DVDShrink 3.1.6 released Feb 23rd..DVD backup freeware

[psxjunky]

Does DVDShrink 3.1 allow splitting a DVD-9 disc into two DVD-5 discs (keeping all the original content, WITHOUT re-encoding them) ?

I don't think the previous versions allowed this, but I could very well be wrong ...

I know not many people use this anymore, but for some movies I still like to keep multiple soundtracks, subtitle, and a few extras ... and if the movie is long, the quality degradation in re-encoding is quite visible to me. So for these movies, I like splitting them on two discs ... discs are pretty cheap now

 

[LongAce]

bump... I've been waiting for this.

 

[soundforbjt]

Originally posted by: psxjunky
Does DVDShrink 3.1 allow splitting a DVD-9 disc into two DVD-5 discs (keeping all the original content, WITHOUT re-encoding them) ?

I don't think the previous versions allowed this, but I could very well be wrong ...

I know not many people use this anymore, but for some movies I still like to keep multiple soundtracks, subtitle, and a few extras ... and if the movie is long, the quality degradation in re-encoding is quite visible to me. So for these movies, I like splitting them on two discs ... discs are pretty cheap now

Yes there is a wat to split the movie into 2 disc's. There's a guide for this either on dvdrhelp.com or doom9.org.

 

[soundforbjt]

Originally posted by: psxjunky
Does DVDShrink 3.1 allow splitting a DVD-9 disc into two DVD-5 discs (keeping all the original content, WITHOUT re-encoding them) ?

I don't think the previous versions allowed this, but I could very well be wrong ...

I know not many people use this anymore, but for some movies I still like to keep multiple soundtracks, subtitle, and a few extras ... and if the movie is long, the quality degradation in re-encoding is quite visible to me. So for these movies, I like splitting them on two discs ... discs are pretty cheap now

Yes there is a wat to split the movie into 2 disc's. There's a guide for this either on dvdrhelp.com or doom9.org.

 

[QueHuong]

I haven't tried the 80% compression, but that's still a lot better than the quality you get from a movie that fits on a CD right?

 

[Crucial]

Originally posted by: tedinde
I make about 100+ Movie backups per week. Cant burn them fast enough!!!And never have any problems in DVD players that they are tried in.


I'd donate $50 paypal to DVD shrink now, I even looked for a link. the least i can do!!!

WTH are you doing making 100+ "backups" a week? A little income on the side?

 

[Epoman]

Originally posted by: psxjunky
Does DVDShrink 3.1 allow splitting a DVD-9 disc into two DVD-5 discs (keeping all the original content, WITHOUT re-encoding them) ?

I don't think the previous versions allowed this, but I could very well be wrong ...

I know not many people use this anymore, but for some movies I still like to keep multiple soundtracks, subtitle, and a few extras ... and if the movie is long, the quality degradation in re-encoding is quite visible to me. So for these movies, I like splitting them on two discs ... discs are pretty cheap now

BADA$$!!!!

I love this program I use it everyday

The new features make it even better!!!!!

Yes you can split the movies on 2 cd's even using the 2.xx versions.

 

[mrbass]

Originally posted by: psxjunky
Does DVDShrink 3.1 allow splitting a DVD-9 disc into two DVD-5 discs (keeping all the original content, WITHOUT re-encoding them) ?

I don't think the previous versions allowed this, but I could very well be wrong ...

I know not many people use this anymore, but for some movies I still like to keep multiple soundtracks, subtitle, and a few extras ... and if the movie is long, the quality degradation in re-encoding is quite visible to me. So for these movies, I like splitting them on two discs ... discs are pretty cheap now

Easiest way that I know is use another freeware program named DVDFAB(new versions are $39.95 though) to split to two DVD-Rs while keeping menu and extras on the first disc. http://www.mrbass.org/dvdfab

Thanks BlueWeasel....have a few more guides to write (like Full Disk guide) but ran outta time.

As far as dvdshrink software is concerned I think the poster said split to two dvd-r while retaining menus. It's easy to split to two DVD±Rs doing main movie only. I think you want to look into programs like dvdstripper, menuedit, ifoedit for that but that stuff is over my head. You can with this new version rip 4 dvds to an .iso, mount all .iso with daemon-tools then grab a title from each one and re-author a custom disc with multiple titles from various sources.

Only issue currently is if you have DVD-Region Free (software) like AnyDVD you must disable it to use DVDShrink.

 

[Epoman]

Originally posted by: TheToOTaLL

Originally posted by: Holdengk

the best thing about the program is the deep analysis, it really does wonders compared to Non-deep analysis backups, especially episodic or really long movies like LOTR.

That's another reason why I liked it compared to DVD X Copy Xpress. I tried backing up my 24 Season 2 with DVD X Copy and it was pixelated to hell. DVD Shrink is a miracle compared to that with episodic discs. I'm half way through our Buffy the Vampire Slayer seasons, plus I got the Dead Zone & Spongebob Squarepants - all of which look very good, for a copy. Nothing beats originals though - not until dual layer burners are out

or just keep quality 100% the SAME and use 2 DVD's then when dual layer burners come out just combine them or when those 20+GB DVD's come out then burn a few movies on 1

 

[iamme]

has the final output quality gotten better? (not that it was bad before, but i'm just curious)

 

[mrbass]

Quality hasn't gotten better than 3.0beta5 but for many of my friends who were on 2.3 it'll be a huge jump for them. Tried as I might they're not technically minded and the re-author in 3.0b5 was too hard a learning curve for them.

 

[Atrac]

I use DVDDecrypter and DVD2One religiously. I rarely hear of anyone that uses them. I think the combination of programs produces an awesome result.

Is DVDShrink better???

