Can the contents of a DVD be backed up on a CD ?

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  • alykhalil
    Platinum Member
    Platinum Member
    • Apr 2005
    • 189

    Can the contents of a DVD be backed up on a CD ?

    i was wondering if there was a way to back up a DVD onto a CD ? it basically contains files. the reason i want to do this is coz not all comps have a DVd rom but almost all do have a CD rom drive ? pls advice

    thank you
  • geno888
    Digital Video Master
    Digital Video Master
    • Dec 2005
    • 1081

    #2
    Simply drag and drop all files on a temporary folder on your harddrive and then burn them on a CD.

    If these files are bigger than 700 MB, then you can use WinRAR to split a file in 700 MB chunks. No need for compression, so rejoining of segments is faster.

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    • alykhalil
      Platinum Member
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      • Apr 2005
      • 189

      #3
      Originally Posted by geno888
      Simply drag and drop all files on a temporary folder on your harddrive and then burn them on a CD.

      If these files are bigger than 700 MB, then you can use WinRAR to split a file in 700 MB chunks. No need for compression, so rejoining of segments is faster.
      apologies..i didnt quite get that. lets say a DVd is 4.5Gb and i need to shrink 4.5GB data onto a CD which is just 700mb...how would i do this with winrar...pls advice..thank you

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      • LT. Columbo
        Demigod of Digital Video
        • Nov 2004
        • 10671

        #4
        just another suggestion. i'd use magic dvd ripper (or similar) to rip the dvd to a 700 MB .avi file on my HD, which can then be burned as a single data CD. this software has a free trial too
        "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
        Columbo moments...
        "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
        "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
        (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)


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        • benbryant
          Digital Video Master
          Digital Video Master
          • Aug 2005
          • 1314

          #5
          Hi alykhalil,

          If it is video DVD, you can encode it into VCD (mpeg-1) and burn it onto a CD. Although by doing this, the quality will be definitely degraded. You can use TMPGEnc Plus for this job

          Regards

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          • alykhalil
            Platinum Member
            Platinum Member
            • Apr 2005
            • 189

            #6
            thank you for replying all. no its not a music DVd...its just files....so how would i do this....

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            • LT. Columbo
              Demigod of Digital Video
              • Nov 2004
              • 10671

              #7
              just miscellaneous data files? i'd go with geno888's advice then. you can't fit all that data onto a CD-R.
              "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
              Columbo moments...
              "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
              "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
              (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)


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              • geno888
                Digital Video Master
                Digital Video Master
                • Dec 2005
                • 1081

                #8
                Originally Posted by alykhalil
                apologies..i didnt quite get that. lets say a DVd is 4.5Gb and i need to shrink 4.5GB data onto a CD which is just 700mb...how would i do this with winrar...pls advice..thank you
                Insert the DVD on your drive.

                After disc is ready, open windows explorer.

                Right click on the DVD and select "Add to archive"

                Then select Compression method --> Store

                and Split to volumes --> 700 MB

                The same can be done with WinZip, if you prefer, or with 7Zip or with any archive tool you like more.
                Attached Files

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                • tigerman8u
                  Lord of Digital Video
                  Lord of Digital Video
                  • Aug 2003
                  • 2122

                  #9
                  If you're using dvddecrypter to rip you can go to tools>settings>ifo and choose the size of the output files. ie 700mg

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                  • nullstuff
                    binary member
                    • Oct 2005
                    • 30

                    #10
                    ...or try the "state-of-the-art" data compression technology =) --- http://www.msoftware.co.nz/

                    -- nullstuff
                    "there's a crack; a crack in everything: it's how the light gets in." - l/cohen

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                    • alykhalil
                      Platinum Member
                      Platinum Member
                      • Apr 2005
                      • 189

                      #11
                      cheers to all your guys...i am getting there...thks again...

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                      • LT. Columbo
                        Demigod of Digital Video
                        • Nov 2004
                        • 10671

                        #12
                        we're glad to help, keep us posted
                        "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
                        Columbo moments...
                        "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
                        "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
                        (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)


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