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viclewis
28th February 2003, 23:28
Using DVD Decrypter it strips into 7 files of 1 GB each. When it comes from a DVD why does decrypter make so many large files. Even when I use InfoEdit I still have large files. Is there anyway to decrypt an original DVD and be able to put it on one DVD-R?:( :(
manono
1st March 2003, 02:41
Hi-

Not without stripping out the extra audio streams, subs, extras and/or reencoding the video. Have you bothered looking at the DVD Guides (http://www.doom9.org/mpg/dvdr-guides.htm)?
viclewis
1st March 2003, 06:32
Yes I have read the dvd guides! Some new topics take a while to sink in you know so give a guy a break. What is the easyist encoder to use for the vob files?:D
ammck55
1st March 2003, 08:46
Yes, there is much information to digest and it can get confusing. The forum rules link at the top of this page is a good place to start, and the link at the very bottom of that page is a must read also, it'll take you straight to markrb's sticky over in the DVD2SVCD Basic Topics forum on posting etiquette. Manono gives everybody a break. As far as encoders go, you'll probably just have to do some head to head testing, the answer to your question on that one will be pretty much up to personal tastes and what you expect out of your end product as far as speed, quality, ease of use, etc.

ammck55
manono
1st March 2003, 12:36
Hi-

why does decrypter make so many large files.

Your DVD is on a DVD-9, or dual layered DVD. It holds a little under 9GB of data. Your DVD-R, on the other hand, is a DVD-5 and holds 4.37GB of data. So most likely you have to some reencoding.

The easiest (and fastest and lowest quality, but not bad) encoder to use is DVD2One (commercial, but not that expensive), followed by Instant Copy, perhaps (also commercial). For the best quality, CCE is what you want (and it's real expensive).
jggimi
1st March 2003, 16:34
why does decrypter make so many large files

The DVD standard is for VOB (Video Object Block) files to max at 1 GB each. Another interesting and valuable set of guides is DVD Basics (http://www.doom9.org/dvd-basics.htm), where internal format, aspect ratio, and other information can be found.