DVD Decypter vs. DVD Fab ???

[januszian]

Hello. I was just wondering about the rip quality of the DVD Decrypter. There's a program called DVD Fab which advertices itself as a "no quality loss ripping software."

Also I was wondering, I have a region 2 Panasonic DVD/VHS player which can play NTSC videos. If I use DVD Decrypter to make my Region 1 disks region 2, will they show well in my Panasonic which supports NTSC VHS tapes?

thanks a bunch!

[setarip]

"I was just wondering about the rip quality of the DVD Decrypter."

There is absolutely NO loss of quality when using DVD Decrypter - it makes identical 1:1 copies of media.


"I have a region 2 Panasonic DVD/VHS player which can play NTSC videos. If I use DVD Decrypter to make my Region 1 disks region 2, will they show well in my Panasonic which supports NTSC VHS tapes?"

What your player is capable of doing with VHS tapes is not necessarily an indication of what it can do with DVDs. Besides (since you state that you want to convert a DVD from Region 1, which is NTSC, to Region 2, which is PAL, I assume you are in Region 2), if it DOES play NTSC DVDs, why would you bother to change the region?

Additionally, changing the Region will NOT change the format (from NTSC to PAL).

[januszian]

how about region free DVD's with NTSC signal?

And isn't the main problem in my TV's capability to show NTSC signal?

[setarip]

How about an answer to MY question, to wit:
If it DOES play NTSC DVDs, why would you bother to change the region?

[januszian]

Because the region code is a dumbass invention to make people's lives more difficult.

I don't know why the hell these things even have it! But it doesn't have anything to do with the ability to play different signal types.

The Panasonic NV-VP31 can be modded to be a region free NTSC, PAL system so I just need to get it to understand a DVD and it'll propably do the rest for me...

If I insert a region 1 DVD in it, it'll complain about the disc not being the right region. But it'll show the colors correctly and everything.

[nwg]

Originally posted by januszian
Because the region code is a dumbass invention to make people's lives more difficult.

I don't know why the hell these things even have it!

It was an idea to try and stop people from places like Europe importing DVD's from region 1 (where they generally come out first). It was argued that it affected cinema sales in other countries. People would rather watch a DVD months before it came out in Europe and other places. But, as many DVD players can be made region free. It has made the idea into a joke.

If your Panasonic can play PAL and NTSC then you just need to change the region or make the DVD region free. You could make the NTSC discs into R2 as well if you wanted.

[januszian]

WORKS LIKE A CHARM!

The picture is a bit "blocky" because I had to double shrink it to make it fit.

[nwg]

Originally posted by januszian
WORKS LIKE A CHARM!

The picture is a bit "blocky" because I had to double shrink it to make it fit.

Good.

Did you end up using DVD Shrink?

If you did, it is best to use Deep Analysis and AEC for each shrink session?

[setarip]

"WORKS LIKE A CHARM!"

Glad to hear you've resolved your dilemma!

[januszian]

Yes, I used DVD Shrink and made an ISO that the decrypter could burn.

no, I didn't use the AEC yet, have to try it out.

[januszian]

So what are the main differences between the "Smooth" and "sharp" options in the AEC of the DVDshrink? Which one is "better," meaning that it uses more/less of the filter? Or are they two different filters?

[nwg]

The art of using AEC is still unknown really. It depends on the DVD and the compression.

If you are using maximum compression for the first shrink session and then just use a little for the second. I would suggest perhaps using max smooth for the first and sharp for the second.

Usually, the AEC doesn't even come on if you use little compression. Using max smooth will put it on all the time, even with little compression.

Even if you use sharp for both sesssion, it should look considerably better than not using it. Don't forget to do the deep analysis as well.

Most of the time I find the default sharp setting to be fine.