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<blockquote data-quote="Klept" data-source="post: 108368" data-attributes="member: 28874">hmm.. Weird that the name,DvdSHRINK inplies that. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; Lets not morph things though. You CAN have it compress, or you can do FULL backup. By Default if you feed DVDShrink a Dual layer 8gig DVD, it will set compression to &quot;Automatic&quot;. The purpose of DVD shrink in my experience is so I can take a DUAL-LAYER Dvd, 8+Gigs and make it fit on a 4.2 gig dvd. It does not do this simply by removing menus etc. Most new action movies etc are dual layer. 8 Gigs. If you use DVD shink on a DVD like this, and use the default &quot;Automatic&quot; for DVD copression, it will make that 8gig &quot;Main Movie&quot; 4.somthing gigs. Yes you will see some Pixelation in dark scenes on the movie if it was originally an 8 gig title.OP, As it relates to you, I would suggest a FULL rip of the movie to the HDD. That way if you decide to burn them off, you have eveything DVDShrink needs to make a DVD Disc for you. (You can do this w/o a full movie rip, but for ease-of-use, I just suggest a full rip.) Also - if you get a Dual Layer DVD burner in the future, you'll be set to burn the larger 8gig movies w/o any compression loss.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Klept, post: 108368, member: 28874"] hmm.. Weird that the name,DvdSHRINK inplies that. :) Lets not morph things though. You CAN have it compress, or you can do FULL backup. By Default if you feed DVDShrink a Dual layer 8gig DVD, it will set compression to "Automatic". The purpose of DVD shrink in my experience is so I can take a DUAL-LAYER Dvd, 8+Gigs and make it fit on a 4.2 gig dvd. It does not do this simply by removing menus etc. Most new action movies etc are dual layer. 8 Gigs. If you use DVD shink on a DVD like this, and use the default "Automatic" for DVD copression, it will make that 8gig "Main Movie" 4.somthing gigs. Yes you will see some Pixelation in dark scenes on the movie if it was originally an 8 gig title. OP, As it relates to you, I would suggest a FULL rip of the movie to the HDD. That way if you decide to burn them off, you have eveything DVDShrink needs to make a DVD Disc for you. (You can do this w/o a full movie rip, but for ease-of-use, I just suggest a full rip.) Also - if you get a Dual Layer DVD burner in the future, you'll be set to burn the larger 8gig movies w/o any compression loss. [/QUOTE]

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