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txguy39

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25. April 2004 @ 09:59

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Been reading the threads for hours now. One thing Im curious about is, after reading about compression and formats and ripping... Can somone explain to me if after I buy a dvd burner, and learn to use the programs listed here, and purchase top quality dvd recordable discs, will the dvd's I backup have the same quality as the original? Isnt that the point of a dvd, the sound quality the picture quality. Doesnt all this compression comprimise that? Thanks in advance for your answer.

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zany

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25. April 2004 @ 10:35

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The whole idea of backing up your OWN DVDs is so that you have them so that the original does not get damaged,Yes you do loose some quality but nothing that will be missed unless you want to put on DTS and other features that you have on the original it depends on how picky you are

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fasfrank

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25. April 2004 @ 10:41

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Your DVDs should look as good as the original. Compression does cause a slight loss of quality but its mimimal. I don't notice the difference at all, I watched one of my movies on my brother's big screen TV and it was fine. I just burn the main movie only so I'm using minimal compression.

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Nephilim

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25. April 2004 @ 10:47

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Hi,

You've certainly done your homework!

Compression can degrade the picture to varying degrees but there are other things to consider.

The main factor is what kind of tv you'll be watching the film on. If you're using a regular old set then you can compress a lot more without noticing a difference whereas if you use a HDTV the degradation is more apparent. The Deep Analysis feature in DVD Shrink helps the quality quite a bit though.

I'd suggest using an RW disc to play a round with at first to see what works best for you. Personally, if a disc is over 6GB I'll reauthor and remove the extra features so I don't have to compress as much and I don't notice a difference on a 65" Mitsubishi HDTV.

Of course all of what I just said means nothing if you get one of the dual layer burners that will be hitting the shelves very soon. If I didn't have a burner right now, I'd wait for a dual layer.

Hope this helps and welcome to AD :)
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