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17 hr+ total process time? Ouch
How are you backing them up? Programs/reauthoring/etc?
Here's a few terms:
Dvd-9: These are the larger original movies.They have a lot of bonus features/different angles/directors commentary/extra languages.Majority of original dvds are dvd-9s.These will even have extra main movies-one may be wide screen and the other is full screen.
Dvd-9 Blanks- These are dual layers. Run about $2 a piece.They'll say 8.5 gbs on them.
Dvd-5: These in originals are single layer,usually low budget flicks like Napoleon dynamite/BTK killer-which just came out last week.
Dvd-5 Blanks: These are avg single layer. They'll say 4.7 gbs on them.
There's different ways to back these up,and the size of the original and size of the blank. Dvd-9 to dvd-5 would be compressing/squeezing data to fit a regular blank dvd. Now Dvd-9 to Dvd-9 and Dvd-5 to Dvd-5 is a 1:1 copy. No compression,so theres other ways to do these. No compression=Faster process time.
brentlly: With those limited specs on your pc,that compression will kill you on the overall time.If you throw in quality enhancements,they'll really slow you down.
I've got a 598 mhz celeron/256 mbs of rimm/xp home/and an extra 30 gb hd on my oldest pc. It was a very good burning pc,until my gb put Yahoo messenger on it and now it takes me 10 mins just to do the quick analyzation. It'll now take forever to backup a dvd-9 to dvd-5 using my usual dvd shrink and nero to autoburn.
But,that pc using dvd decrypter for 1:1 copies of low budget flicks and re-copying my backups: It'll do backups under 20 mins. It's actually faster than doing the same identical way on my other 2 pcs with a 3000+/3400+ athlon processors/1 gb ram/and over 300+ gbs of hd.
Clean out that pc,get rid of anything you can.Messenger programs/spyware/unnecessary programs/etc.
Not knowing what programs you got and how you are using them,try this:
If price of media is not a priority,use dual layer media and a program called dvd decrypter.Use Mode ISO read to harddrive.Mode ISO write/locate those mds files/open/and burn. Great program for those smaller dvd-5s onto dvd-5 blanks or Dvd-9s to Dual layer media. $2 a piece when they are on sale.
Using single layer media:
Keep compression down. Re-author for main movie only. Cut out all unnecessary sound streams/directors commentary/beginning and ending credits.
I don't know if upgrading your processor/ram/and maybe even harddrive would be cost beneficial.
Look at deals going on this week:
Staple's: their Athlon 3200+ sempron/100 gigs harddrive/dvd combo drive/17" monitor/512 mbs ramm/printer-all for $299 after rebate. Then you could throw in your burner and have a pretty decent and faster dvd burning machine.
I'd throw in another half gb ram-$40 after rebate-on sale.
Add another harddrive-$50 after rebate-on sale
They'll have cheap and under powered powersupplies and cheap modems.
HP a1118x-b/athlon 64-3300+/BenQ 1650 BCDC/LG 8163B/Modded Wii/Epson-R300 and Ty Watershields!!! This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 11. May 2006 @ 12:12
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