Removing PUOs

[skiierguy]

I've made a few copies of DVDs using DVD Shrink, but I still prefer keeping the original DVD fully intact (not removing extra languages, bonus features, etc). I tried doing this with DVD Shrink a few times, but it seems DVD Shrink still reencodes some stuff even when I choose to keep the whole DVD. I have a few DVD-9 .iso images that I'd like to burn to DVD+R DL discs, but I don't want DVD Shrink to lower the quality of my rips by reencoding them just to remove the PUOs.

Is there a way to simply remove all of the PUOs from a DVD .iso image (or even from VOB files) without any reauthoring/reencoding?

[wmansir]

You can mount the .iso image with Daemon Tools and then 'rip' it with DVD Decrypter. In the options of Decrypter, under each ripping method (ISO, IFO, or FILE) you can specify whether to remove PUOs from VOBs and IFOs.

[Chetwood]

DVD Shrink only applies compression when it' necessary so if your DVD-9 image fits on such a blank disk Shrink will show 100% and thus apply no compression at all.

[Dimad]

Also any editing done with VobBlanker, DvdReMake and PgcEdit will preserve original quality.

[Wheelie4]

Also on dvd's in file form, DVDFree (http://www.dvdidle.com/free.htm) is a tiny simple program that can quickly and easily removes PUO's.

removes region code (RC), region code enhancement (RCE), analog copy protection (Macrovision), and user operation prohibitions (UOPs).

[writersblock29]

@skiierguy

[Qoute] "I tried doing this with DVD Shrink a few times, but it seems DVD Shrink still reencodes some stuff even when I choose to keep the whole DVD."

I think I know what's going on here... Open DVD Shrink, and click "Edit." From the drop-down menu, select "Preferences." Now you'll get a window that will display what your target size is within DVD Shrink. It should -- by default -- be set for DVD5. Click the arrow to drop down more options; out of which you'll select DVD9. After that, you should be good to go.

You might also check out DVDFab Decrypter, which is a regularly-updated ripping tool. It'll copy the entire DVD onto your hard drive, minus PUOs and CSS, and -- since it has no encoder -- doesn't change the original's quality. All you'll have to do after ripping is burn it to dual layer media. And it costs the same as DVD Shrink: Free! Link below.

http://www.dvdidle.com/free.htm