kenster197 Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Shroud Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 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 A better method is getting a DVD Player that will play Divx or Mp4(Mpeg4) as the DVD format (Mpeg2) is very old and outdated.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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenster197 Posted October 28, 2006 Author Share Posted October 28, 2006 (edited) 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 Edited October 30, 2006 by Dark_Shroud (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow_76 Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 (edited) 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! Edited October 30, 2006 by Dark_Shroud (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenster197 Posted October 28, 2006 Author Share Posted October 28, 2006 (edited) Thanks for that, I'll give it a try. Kenster Edited October 30, 2006 by Dark_Shroud (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The UnUsual Suspect Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 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 Suspect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meverick Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 (edited) With Kvcd files can you change the screen size from letterbox to 4.3 Edited October 30, 2006 by Dark_Shroud (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow_76 Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Shroud Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 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 itCheers 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The UnUsual Suspect Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 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. Suspect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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