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| Thread ID: 67856 | 2006-04-07 22:12:00 | DVD Shrink Qs | Strommer (42) | PC World Chat |
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| 444890 | 2006-04-07 22:12:00 | Non-Nero and ISO file questions: DVD Shrink defaults to burn with Nero. Can this be changed so other burners can be used besides Nero? There is an option to make an ISO file. What is the use of this? I have done a Search here on PF1 for "ISO File" but only found an explanation saying an ISO file is like a photo negative, which does not make sense to me. DVD Shrink makes files in a temporary folder: I have noticed that if I click on the largest of these files (e.g. 0.99 Gb) I can view the film on my PC, but if these files are transferred to a DVD disk, the DVD player (connected to TV), cannot access them. Can someone explain what the different files are on a DVD movie and how this relates to making a usable disk on DVD Shrink? BTW, I am using non copyright files, no commercial copy-protected movies. PF1 is not the place for illegal copy information so don't bring this here or this thread will be zapped by the mods. I find DVD Shrink a good way to reduce files so they fit on one DVD (single layer; doubles are still too expensive). Thanks. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 444891 | 2006-04-07 22:17:00 | This (stream.uen.org) page may or may not help you | Overdrive_5000 (4950) | ||
| 444892 | 2006-04-07 22:41:00 | Comments Deleted... Oops wrong info |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 444893 | 2006-04-07 23:07:00 | Thanks Overdrive. Some good explanations on that page, but I cannot see anything about ISO files. Still... is there anyway DVD Shrink can be used with a burner other than Nero? |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 444894 | 2006-04-07 23:19:00 | Just as long as whatever program u want to use knows what the format is. It'll work with it. I dont know what ISO DVDshrink is talking about. Since I dont use it for anything (Even tho, I've got the install file). BUT ISO is a compressed format, like ZIP. BUT it extracts the data / whatever is in the ISO to a blank CD. If you've ever tried to download a linux dist off the net, you'll notice (or may notice) thats in ISO format. It has everything in it to make it bootable etc. All you have to do, is use something like Nero (or whatever program u have that knows what the ISO format is), to extract it to a blank CD. So, you can use it. You can use any program u like. Nero maybe well known (in what it can do), which is why most people would recommend it. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 444895 | 2006-04-07 23:43:00 | ISO is an image of a CD or DVD you must write it as an image (Nero, Roxio and other can do this), if you try to write it as you would any other file then its just a file on a disk. | gcarmich (10068) | ||
| 444896 | 2006-04-08 00:31:00 | More information here (en.wikipedia.org). | Greg (193) | ||
| 444897 | 2006-04-08 01:31:00 | I use WINRAR to pop .iso files | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 444898 | 2006-04-08 04:17:00 | BUT ISO is a compressed format, like ZIP. BUT it extracts the data / whatever is in the ISO to a blank CD. Ah ha....so presumably it takes up less room on the HD, and this is the reason for an option to make an ISO file rather. Thanks for the explanation. Now for those who use DVD Shrink, maybe you can tell me why DVD Shrink temporary files (the ones that are placed on the HD just before burning to disk) cannot be copied "as is" and played on a DVD player (for TV). Its like this: occasionally when burning a disk unsuccessfully, an DVD Shrink message says the burning failed but the files remain in the temporay folder ready to be burned later. But if I copy the files over to Nero and burn them to a disk, it cannot be viewed on the TV. Somehow DVD Shrink must change something when burning the files onto a DVD but I cannot figure out what it is. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 444899 | 2006-04-08 04:21:00 | The answer to your first question - yes you can use other burning software. You need to select it when you do "Backup" at which point a window opens for you to select the burning software. Have a read about DVD Shrink here www.mrbass.org Secondly the ISO is a "drive image" which means the file sits in it's own virtual drive. It isn't like a normal file which is part of your system. Think of the ISO as a separate spot of info on your HD with a fence around it. So choose ISO. Bearing in mind the sensitivities of dealing with DVDs I can tell you that this www.doom9.org works at creating ISO files which are readily shrunk by Shrink and "this" then burns the DVD. So you use it before and after Shrink - my system chooses "this" by default. Read or print out the page which has a useful explanation, then go to downloads for the specific program. It works well. |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
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