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Old 10-31-2005, 03:26 AM   #1
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Hi
If you backup 8GB dvd into 4.7Gb disk, what dvd feature suffers the most?
You getting say 60% compression. You getting not good picture or sound as on
original dvd?
thanks




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Old 10-31-2005, 04:04 AM   #2
Baz
 
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The sound isn't altered.
Of course you'll lose some video quality
Depends on your eyes, your TV etc whether it's good enough for you.
Try it and see, blanks are pretty cheap.

"jazu" <nospam> wrote in message news:...
> Hi
> If you backup 8GB dvd into 4.7Gb disk, what dvd feature suffers the most?
> You getting say 60% compression. You getting not good picture or sound as
> on original dvd?
> thanks
>



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Old 10-31-2005, 12:59 PM   #3
Bob
 
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On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 19:26:00 -0800, "jazu" <nospam> wrote:

>Hi
>If you backup 8GB dvd into 4.7Gb disk, what dvd feature suffers the most?
>You getting say 60% compression. You getting not good picture or sound as on
>original dvd?


Supposedly compressing as much as 50% does not affect video quality
enough to be noticable on a conventional 19" TV. Some people claim you
can't notice anything up to a conventional 27" TV.

But when you are viewing on a 36" or 42", that much compression is
claimed to be noticable. Some say you can't go below 60%, some say
even higher.

If you re-author out all the extraneous material and keep only the
main titles and one sound track, then you should get 60% or better.


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Old 10-31-2005, 04:40 PM   #4
Biz
 
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The sound is untouched. Many people claim they cannot tell the difference
between a single layer copy and the original. I typically remove all the
extras, all non-English subtitles and audio tracks, then shrink to keep the
compression as low as possible..I also use Deep analysis and AEC...


"jazu" <nospam> wrote in message news:...
> Hi
> If you backup 8GB dvd into 4.7Gb disk, what dvd feature suffers the most?
> You getting say 60% compression. You getting not good picture or sound as

on
> original dvd?
> thanks
>
>



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Old 11-01-2005, 11:16 AM   #5
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I have used DVD shrink to go to 50% or so, and the quality holds up OK.
I have a 32 inch flat screen. Ideally, I like to keep the feature movie
at 75%, but if I want extras then sometimes that can't be done.

Freddy

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Old 11-02-2005, 01:31 AM   #6
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Like Freddie, I also use DVD Shrink for compression. On my 32" Philips
TV, I've noticed literally no loss. Sound is great, picture is great.
I haven't compared anything on a larger screen. A quick trip to Best
Buy with a recorded disc would answer any questions though.



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Old 11-02-2005, 07:34 AM   #7
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On 1 Nov 2005 17:31:16 -0800, "cmccab01" <> wrote:

>Like Freddie, I also use DVD Shrink for compression. On my 32" Philips
>TV, I've noticed literally no loss. Sound is great, picture is great.


What is the compression percentage?


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