If your compression ratio isn't 100%, or even 90%, even after you have reauthored, removed spanish and french audio, and cut the credits out or whatever, is it best to just use the Start / End frames option to cut the movie in half and put it on two different DVD's? What do you all do in this case?
Do most of you use the burning methods (when using shrink/nero) described in http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/...rink_page_2.cfm ? I have always ripped the movie straight into .iso format and not into files which you then add to a DVD-movie compilation and then burn. Which way is better?
If having 90 to 100% is important, i use a DL disc and get no compression. Of course i dont use that for every movie. I can live with 70-100% compression. Below that i use DVD Rebuilder Pro with CCE as the Encoder. LOTR trilogy is where i used DL discs.
An ISO file is fine if you want to store it on the HD, and it is already compressed to 4.5gb or so. If you rip a DVD-9 into ISO you get a DVD-9 size ISO that has to be reduced to DVD-5 if thats what you are burning to. A DVD-5 ISO can be burnt directly to a DVD-5 with no need to open shrink or Nero. I use Imgburn for ISO burns now as it reminds me of good old DVD-Decrypter(same designer).
http://www.imgburn.com/ You might also try ripit4me. In the 1 step mode, it runs everything for you, and only stops at the DVD Shrink setting page to let you tweek the settings.
http://www.ripit4me.org/
As Maxburn suggested 70-100% on Shrink or Recode is quite acceptable. Best thing is try one at 70% and see the product and if you can live with that compression, great. Even 65% can be good especially if you don't have large screen. Seems like a waste to do 2 discs and then have to get up and change during the movie. DLs better way to go but still quite pricy. And definitely DL ImgBurn and learn to use it for backing up single layer discs @100% building and burning the ISO. You can also use it to burn ISOs created by Shrink.
I think it is. Basically just a 100% copy of the DL. Build the ISO and Burn the ISO-No encoding. The only draw back is if you have one or two burners you still have to manually change the mode to burn the disc.
