I can't say that I've even seen a DVD over 4.7gig yet. ..nothing I've ripped anyway.
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I can't say that I've even seen a DVD over 4.7gig yet. ..nothing I've ripped anyway.
Well, file size of the finished product is pegged to DVD capacity, 4.7 GB, but when you encode an original video file, you may have to fudge a bit to get it to fit. Most of the bundled software you get with DVD burners only supports fixed rate encodiing at 8 or 9 megabits per second, and the ISO standard DVD format, which is only (believe it or not) good for a maximum file size of 2 GB!
There are more sophisticated products available such as Nero 6 Ultra (which includes NeroVision Express editing and DVD authoring software) and TMPGenc Plus which will permit, you either automatically or manually, to adjust the bitrate at which the file is encoded. You can also choose from options such as automatically adjusted constant bitrate encoding or automatic variable bitrate, and they will also alter the file format to burn files in excess of 2 GB
Ed,
I know you'd really like to go down the Free route, but the more I look into DVD XCOPY XPRESS the more I am drawn to it and it's meager $59.99 price tag (US after rebate) with unconditional money back guarantee if you buy it from their website.
it's single click copy and it compresses the video a bit to fit the entire disc, (menus features etc) onto one blank DVD media. they have a forum where you can download tdf files (title definition files) that define the correct title layout for difficult to backup movies like finding nemo. and according to most I've read, backup time can be right around 1 hour ---- which aint bad at all.
it's not free, but for the ease of use the price is pretty cheap!
a burner and Xcopy Xpress are on my Xmas list this year.
I run DVD XCopy Express for DVD backups. I also have NERO 6 since I burn more than just DVDs. Both work well. Express will rip an entire DVD now instead of just the main movie. Nero allows you to capture streaming data up to 9716Kbps. I love the menu and recoding features in nero.
what are you're backup times with Xcopy Xpress generally. I'm looking at the NEC 1300A (dual format 4X) and getting a liteon 166 just to do the ripping. I'm hoping for around an hour to complete the whole process. Is this realistic?Quote:
Originally Posted by silencio
also how is the quality. . . . anything over VHS is just fine for me. . . . thanks
The quality is pretty good. They look just like DVDs to me. I haven't actually timed it but with a 4x writer I'd put the time at about 45 minutes to rip and write. A couple things to note, the last version of DVD XCopy Express didn't work on episodic DVDs. I haven't tried one with this version. Also, I do get the occasional DVD that it won't read at all (errors out on some sector during the read). Overall though it works pretty good.
It's not free, but it will copy a long movie onto one DVD-/+R. I burnt Gladiator on one DVD with DVD Xcopy Xpress and by viewing either one you couldn't tell which DVD was the copy. And with the latest update it even includes the menus and bonus features that are on the disc. Compatabily isn't an issue either, unless you try to view on one of them older DIVX/DVD players. You can try to pan it out with all of them free players, but by the time you figure out which free utility works best on which movie you'll be going through a bunch of DVD Rs which aren't cheap. Not all DVD players play CD-Rs either. Right now I'm gonna burn Finding Nemo so the kids don't scratch the crap out of the original.
The currently available to download version don't do episodic stuff either ;), well it got the menus & the first episode, but forgot about the rest ! :sad: ... I think I needed to go get a 'tdf' .... however having to do 'that' is now pushing this product out of my definition of 'simple' ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by silencio
Don't they ? I ain't found one yet that don't, though I think I've only tried 8 different models ... mmmmm !Quote:
Originally Posted by 3D Prophet III
I'm not talking about computer DVD players, I'm talking about home entertainment equipment. I've had a lot of people complaining that their unable to play music they've recorded on CD-Rs on their home DVD players. The status window on the DVD player would say "No Disc".Quote:
Originally Posted by confus-ed
Im pretty sure that these arent available at the moment, im sure i got told at work that these are pressed, this was a while ago, so things might have changed mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by athlon
Mick