Is there a better way? DVD size question.

[mnkyboy69]

Anyone have any tips on this. I have a DVD to backup where the movie is about 4.1GB, and the rest of the DVD (7.1GB total size) is a bunch of extras. I ripped the DVD, and started to delete items I didnt want. I got to point where I was happy, so I started the processesing. After this was done I wanted to shrink the files with DVDShrink. It turns out the main movie would be shrunk to 60% if I kept the extras I chose.

I then had to redo everything I did before in DVDStripper (delete extras, menu items, etc). Im at the point where I want to process the files, but how can i be sure the files can be shrunk to what I want?

Questions:
1. Has the feature to use files on your harddrive been added yet? (meaning rip once to your harddrive, then reuse the files instead of ripping again, I read a thread about this as a possible future feature, but wasnt sure what version the thread was talking about)

2. What is a good way to calculate a DVD9 -> DVD5 using DVDStripper then DVDShrink? I see the total size after deleting stuff I dont want, but this doesnt include the audio (which I dont know the size until DVDShrink) and the compression of the extras. (i like to keep the movie 0% compressed or 95% max).

Any hints/tips would be appreciated, tnks

 

[fredthompson]

Your question about shrinking to the size you want doesn't make sense. You can control the shrink parameters so you can shrink it however much you want.

In your example, You're trying to put 7G or source into a DVD5 space? Bleech! Use 2 discs.

You DO realize the way you typed those questions it's impossible to answer you, right? You want >=95% compression but don't say the source size, what is "good", etc.

With DVDStripper, you can process then hit the back button then hit the next button and you'll still have the same files available. After processing, you can change the settings, rename the destination directory on your hard drive, create a new directory with the same destination name, then process again.

A "good" way? That's up to you to decide. Only you can decide what is "good" for you. Personally, I never Shrink unless the total result is <5G or so. Even then, it depends on the source material. A deep analysis can take as long as burning a second disc. Media is cheap, the time is the same, you decide.

FWIW, there have been hints that split backups made with DVDSplitter might be able to be reversed into a single whole. I assume that means if you duplicate the menu portion on each of 2 discs as the stubs could be detected.

 

[mnkyboy69]

In your example, You're trying to put 7G or source into a DVD5 space? Bleech! Use 2 discs...

No im not. I said the original DVD9 was about 7GB, I deleted a bunch of extras and it brought the size down to 5.5GB or so. What I meant was you really dont know the true size until you put the files into DVDShrink. Theres a bunch of audio to take out, and then you have to figure out the compression.

I dont want to use 2 disc. PITA imo.

You DO realize the way you typed those questions it's impossible to answer you, right? You want >=95% compression but don't say the source size, what is "good", etc...

If I want the movie to be only 95% or greater, then I can play around with the other parts of the dvd. BUT this can only be done in DVDShrink, so you dont really know how much to take out in DVDSplitter until you finished processing all the files and load the files in DVDShrink.

With DVDStripper, you can process then hit the back button then hit the next button and you'll still have the same files available. After processing, you can change the settings, rename the destination directory on your hard drive, create a new directory with the same destination name, then process again..

Does hitting the back button undo all the changes youve done, or just the processing of the files? This would allow me to process the files, check them in DVDShrink, the go back to DVDSplitter and delete more files, then re-process.

Sorry if I didnt make myself clear, thanks for the response

 

[burntup]

Why not try removing everything in DVDShrink instead of DVD Stripper? Also something that might help is reading the tutorials on this site they do work if you follow them. Good luck.

 

[mnkyboy69]

Why not try removing everything in DVDShrink instead of DVD Stripper? Also something that might help is reading the tutorials on this site they do work if you follow them. Good luck.

Why not? Because you cant! UNLESS you reauthor in DVDShrink. Even then, some extras are lumped together in 1 big file, but DVDStripper splits the file into each of the segments.

I know how to use the program, I just want to get some more tips.

 

[ablindog]

@mnkyboy69


I think I understand what you are asking. What I try to do under the same situation is first run it through DVDShrink, then remove languages I dont want and still pic the other stuff I won't be keeping, see how much space Shrink uses for the 'stills' and figure that in when Stripping. It works for me.
Wanna help anyway I can.

Hope I made sense.
HR

 

[fredthompson]

ablindog's suggestion is very good. For some complex titles I like to run DVDShrink as well. It's a great way to see the structure and play around to get an idea of what the result could look like. DVDStripper doesn't currently show some of the linkages as nicely as DVDShrink when components aren't linearly linked. Given the movie itself if 4.1G and you want no less than 95% original, quick math shows you've got 4.3-(4.1*0.95)=0.4G for other stuff. If the source isn't too complex, you could just do some quick estimates based on the sizes of the "extras" in DVDStripper's display.