think it has all been covered somewhere in the last 3 pages. We are experiencing a little difficulty however at relaying this information.
Yeah, We all have to cut our teeth and in the beginning, It's definitely hit or miss. What optical drive (Burner, What media, What software, What memory, What processor speed, What hard drive. It's all relative but not easy to disseminate. I give a little advice and the rest is hit or miss. There's alot of information here at the site. I say, Do search and do what works best for you.
i just kinda skimmed thru this thread (via gwen hitting my profile page) and it seems that all has been listed for you bestmiller, step by step guides too. even gave you links. i will give you a rundown... load movie to hard drive via dvdfab or if you have decrypter, then use shrink to shrink it, then reauthor your disk. all the above proggies and links given to you are FREE. there are millions of other methods and proggies available to you, and some are harder to understand then others. shrink will do it all for you, crack encryptions, store, abn use a burning program of your chioce to burn with.. but i suggest you follow the links, the only way to learn is trial and error. these members did not learn over night, and it took countless hours to make the programs, much less take the time to type them all out. when in doubt, look in the trash can for the instructions !!! use the guides bestmiller.... they are there to help you, not so you can post question after question and have your hand held through out the process. and if all else fails... use your search button, located at the top of every page !!
Hey guys. I just wanted to say that I used the guides (I actually read it) you guys provided me and I was able to backup my first dvd. Thanks.
im using a guide (http://bbmayo.home.comcast.net/BACKUP%20WITH%20SHRINK.pdf) but im confused. It says on the bottom that if the dvd can fit within 80%, its ok to back it up (without re-authorizing). However, i cant find it on dvd shrink, where it says the percent. any help?
so wait i was following this tread and saw somthing about pics and urls ... where is the url under properties?
@Bestmiller, congratulations on your successful "burn". Now you can probably understand why we provided the guides for you to follow and the thing is you did it yourself. The info you seek about shrink comes "into play" in the Re Authoring.
foxpaws. Lets say you want to copy an image of a website, first you right click on the image, scroll down to "properties". You will see a url under "Address (url)." Copy that and paste it to Internet Explorer or w/e u want to open it with.
