Reduction level for dvd-5??

[geeky]

Is "Reduction level for dvd-5", does it mean that is the percentage of video compression? Is 52.8% considered good? I'm new to using this program. I've used other programs like dvd shrink and dvd2one. I would appreciate any comments. Thanks.

[jdobbs]

Originally posted by geeky
Is "Reduction level for dvd-5", does it mean that is the percentage of video compression? Is 52.8% considered good? I'm new to using this program. I've used other programs like dvd shrink and dvd2one. I would appreciate any comments. Thanks. It's actually an end result number. In your case the output would have to be sized to 52.8% of the original.

That number is pretty typical and, using CCE, would very like give you a good looking backup -- but whether it is considered "good" would depend on the compression level of the original DVD. For example, a 90-120 minute movie that was reduced that much probably would not be distinguishable from the original, while a 3 hour movie might.

[geeky]

Thanks for the explanation.

[Mutant_Fruit]

Just bear in mind that the quality of CCE is far superior to that of DVDShrink and other similar programs when they go through the same compression ratio.