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Burning a DVD
01-06-2009 10:03 PM
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The first time I tried, it told me I had to remove 4.2 Gb of files which I have now done. That means that the DVD should be big enough to burn the remaining files which are about 4.2 Gb also. However, whenever I try to burn, the software then tells me that the DVD is not large enough !
What am I doing wrong ? Can anyone advise ?
Thanks for any help.
Re: Burning a DVD
01-06-2009 10:15 PM
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http://www.dvdshrink.org/what_en.php
You can use this with whichever burning software you have
Re: Burning a DVD
01-06-2009 10:42 PM
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Re: Burning a DVD
01-06-2009 10:43 PM
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Re: Burning a DVD
01-06-2009 10:57 PM
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Try it for yourself and see what you think.
Re: Burning a DVD
01-06-2009 11:27 PM
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If its an avi/mpg file it has to be redone into dvd compatible format. To re mix the dvd unless you have a quad processor can take hours and hours. It amazed me when I got my quad as its the only time you see the difference. On the old pc it would take 6 hours to redo a film but with a quad 45 mins
Re: Burning a DVD
01-06-2009 11:38 PM
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I have downloaded DVDShrink and installed it. The film was copied from a DVD using DVDDecrypter successfully. It runs fine on the hard disk, but is 8 Gb. I want ideally to reduce it to fit on just one DVD.
But what I do not know is which of the files contain the rubbish ? All I want is just the film itself. How do I tell which files contain the rubbish and which ones the film ?
The large files all have a format of *.VOB.
Re: Burning a DVD
01-06-2009 11:58 PM
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Re: Burning a DVD
02-06-2009 1:16 PM
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Quote from: shermans The large files all have a format of *.VOB.
You could try playing each vob file in something like VLC player. You may find the film is split over more than one VOB file, though.
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Re: Burning a DVD
02-06-2009 2:42 PM
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Quote from: shermans But what I do not know is which of the files contain the rubbish ? All I want is just the film itself. How do I tell which files contain the rubbish and which ones the film ?
If I remember DVD Shrink correctly it allows you to click on each file on the disk, and plays it in a little box within the same program. That way you can tell straight away which files to keep and which to discard (by removing the tick marks.)
I think it also lists the main film files separately from the extras on the disk, so you can see at a glance which is which.
It's been a while since I used DVD Shrink so I could be wrong, but there is a button on the toolbar called Re-Author or something like that, where you are given these options.
Cheers
Steven
Re: Burning a DVD
02-06-2009 3:00 PM
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Having said that, if I manually open the DVD from Windows Media Player, I can get them to play.
I should have mentioned that I do not possess a DVD player and only ever use the laptop.
Any idea why WinDVD (HP's default player with a dedicated button) should refuse to play the DVD whereas Media Player does ?
Re: Burning a DVD
02-06-2009 3:34 PM
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At the botttom of the page there are some links to guides which are very informative this one gives details with screenshots of how to shrink and burn dvd with DVDshrink, both straight from the disk and from files on your computer.
Within the guides there are recommendations for various shrinking, burning and menu editing software. Personally I avoid Nero software.
Re: Burning a DVD
02-06-2009 11:42 PM
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There is a full tutor for dvdshrink at http://www.dvdshrink.info/guides.php
Their forum is here http://forums.afterdawn.com/forum_view.cfm/125
Re: Burning a DVD
03-06-2009 12:08 PM
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But the DVD plays from the root in Windows Media Player, so no problem, but in future I will load into "VIDEO_TS".
So thanks again for all the help.
Re: Burning a DVD
03-06-2009 3:51 PM
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I have appended names to the end of the Folder name on my hard disc and the disply programs (I have several) read them with no trouble.
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