 

[kindest]

Originally posted by: Atrac
I use DVDDecrypter and DVD2One religiously. I rarely hear of anyone that uses them. I think the combination of programs produces an awesome result.

Is DVDShrink better???

cce is better then all of them combined.

 

[THRILLHOv]

tedinde, ok you were right, i just did my first shrink and its sooooo much faster then instantcopy. if all goes well with the burn i think i finally have my choice.

 

[Montano]

Been using the 3.0 Beta for a while...... glad they finally released this verison

 

[Xtremist]

Originally posted by: Atrac
I use DVDDecrypter and DVD2One religiously. I rarely hear of anyone that uses them. I think the combination of programs produces an awesome result.

Is DVDShrink better???

I used to use the same setup actually, up until about 6-8 weeks ago in fact! I did a few with DVD Shrink "only", but then I switched back to using DVD Decrypter to dump all of the movies I want to do for a day onto a drive. Then I'll go back and use the Open File option in DVD Shrink. I know it's an extra step, I just feel DVD Decrypter is such a stable and versatile app, I'd rather deal with the more advanced stuff like re-encoding/authoring with data that's already on a hard disk...

I seriously am/was just like you until a few months ago. Now I've replaced DVD2One with DVD Shrink and I don't intend on going back. You should give it a try...

[EDIT]Like you, quality was my biggest concern, and while using 3.0beta, they look just fine (depending on what I choose to keep of course). And you can't beat the price so you might as well try it out![/EDIT]

 

[INGlewood78]

Is there really any quality benefit of the new version. I'm using 2.3 and it works fine. I dont really need to use any of the new features..and I always believe that if it aint broke...theres no need to fix it.

Originally posted by: mrbass
Major new features of version 3.1 include:
--- Full Screen video playback (DD audio can also be heard now...sweet!)
--- burn directly to a dvd once encoding is finished with either Nero 5 or 6 installed.
--- pause analyzing or encoding process
--- layer break removal
--- automatic creation of VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders
--- default audio and subtitle streams can be set in Re-author mode

download it from...best freeware around for backing up your legally owned DVDs.
http://www.dvdshrink.org
http://www.mrbass.org/dvdshrink
http://www.doom9.org
http://www.dvdshrink.info

 

[SignalSoldier]

**bump Worthy**

 

[Collije]

Ya, great little proggie. Can't beat free to boot

 

[Unicron80]

As far as picture quality goes, I was afraid of denegration as well. I put Goodfellas (flipper disc) onto one DVD-R, and had to go down to 60% quality in DVD Shrink 3.0.

I had heard anything under 70% would be noticably pixellated, but I was surprised with a great picture when I put the finished DVD in my set-top player. Maybe on a higher quality TV it would be noticeable, but I was extremely happy with the results.

It's free, give it a shot.

 

[Xtremist]

Originally posted by: INGlewood78
Is there really any quality benefit of the new version. I'm using 2.3 and it works fine. I dont really need to use any of the new features..and I always believe that if it aint broke...theres no need to fix it.

I imagine a few people here have the same sentiment. Luckily, there's plenty of bugs in most DVD processing software (inc DVD Shrink 2.3, or I'm sure 3.1) to keep developers busy for quite a while. Very few software releases are of such caliber I'd call it "ain't broke" It just depends on the quantity and kinds of disc's you're processing though of course. The light/casual user is probably alright sticking to older versions. Another saying I like is: Whatever floats your boat

 

[RaymondY]

Just downloaded 3.1. THanks for the heads up.

DVD Shrink has been great for backing up my kids movies. No originals for them!!!!

 

[Engineer]

Thanks for the update!

Great program....and the price is right!

 

[Netopia]

New bumpage for a great endevour.

I readily advise people to download this sort of stuff quickly because we never know when the DMSA is going to rear it's UGLY head and make people remove software from the net.

Joe

 

[mrbass]

Originally posted by: INGlewood78
Is there really any quality benefit of the new version. I'm using 2.3 and it works fine. I dont really need to use any of the new features..and I always believe that if it aint broke...theres no need to fix it.

Yes...I add this to the list of new features since probably half were using 2.3 and half 3.0beta 5. Deep analysis takes twice as long but it's well worth it and I'm sure you'll be surprised comparing 2.3 with 3.1 using deep analysis.

--- deep analysis which improves video quality (new for dvdshrink 2.3 users)

Anyway to get technical about it as to why deep analysis significantly improves the video quality here is a quote from dvdshrink himself.

Someone asked -
Is the prime function of 'Deep Analysis' to enable the program to arrive at the target size without doing some last minute, panic-stricken squeezing, or does it improve video quality?

Both! It is dual-purpose. I'll try to explain in english, not math:

Suppose I want to achieve 50% video compression. The easiest way to do this, is take each picture, and squeeze it to half of it's original size.

The problem is, that not every data in a picture can be compressed. An encoded picture consists of both motion vector data and DCT coefficient data. It doesn't really matter what they are. The important thing is, DVD Shrink can only compress the DCT data.

It so happens that the amount of space devoted to motion vectors and the amount devoted to DCT data is different in each picture.

Suppose one picture consists of a 50-50 proportion of motion vectors to DCT data. To compress this picture to 50% of it's original size, you'd have to remove all the DCT data! Needless to say, the result would look awful.

Suppose another picture consists of 25-75 proportion of motion vectors to DCT data. To get 50% compression, you'd only have to remove 2/3 of the DCT data (still rather a lot, but hell, DVD Shrink sucks at 50% compression).

It would have been better to know in advance, that the first picture could not be compressed much, and the second picture could be compressed more. This way you could spread the compression evenly between the two pictures.

This is exactly the function of deep analysis, except on a bigger scale: it calculates the best distribution of compression over the entire 200,000 pictures of a movie. --dvdshrink