DVD2SVCD and series

[aristoteles1000]

Is there a possibility to make series (Star TRek etc) with DVd2svcd?
If not, which proggie is the best?
CU, A.

[bobwillis]

Hi,

DVD2DVD is primarily for main movie only. However, you can do all of the episodes separately, specifying a CD size that would allow all the episodes you intend to do to fit on one disc. You would then have to use a separate authoring tool such as scenarist or dvd-lab to create a menu and re-author your encoded episodes. This seems like a lot of hard work to me (especially if you're a beginner), so I would just use DVD-Rebuilder.

DVD-Rebuilder is currently in beta testing, and MAY provide an output with occassional stutter. This stuttering only seems to occur on certain standalone machines.

You could also use DVD-Shrink, splitting the episodes over two discs (whilst keeping the menu) and replacing the episode you don't want with a still picture. Providing you don't use less than a 70% compression ratio, the result will still be 'high quality'. For instance, if the original disc has 6 episodes, you could produce one disc with episodes 1-3, and another disc with episodes 4-6. This would be my approach.

Regards,
Bob

[aristoteles1000]

Hi bobwillis,
thanks for your answer.
I`m a trekkie fan and will copy Star Trek – Next generation. DVd2S is a lot of hard work. No, thank you.
I have used Rebuilder sometimes, but you are right, I had an output with occassional stutter. Terrible, if you look the movie and suddenly stuttering.
Is the new version 0.65 better?? I don´t have the version.
I will produce a disk with all version like on the original DVd. So I think I need a proggie with cce.
Why cannot DVd2Svcd copy a whole DVd?? Coming next??

Regards, A.

PS: I can´t understand that the new RB costs money. It is a lot of work, but I think it`s freeware??

[bobwillis]

I don't have access to DVD-RB 0.65, so I can't comment on whether it still stutters. Reading the DVD-RB forum yesterday suggested that the problem still exists.

DVD2DVD doesn't do multi-episode disks, because it is virtually impossible to automate the process of authoring several titlesets whilst keeping the original menu. JDobbs (to my knowledge) is the first man to tackle this extremely difficult problem. He has my full respect (if not my money) for attempting such a problem.

Since you want to create a disc with all the episodes on without a great deal of manual work, I can only suggest trying DVD-RB or Shrink. For some discs, shrink can still produce watchable output quality at 60%!

Regards,
Bob

[jsoto]

Other choice you have is to encode the episodies with DVD2DVD and use the replace feature of VobBlanker :) . (Note: you have to author the new VOBs using the same audio stream indexes)

I usually do my full-backups in this way.

jsoto

[aristoteles1000]

Hi,
I can specifying a CD size with DVD2S that allow me all the episodes to do on one disc.

Okay, manuall work.
But I also will have a menue, I tried it with Tmpg Author, but this proggie can do no subs. Star Trek, The next generation Seasson 1 to 7, has subs. Which authoring proggie will do the subs from the original??
Regards, A.

[bobwillis]

Scenarist, DVD-Maestro or DVD-Lab Pro (there are others I'm sure). Unfortunately they all cost money.

DVD-Lab Pro is the cheapest at $199 and has a full 30 day evaluation.
This is the link for DVD-Lab Pro
http://www.mediachance.com/dvdlab/dvdlabpro.html

Jsoto's vobblanker sounds as though it is worth exploring.

[jsoto]

I also will have a menue, I tried it with Tmpg Author, but this proggie can do no subs. VobBlanker will keep the original menu. About subs, I'm using mdvdauth which keeps all subs, but it is based on IFOEdit authoring, and there are some issues reported in NTSC. Other possibility ir reauthoring with Rejig.

jsoto