Mobile/PDA About Us Advertise here
User User name Password  
  Not registered yet? Register here.
Lost your password? Click here. 		 
  Home   News   Guides   Downloads   Glossary   Hardware   Profiles   Forums   v4  
 Advertise at AfterDawn.com     Link to us!     Private messages     Compose a private message     List of all updated threads     Threads without replies     Search messages
Friday 10.10.2025 / 11:54
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   Pĺ svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > dvd±r discussion > dvd±r for advanced users > how exactly does shrink 'alter' video files at no compression.. and does clone do the same?
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
How exactly DOES Shrink 'alter' video files at no compression.. and does Clone do the same?
  Jump to:
 
Posted Message
-Marlin-
Member
_ 		23. September 2005 @ 13:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I still don't really undersatnd what Shrink does even at 0% compression to alter video files. Can someone explain it to me?

I mean I don't get the difference when one program encodes compared to another, or what transcoding is and whether it's good or not.

I just want a true 1:1 copy, a pefect copy.

Does CloneDVD do the same thing? Or will it ake a true copy?
[ + quote]
Advertisement
_ 		__
jmet
Senior Member
_ 		23. September 2005 @ 13:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If you want a 1:1 identical copy, I suggest you invest in some "Dual Layer" blank media. They are pricey though compared to single layer media. They are about $5.00 a pop.

Easiest way to make a copy of a movie using dual layer media is by just doing a ISO Read then a ISO Write in DVD Decrypter.
[ + quote]
Check out the "New" Digital Digest - http://www.digital-digest.com/
-Marlin-
Member
_ 		23. September 2005 @ 15:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yeah, I know how to make a DL copy.... but if have a bunch of movies that need no compression when I write only the movie file, or just take out one or two audio streams... these are the movies I want to be able to burn with no alteration of video files.

I use RB w/CCE for compression down to 75%, anything below that I will either do a DL burn or even split it into 2 DVDs (which I would prefer to avoid).

I just don't know if this "DVD Shrink alters the video even at 0% compression" thing is being blown way out of proportion or what. I just hate the feeling of having an slightly inferior copy when I could have a true 1:1 unaltered copy of the original by using a different program.

I am also a bit afraid of the longevity of burnable DVD's as no one can really say how long they will last, some say about 5 years, yet Maxell advertises 100yr archival life.....and DL's are aminimum of $7.00CDN on sale here, whereas I can get TY and Verb 4.7GB DVD's for $0.60 a piece, so if they go after 5 years it's not as big a deal.

Man do I ramble a lot.
[ + quote]
-Marlin-
Member
_ 		23. September 2005 @ 15:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
So my main question.... is does Nero Recode or DVD Clone.... at 0% compression..... alter the video files in any way like DVD Shrink does?
[ + quote]
Advertisement
_ 		__
 
_
Whisperer
Senior Member
_ 		23. September 2005 @ 18:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
CloneDVD will give you a perfect 1:1 quality copy at 0% compression. The log will even say that the size is sufficient and the transcoder has not engaged (or words to that effect).
[ + quote]

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 23. September 2005 @ 18:46
Related links
Download DVD Shrink from here.
Read our DVD Shrink guide from here!
 
Related forum topics Posts Last post Forum room
Transfer DVD Shrink "recognition" ability. Old computer to New computer 11 31. May 2014 DVD Shrink forum
ImgBurn DVD Decrypter won't work with Shrink 3 29. May 2014 DVD Shrink forum
Nebraska Won't Go Into Shrink 8 22. March 2014 DVD Shrink forum
DVD Shrink 3 10. February 2014 Video - Software discussion
DVDLab Pro to DVD Shrink issue 3 8. February 2014 Video - Everything else
Getting the famous "dvd shrink encountered an error and cannot continue invalid dvd navigation structure" message 9 3. February 2014 DVD Shrink forum
DVD Shrink - what happened!! 6 20. January 2014 DVD Shrink forum
Is DVD Shrink 2013 a hoax? 11 25. November 2013 DVD Shrink forum
DVD Drive and DVD shrink 2 26. October 2013 Convert DVD to another format
shrink isnt working with my windows vista 8 23. September 2013 DVD Shrink forum

 
afterdawn.com > forums > dvd±r discussion > dvd±r for advanced users > how exactly does shrink 'alter' video files at no compression.. and does clone do the same?
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2025 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork