I have been using this program for a while and its ok but some of the movies are choppy,some can be played on dvd players and not others and lots of the time the program frezzes half way through the ripping prosses can any 1 show me a better more stable program or tell me if im doing any thing wrong with DVD Srink?
try ripping your dvd firstly withdvd decrypter in file mode then open up shink compress and then burn with either Nero or DVD Decrypter see if that helps also burn movies at max 4x and make sure you use a good quality media sony,verb.ty but beware of fakes?
calan,
What you described is caused usually by inferior blank DVD's. The reason some players play and some do not could be: you are using (-) DVD's and this player likes (+)dvd's or The player does not recog. that brand of blank DVD. What was the name brand of the blank media you used and what is the brand and model # of your burner.
mybarras brings up valid points also that are excellent
You might need to D/L DVDinfoPro (free) and do a CRC Test to see if there are any errors on the disk
make sure the discs you're ripping are clean; if the program is freezing up while ripping, check your task manager and see what percent of your computer's resources you're using. it's possible that you could be overheating. make sure your fans and the internals of your pc are clean. check for spyware/virii, as well.
What's your pc specs? Please list: Processor- speed/ram/OS/hard drive empty space/and all dvd software that is installed.
Dvd shrink does an excellent job for me on both my pcs.If I go to another program,it probably would be Nero Recode2. It's a little easier on the processor.
If your backup freezes, stutters, skips, or has some pixelation, it is more than likely due to poor quality media being used. Cheap media is poorly manufactured around the edge of the disc, hence the reason why it mostly skips or freezes from the middle toward the end of the movie. The two main things to consider first are:
1. Is it cheap media that you are using? (ie. some off brand you bought at a local computer store/fair, even a store like Circuit City or Best Buy sells cheap low quality media.)
2. How fast are you burning? - Burn no faster than 4X, might have to go down to 2X with really cheap media.
Also, are you using adhesive labels on your back ups? If so, try removing the labels (if you can) and playing them again.
Also try lowering outcome the "Target DVD size".
Open DVD Shrink. Click "Edit", then "Preferences". On the first tab at the top in the drop down box, change it from "DVD-5 (4.7GB) to "Custom" and enter a number of 4200MB (4464MB is burning to the edge of the disc, you want to stay away from the edge as the edge of cheap media (disc's) are poorly manufactured). Screen Shot Below:
