Hi people, something strange happened: Somebody gave me a DVD (DVD+R, 4,7 GB, 120 Minutes) with 2 Sisters gigs (each about an hour long) to copy.
If I put this dvd into my player (Mac G3 ibook, 800 mhz processor, OSX 10.4.3.) it plays fine. If I want to burn a copy of it though, my burner, or rather Toast Titanium 6.1. tells me there are 7,3 GB on this dvd. And I can neither copy it onto a normal dvd nor onto a double layer one, because regularly at the end (last 2 minutes to copy) my player can't read it anymore. But it plays it fine from beginning to end.
I've tried two ways:
1. "normal" burn copy of dvd_ts (or something the like, as no other format would work)
2. direct copy.
Question: How come a 4,7 gb dvd can contain 7.3 gb?
What can I do?
I've already "made" a clone of it with "Silverkeeper", so I've got the content on my hd...
Any help, suggestions, knowledge greatly appreciated...
Cheers, Eva.
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You're on a mac aren't you Eva? Look for Mac The Ripper and DVD 2oneX (somewhere like macupdate.com)
Mac The Ripper copies any DVD (including dual-layer 9GB ones) to the hard drive; DVD 2oneX shrinks the file structure so you can burn it onto one DVD-R (or DVD+R) in Toast.
Perfect for copying DVDs and makes more accurate copies than Toast's on-the-fly copying (IMO)
And of course Toast can't copy copyright protected disks like this process can (purely for backup purposes you understand )
Mac The Ripper copies any DVD (including dual-layer 9GB ones) to the hard drive; DVD 2oneX shrinks the file structure so you can burn it onto one DVD-R (or DVD+R) in Toast.
Perfect for copying DVDs and makes more accurate copies than Toast's on-the-fly copying (IMO)
And of course Toast can't copy copyright protected disks like this process can (purely for backup purposes you understand )
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Thanks a lot to both of you!
@Petseri: I guess DVD-9 are either those you buy as "original" officials, or then double layer DVDs. The one I was given is an unofficial, marked as 4,7 GB (single layer)....
@MarkFiend: I don't have that DVD anymore, but I've made a clone of it, which is on my hd. The software I used was "Silverkeeper", which came with my dvd-burner (lacie...)... Is Mac the Ripper something similar to the sw I have (which is said to be something for back-ups and for checking different files for differences)? And if I shrink/copy the clone with that dvd 2oneX, will I have a loss of quality?
Cheers again...
Eva.
@Petseri: I guess DVD-9 are either those you buy as "original" officials, or then double layer DVDs. The one I was given is an unofficial, marked as 4,7 GB (single layer)....
@MarkFiend: I don't have that DVD anymore, but I've made a clone of it, which is on my hd. The software I used was "Silverkeeper", which came with my dvd-burner (lacie...)... Is Mac the Ripper something similar to the sw I have (which is said to be something for back-ups and for checking different files for differences)? And if I shrink/copy the clone with that dvd 2oneX, will I have a loss of quality?
Cheers again...
Eva.
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I guess so. Mac The Ripper will backup commercial DVDs too; I don't know if Silverkeeper lets you do that?Eva wrote:The software I used was "Silverkeeper", which came with my dvd-burner (lacie...)... Is Mac the Ripper something similar to the sw I have (which is said to be something for back-ups and for checking different files for differences)?
It can lose quality, yes. But not so that you'd notice really. Chances are that your DVD was sourced from VHS anyway, so it's not going to make a visible difference. Like making a 80% quality JPG into a 60% quality one. (It also allows you to get rid of soundtracks you don't want (commentaries, foreign languages etc.) which leaves more room for the video track.)Eva wrote:And if I shrink/copy the clone with that dvd 2oneX, will I have a loss of quality?
Also, it doesn't change the audio, just the video.
no problemEva wrote:Cheers again...
Eva.
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Um. The documentation for MacTheRipper mentions something called "Popcorn" but I know nothing about it.
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I'm watching this with great interest as I copied a 'cough' DVD to my HD via MTR, but couldn't burn it to disk as it was too big. I still don't know what files to copy to get it onto two disks or if that is even possible.
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i had that problem with a "back-up" i was doing. i ended up going through all the individual files and removing the superfluous ones.now the copy just goes straight into the start of the film, so no menu but the complete film.James Blast wrote:I'm watching this with great interest as I copied a 'cough' DVD to my HD via MTR, but couldn't burn it to disk as it was too big. I still don't know what files to copy to get it onto two disks or if that is even possible.
can anyone point me in the direction of a free .wmv and/or .avi to dvd convertor? all the ones i've found so far are trial versions which put a watermark on the picture.
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1. ta Lee
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2. have you Googled those words yet?
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2. have you Googled those words yet?
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googled ,yahoo'd and jeevesed...i have downloaded and installed 3 of the "free" convertors so far which do not mention the watermark until installed -just so as i can uninstall them again
if you know of freeware that is purely that and not a trial then could you let me know please.
if you know of freeware that is purely that and not a trial then could you let me know please.
Well I was handsome and I was strong
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
The only compressing software I've found which would certainly run on my mac is Roxio Popcorn - which must be the one MarkFiend mentioned as an alternative to DVD2oneX. The only BUT there is is that it's not freeware (about $ 44). But maybe you, James, can use DVD2oneX?
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I had the same experience when I was looking for a converter for the Sisters concert footage which I have saved as .mpegs. No luck, though. (Anyone interested, or is it best simply to be on the lookout for versions converted directly from a VHS source?)eastmidswhizzkid wrote:googled ,yahoo'd and jeevesed...i have downloaded and installed 3 of the "free" convertors so far which do not mention the watermark until installed -just so as i can uninstall them again
if you know of freeware that is purely that and not a trial then could you let me know please.
I did find DIKO which could handle .avi files (which I was going to use to put some grandchild video clps onto a DVD for a Chriistmas gift), but the free version would not handle so few (15) frames per second. It may work for your needs, though. http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=DIKO is one place to find it. majorgeeks may have it too. Let me know if it helps. Al;so let me know if anyone can suggest something for my video clip project. )
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Kinda off topic - what's the difference between a DVD-R and a DVD+R ?
Not much. Different makes of machine record to them them but all (well most) players play them. My old Philips (spit) DVDR used +R, my nice new Panasonic uses -R (and DVD-RAM, just to add further confusion, lol). My Pioneer burner in my PC records to both. Most +R machines have some simple onboard editing controls, which I kinda miss actually.robertzombie wrote:Kinda off topic - what's the difference between a DVD-R and a DVD+R ?
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you can get answers to all this kind of nerdy stuff at
http://www.videohelp.com
although nobody has any suggestions to my post about pc programs
to convert dvd to divx for an ipod? any suggestions ??
http://www.videohelp.com
although nobody has any suggestions to my post about pc programs
to convert dvd to divx for an ipod? any suggestions ??
you posed your question on a Saturday O MOcean Moves wrote:nobody has any suggestions to my post about pc programs
to convert dvd to divx for an ipod? any suggestions ??
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and you're still on here, Andi
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ain't nothing gradual about it Eva...Eva wrote:Professional derailer(s) I'd rather say... With a subtle strategy just gradually leading this thread astray...
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