copying a backup

[Fatal Err0r]

Ok my question is I have some backups that are really starting to fill up md HD, so if I deleted them from my drive how bad would the affects be if I re-ripped my backup and made a second copy of it from an already backup copy? LOL Sorry if this sounds a bit confusing but not sure how else to word this one LOL :D

[Shinigami-Sama]

umm
you mean
you have backups on you pc
filling you hd
so youi burn to dvd
then you;re wondering how hte quailty would be if you re-riped the dvds?
well
you could probaly make an almost transparent copy but you would still loss data
but I'm nly assume thats what you ment

[castellanos]

@Fatal Err0r:
I think you are talking about DVD buckups in your HD... if that's right, Are those buckups already transcoded to a 4,4 GB DVD? or you just keep them as the original?
If they are already transcoded, you may just burn the files directly with Nero or other burning software program... and no quality lost (or at least no more that what already is).
If you keep as the original DVD, you can transcode them with DVD Shrink in order to put them in a single sided DVD (4,4 GB)... then you are going to loose a little bit of quality, depending how big is the film... unless, you burn the files in a Dual Layer DVD... in this case, there is also no quality lost.
Greetings! ;)

Edit: In any case, you don't need to ripp the files again... they are already ripped.

[Fatal Err0r]

Yeah the backups that are on my HD now are the full DVD rips, the backups are the transcoded versions on the 4.7 GB discs. My concern was mainly my HD space been depleated to almost nothing. Because I was contimplating deleting the files, and wondering about if I then later riped the copy back to my HD at a later date how that would affect the quality. I might do a few test's on this though, and see how they turn out.

[*.mp4 guy]

Ripping itself does not cause quality degradation, transcoding does. so in theory you could rip something then burn it then repeat that over and over without quality loss. The in theory part is due to possible read/write errors and scratches.

[Mug Funky]

hard disks are sooo cheap :)

..but i got 200 gigs the other day and already it's down to 10 gig left. stupid DV files take so much space.