DVD SHRINK Question

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Lifer
May 26, 2003
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Hello folks,

I decided to backup my DVD Movies (oh gosh, 200+ :( ) so I downloaded DVD Shrink. I was talking to someone and they said I need to do Deep Analysis if I want a crispier picture and stuff. Is this true or no? It takes forever to Deep Analyze something so I figured I would ask and save myself some time...

Thanks!
 

shabby

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I usually do a deep analysis for movies that are compressed 75% and below, anything over and you wont notice a difference.
 

AtTheGates

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I don't ever do deep analysis and I've always been happy with the quality. I believe the size Shrink tells you is just a rough estimate. So if its guess was to low it could have to reduce then quality towards the end of the movie in order to keep the size right. Deep analysis gives a more precise estimate so that there will not be a drop in quality. I'm not sure about any of this, it is just what I have always thought.
 

0roo0roo

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just wait for dual layer. compressing is not backing up. its a piracy technique:p waste of time. your dvds won't rot before dual layer becomes cheap enough
 

monzie

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Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
just wait for dual layer. compressing is not backing up. its a piracy technique:p waste of time. your dvds won't rot before dual layer becomes cheap enough

????? mpeg2 is a compressable format so what the hell are you on about...why do you think everyone tries to keeep above say 70% compression (from original)? Plus dump the extra's and top and tail the credits and you may not need to re-compress at all. AND, how do die based dual layer DVD's compare in real world stand alone players which can have problems enough with genuine pressed DVD's (not die based)?