Burning Dvd's

[morris30]

Recently bought a dvd burner, which came with nero sofware. When I open nero and add the movie, it tells me the file is to big for the disc (maxell dvd+r 8x 4.7gb 2hrs). I cut out the credits from the start of the movie and from the end. Still to big. (to big lol) It does say that the project could fit on a dvd-9 disc. Can anyone tell me what a dvd-9 disc is. Also, I did manage to burn one movie so far but it took about ten hours, is this normal?
Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[threefivefive]

Retail movies that you buy or rent are dual-layer discs which can have up to 8+ GB of data. You're trying to copy that onto a single layer disc which can only hold half that amount. Cutting out the credits isnt enough. You'll either have to use a program to compress the whole movie (dvd xcopy, clone dvd etc type of program), or buy dual layer blank discs. Also, 10 hours for copying a dvd is definitely not normal. Of course it is dependant on the speed of your computer hardware, but 2 hours is much more reasonable.
cheers

 

[Preferred]

dvdSanta

The name may sound strange, get dvdSanta. It will be available on any p2p.

This is the easiest and fastest software to burn dvd.

 

[bluebinary]

I use dvd shrink it's pretty easy to use, compresses the video if it's too big, let's you remove the extras if you want.

http://www.mrbass.org/dvdshrink/

 

[baci2004]

Do a search, there are a few threads outlining this stuff in detail.


Good luck!

 

[frankcastle]

dvd shrink is great you can

1)pick and choose the parts you want to keep but lose the menu
(e.g. let's say you don't want spanish audio or subtitles you can remove them, or let's say the extras are lame)
I recommend doing this for movies that exceed the 4.7 gb mark by a small amount


2)compress the movie, you keep everything but lose a bit on the video and audio resolution, hard to detect if you don't have a high end theatre.
I recommend this for things like seasons of tv shows because it sucks to lose the menu and have to chapter forward till you find the episode you want.

3)Since the movies are split up into chapters you can split the movie onto 2 disks..... you lose the menu but its like watching a lazer disc where part way through the movie it stops and you throw on the next disc.

I recommend this for movies where the extras don't interest you.

4)Or look for older movies usually ones in the cardboard cases for example, these movies are single layer discs meaning the will fit on just one 4.7 gb disk.

 

[Maximus69]

DVD Shrink is a great program and it is a free download. You'll also need to download the program DVD43free, to remove the R.S.S. (or is it C.S.S.) encryption that they put on their DVD's so you can't just copy them.

There are many other programs that you can get. If you need guides or F.A.Q. for all your burning needs, checkout these two sites:

http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/

http://forum.doom9.org/index.php?

You can also download the programs from the afterdawn site.

10 hours is an incredibly long time to burn a DVD. What is the speed of your writer? Also, if your writer can write faster than 8X are you using 8X discs. It only takes me 15 minutes to decode and then 10 minutes to burn. Choosing the right media is also important. I stick with Sony or Ridata discs.

Hope this helps,

Max

 

[sillybillybob]

No point buying dual layer discs unless you have a dual layer burner. They're fairly new, at least in terms of being available as stand-alone consumer drives or built in to your computer.

Also, dual layer blank discs are still crazy expensive: upwards of $10 a disc. Whereas name brand blank single-layer discs can be had for less than 50 cents each.

 

[CityOfJoy]

DVD R help

DVD Shrink is THE software to use to be able to fit large movies (dual layer) into a 4.7 (single layer) disc.

www.dvdrhelp.com is the de facto standard web site for such topics.

 

[pete58]

New Program

Just saw a new program on "Call for Help" haven't tried it yet.
http://www.shrinkto5.com/