PC to disc. Whats the best programme??

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Hi all,

I currently use Nero 7 to transcode films etc and copy to disc. Is there a better / quicker programme that I could use? I’ve used “Santa” but the quality wasn’t great.

Thanks for any help

Kenster

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A fully updated version of Nero recode set to 2 passes actually does a good job. You can also try Slysoft CloneDVD2. But these programs still perform transcodeing. Stay away from DVD Shrink its very old.

If you’re intent on shinking the file you can either Recode it using DVD Rebuilder and HC or CCE.

A better method is getting a DVD Player that will play Divx or Mp4(Mpeg4) as the DVD format (Mpeg2) is very old and outdated. With one of these players you can encode the movie to Divx/Xvid/MP4 and watch it on your TV with no quality loss and many episodes on one disc.

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I’m going to sound really stupid here BUT, I dont know how to set nero to 2 passes, not actually sure what that means, and I have Divx on my PC, never used it, but can I copy a film straight onto a disc using that programme if my DVD player is suitble to play it

Cheers

Kenster

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I use the divx program all the time. as long as your DVD player is compatible all you have to do is burn it in nero as a DATA CD or DATA DVD. If you do DVD you can fit about 5 movies on one disc. and the quality is great, as long as the source file is good!

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Thanks for that, I’ll give it a try.

Kenster

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i use the divx program all the time. as long as your DVD player is compatible all you have to do is burn it in nero as a DATA CD or DATA DVD. If you do DVD you can fit about 5 movies on one disc. and the quality is great, as long as the source file is good!

Most DVD players will NOT play Divx/Xvid encoded files.

Although most will play KVCD

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With Kvcd files can you change the screen size from letterbox to 4.3

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With Kvcd files can you change the screen size from letterbox to 4.3

this is not recommended as kvcd files are highly compressed already. trying to change the screen size will usuallly give poor results. try using the zoom feature on your dvd player if it has one.

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I’m going to sound really stupid here BUT, I dont know how to set nero to 2 passes, not actually sure what that means, and I have Divx on my PC, never used it, but can I copy a film straight onto a disc using that programme if my DVD player is suitble to play it
Cheers

Kenster

That is an option in Nero Recode when transcoding a DVD to fit on a DVD5. Two passes means better quality but it takes longer.

Just to add to the info. Nero really sucks for burning disc images and don’t even try to burn a dual layer image with it.

Get Alcohol 120% or the awesome freeware Imgburn (formally DVD Decrypter) to burn disc images.

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Nerovision also has a setting for 2pass encoding, or single pass (default).

I’m gonna be updating my guide to reflect recent changes in the program, and add graphics as well.

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