Burning on a Dual layered DVD+R

[Monkeys]

I recently burned a dvd+r dual layered and the burn process went fine. When I went to watch the dvd it was choppy and everyonce in a while boxes would appear around the people moving. What I did was decrypt the movie, then I ran it through dvd shrink with no compression. Did i do something wrong or can you suggest a better way to get a better burn. Because I do not want to experiment much on the dual layered discs because they are expensive. Thanks

[jmet]

If your burning to a Dual Layer disc, then there is no need for DVD Shrink. Just make a 1:1 identical copy by using DVD Decrypter in "ISO" mode.

1. Open up DVD Decrypter
2. Click "Mode"
3. Then click "ISO"
4. Then "Read R"
5. Wait for it to finish reading/ripping the DVD
6. After it gets done reading/ripping, click "Mode"
7. Then click "ISO"
8. Then click "Write W".

After it gets done burning, you will have a exact copy of the orginal DVD.

[LT. Columbo]

what speed did you burn at?

[nwg]

I have also had success with Nero. I rip in file mode with DVD Decrypter then burned with Nero Burning Rom using the drag and drop method.

BTW, it is Double Layer DL+R. Dual Layer is for DL-R/DL-RW (when available).

[Monkeys]

I burned it at 2.4 the slowest i could...also do i need to change my settings at all for ISO mode or is the default settings the best?

[blutach]

No need for DVD Shrink at all - it will probably screw things up unless you have unticked remove layer break and even then, you can't trust Nero with its sector allocations.

For a perfect 1:1 copy, do as jmet says.

Also, you might try using Verbatims as your media.

Regards

[nwg]

So far oin three DVD's, Nero has duplicated the same layer change as the original.

[Monkeys]

Ok thanks, but for decrypter do I need to change any of my ISO mode settings or are the default settings the ones I should use?

[blutach]

@Monkeys - Use the defaults.

@nwg - this is fine for 1:1 copy where you do nothing. But wait till you find a DVD with significant padding somewhere. Nero will tighten it up. Your LB will be in an incorrect possie. Check out PgcEdit v6 in a few days mate. Can set your own LB.

EDIT: Check this out - http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...842#post674842

Regards

[nwg]

@blu

I am only interested in 1:1. This is partly due until they get below 50p per disc, I am not going to do anything to the disc that may create a coaster or not play properly.

[blutach]

Then I'd use ISO mode with DVD Decrypter, preserving the LB. But each to his own. Do check out that link - jinjin_jp is a great addition to d9.

Regards

[nwg]

Then I'd use ISO mode with DVD Decrypter, preserving the LB. But each to his own. Do check out that link - jinjin_jp is a great addition to d9.

Regards

I did check that link out. Looks interesting but above me.

I suppose I was hindered by fy first burned coaster with DVDD. Also, before DVDD forums went down. I kept hearing different things regarding the layer change in DVDD from the DVDD forums and here. If DVDD preserves the layer change. It might have been better to have the words "keep original layer change/break" rather than Calculate Opimal. I also heard that DVDD chooses it's own place for the layer change.

Therefore, as I know Nero works. I am using that for now as I keep reading conflicting posts.

I wonder what would happen if Nero is used to burn the ISO image from DVDD?

[blutach]

PgcEdit certainly allows you flexibility in choosing the LB within specs. I think, however, that choosing to keep the original LB is the best because that is where the studio chose to ran audio (and video) buffers out.

I can't imagine that Nero couldn't burn an image output from PgcEdit (really mkisofs). It really can't do anything to the image (unless it goes about reconverting it to NRG format, in which case, kiss your ISO goodbye). But in the normal sense of burning the ISO you made, there would be no repacking of sectors. I will ask r0lZ (or you can (in that thread)).

Regards