.img using dvddecrypter

[okay59]

Hi, i've read the tutorial on this but im still a bit lost as ive never used it before. Basically, i wanna make an .img file from a dvd ive got.. How would i go about this using DVDDecrypter?... also how can i size it down from 8-9GB to around the 4GB mark so i can burn it to a dvd.

[The Geek]

Hi, i've read the tutorial on this but im still a bit lost as ive never used it before. Basically, i wanna make an .img file from a dvd ive got.. How would i go about this using DVDDecrypter?...

Mode > ISO > Read

also how can i size it down from 8-9GB to around the 4GB mark so i can burn it to a dvd.

With DVD Shrink (www.dvdshrink.org). And btw, the maximum size of a dual layer DVD is about 8 GB, not 8-9 GB ;)
But why do you want an image if you're gonna downsize the DVD ?

If you use DVD+R DL, you can even do a 1:1 copy with DVD Decrypter, using Mode > ISO > Read and Mode > ISO > Write

[influenza]

And btw, the maximum size of a dual layer DVD is about 8 GB, not 8-9 GB
there tends to be a difference between commercial pressed (dual layered) dvds and dual layer dvdrs ;)

[The Geek]

There is no difference. Dual layer is 7.95 GB (8.5 GB advertised), always has been.

The Geek

[influenza]

I'm under the impression that it's 9,4 GB for a commercial dvd.

[The Geek]

The 9.4 GB (advertised) is for a double sided DVD, not a dual layered DVD.

The two sided DVD is just like two single layer (4.7 GB advertised) glued together, hence the exact augmentation of the capacity by the factor 2.

A dual layer DVD does not exactly double the capacity, so it can't be advertised 9.4 GB. It's advertised 8.5 GB (7.95 GB) for both pressed DVD-9 and DVD+R DL.
It's always been that way for the DVD-9, and the DVD+R DL is no exception.

The Geek

[killingspree]

here's an exact write up...
http://www.videohelp.com/dvd#dvdsizes

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[okay59]

When i load up dvddecrypter it says "NUmber of layers: 2" - will that mean i wont be able to burn it to a normal 4. whatever dvd after resizing?

[The Geek]

"Number of layers: 2" means that you *have* to resize it in order to fit on a single layer (4.37 GB) DVD.

The Geek