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Can you tell the difference between a compressed DVD vs the original?

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That is, when you rip them off DVD Shrink and burn them.

Maybe if they were put side by side I might be able to tell, but in general I can't.

Is there a certain percentage after you compress it that you can begin to tell?
 
i cant tell the difference between a DVD and a DIVX encoded version of the same movie (i have a DIVX dvd player so watch it on tv, so it loooks no different). usually encoded it in High quality home theater mode, usually ends up round 1gig for the file.

i can some times tell if i watch it on my computer monitor, but very rarely...usually the odd blocky patches give it away
 
Yes now that I use a 1080p screen and TheaterTek. On my old 27" standard CRT I could barely tell the difference, though, I find DVDs compression really bad as is (vs Laser Disc and other uncompressed formats)
 
Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer
i cant tell the difference between a DVD and a DIVX encoded version of the same movie (i have a DIVX dvd player so watch it on tv, so it loooks no different). usually encoded it in High quality home theater mode, usually ends up round 1gig for the file.

i can some times tell if i watch it on my computer monitor, but very rarely...usually the odd blocky patches give it away
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The only time I really notice it with DiVX or XviD is when the screen is mainly the same color but with subtle color shift. The compressed result is a bunch of dancing jaggies. I think it's only a problem when it's DVD -> 1 CD.
 
I just have a crappy 10+ year old 27" CRT and it really isn't that noticeable but my brother just bought a new 30" HDTV and it is clearly visible.
 
yeah, it'll depend on the compression, but unless you're watching on some 13" TV, it shouldn't be that hard to tell. Put it on a proper display and it should be readily obvious.
 
I dont notice it much, but I am always trying to compress as little as possible by compressing the menu's and special features to death. Sometimes I take the special features out all the way to save more space.
 
Originally posted by: Montano
Originally posted by: John

It depends on the compression %.
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FTW !!
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No shlt. I love how all these nimrods are 100% sure you can tell the difference, without even knowing the extent of the compression. :roll:

My opinion of the quality of feedback around here, is dropping by the minute!
 
I can tell the difference no matter what, but whether or not I care enough to be bothered by it is a different story.
 
It depends on a lot of things, including compression (more tolerable on higher bit-rate originals), type of display, calibration, and play back method (better players are more forgiving). Calibration of the display helps a lot even with gross amomalies. Better to span disks if you have the meed and capability.
 
Originally posted by: John
It depends on the compression %.
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I have a 24" CRT STV, certain movies (LOTR:ROTK) shrink down almost 50%, I couldn't see an awful lot of difference, using DVD Copy 2. Luckily most movies don't lose more than 5-10% at most. I'm sure if I had a nice HDTV I'd see it a lot more, but I don't 🙂
 
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