Dvd Shrink/dvd Decrypter

[Malibu_293]

Alright, I almost think I have this figured out. I am inserting my DVD that I want to backup into my DVD drive. From there I am 1)Ripping the DVD using DVD Decrypter. After the .ISO image has been created I am 2)mounting it using Daemon. From there I am 3)opening the image up in DVD Shrink, so I can get it to fit on a DVD +5 disk. The problem I am running into is that DVD Shrink is not creating a .ISO file, it is creating more .VOB and .BUP files. Step 4 is supposed to be the burn, but when I go back to DVD Decrypter to burn, I do not know what file to burn?? Is it supposted to be a compressed .ISO file?? Is there a setting in DVD Shrink that I need to change?? Or am I missing a step some where?? Any help would be great!

[Malibu_293]

I was going to use IMG_TOOL to make an image (.ISO) but the folder that has my files from DVD Shrink (.vob, .bup) will not let me make an image. I am getting an error " Cannot find a VIDEO_TS directory". Is DVD Shrink supposed to put these files into a folder called that?? Any help would be great, as I think I am very close to makeing my first backup disk!!

[Kedirekin]

DVDShrink creates files. It doesn't currently have an option to create an ISO.

DVDDecrypter can't burn files. If you want to burn with DVDDecrypter, you'll need to create an ISO.

You can use ImageTools classic to create an ISO from the DVDShrink files. One bit of advice - put the DVDShrink files in a directory like:

my_movie/VIDEO_TS

Then select the my_movie directory as the source in ImageTools. ImageTools needs a VIDEO_TS directory in order to make an image.

Also there are a couple of add-on tools to automate the process. Do searches on AutoShrink and AutoShrinkISO - you should find several illuminating posts.

[Kedirekin]

Saw your second post.

DVDShrink puts it's output files exactly where you tell it to. It doesn't create a VIDEO_TS directory.

Image Tools needs the VIDEO_TS directory because it's designed to create compliant DVD video disk images, and every DVD video disk has a VIDEO_TS directory (and that directory must contain IFO, BUP and VOB files).

You might wonder why Image Tools doesn't just put all the files in the source directory under VIDEO_TS. There is a reason. It's so you can place other files outside of the VIDEO_TS directory (like DVD-ROM extras) and have them included in the ISO image. And those files get placed on the DVDR when you burn the image. It's pretty sweet when you get used to it.

Also, don't be surpirsed that Image Tools creates an AUDIO_TS directory. It does this to maximize player compatibility - some few (very few) stand-alone players require an AUDIO_TS directory on a DVD video disk (though it is admitedly very rare - studios are putting out quite a few DVDs with no AUDIO_TS directory, which I'm sure they wouldn't do if there were many problematic players).

[Malibu_293]

so if I am understanding: I need to create a VIDEO_TS folder where I am storing my DVD Shrink image. Right now I am storing my image in: C:\....\My Documents\DVD Movie. From what you are saying, it sounds like I need to create a VIDEO_TS folder in there an put my DVD Shrink image in there???? Is this correct?? Then when I go to Img Tools, I will tell it my source is my DVD Movie folder?? It will be looking for the VIDEO_TS folder automatically??
Once I am able to make my image with .iso, then I can select it in DVD Decrypter and burn it to disk??

Is there any better way to do this???

Cory

[Kedirekin]

Yes, you've got it all.

Depends what you mean by a better way. You could:
burn with something other than DVDDecrypter (costs money, possibility for introducing human error burning directly from files)
check out AutoShrink and AutoShrinkISO
Wait for the next version of DVDShrink, which looks like it'll have an option to create an nrg image file (which you'll probably need Nero to burn)

[bigman2]

As Kedirekin has mentioned try AutoshrinkISO. It can fully automate the whole process (including burning the ISO using DVD Decrypter).