DVD burner questions

[shadow]

What Burner do you use ?
Would you recommend this burner ?
What software do you use ?
Would you recommend this software ?

Does burning DVD's create an exact duplicate or is the quality not the same as the original.

Thanks

 

[SNK BITN]

As for quality, it not really anything you can notice.

 

[2F2F]

What burner do you use?

Sony /DRU-500A.

Would you recommend this burner?

If you don't mind the $350.00 ($250.00 for the OEM DW-U12A) US retail price tag, sure.

What software do you use?

DVD-Cloner 1.98 and Nero 5.5.10.42.

Would you recommend this software?

Sure. Will be trying out Nero 6.0.0.9 later this week.

Does burning DVDs create an exact duplicate...?

DVD-Cloner 1.98 and Nero 6.0.0.9 are capable of faithfully reproducing 1:1 copies. Alternative commercial DVD replication software may offer superior deconding/encoding properties.

 

[shadow]

I am considering the Sony, but Plextor also makes a dvd burner, not sure about it's quality, but I know their cd-rw's are top notch.

 

[bergie2326]

Copying a dvd is gonna give you the same level of quality you get when copying cds. Sorry but you cannot COPY movies 1:1, if that is what you are thinking of doing. Movies are produced on double layer (not double-sided) DVDs which are not supported by DVD burners, plus you cant buy the blank media. You can get a pretty close reproduction, albeit at a lower quality through video compression using software like DVDxCOPY from 123 studios or Pinnacle Instant Copy. Try researching at www.dvdrhelp.com or www.doom9.org. I don't want you spending your money buying a dvd-burner thinking you will be able to go out and get perfect dvd quality movies.

 

[shadow]

I figured their would be some loss of quality with compression.
Would the copy be VHS quality or worse ??

 

[bergie2326]

OH ... definitely MUCH better than VHS. It really depends on the length of the movie you are copying. Some of the shorter movies will actually fit with full quality. Sometimes you have to do things like take out the subtitles, extra languages, or other extras on the dvd to make it fit with full quality. Usually you will get anywhere from 70% of DVD quality or better. Still way better than VHS.

 

[sohowcome]

Originally posted by bergie2326
OH ... definitely MUCH better than VHS. It really depends on the length of the movie you are copying. Some of the shorter movies will actually fit with full quality. Sometimes you have to do things like take out the subtitles, extra languages, or other extras on the dvd to make it fit with full quality. Usually you will get anywhere from 70% of DVD quality or better. Still way better than VHS.

Yup what he said

I got a question for you too, I am burning DIVX's onto CDR's what software do you use to match the voices with the lips. Thanks

-Zach

 

[shadow]

Cool. DVD burner will be purchased tomorrow.
Thanks guys

 

[bergie2326]

This is what you wanna read for everything DiVX http://www.dvdrhelp.com/convert

 

[2F2F]

Well, well, well...If it isn't bergie2326 ...

 

[nj7703]

Originally posted by bergie2326
Copying a dvd is gonna give you the same level of quality you get when copying cds. Sorry but you cannot COPY movies 1:1, if that is what you are thinking of doing. Movies are produced on double layer (not double-sided) DVDs which are not supported by DVD burners, plus you cant buy the blank media. You can get a pretty close reproduction, albeit at a lower quality through video compression using software like DVDxCOPY from 123 studios or Pinnacle Instant Copy. Try researching at www.dvdrhelp.com or www.doom9.org. I don't want you spending your money buying a dvd-burner thinking you will be able to go out and get perfect dvd quality movies.

That is not 100% true. You can use Xcopy http://www.dvdxcopy.net/ which splits the original disk in 2. If anyone had Laserdiscs, this is the same thing. Insert next disc to continue. It does not use compression and you can even tell it which chapter to do the split on.

 

[QuicksilverC5]

I cut out everything except the movie itself and haven't been able to notice ANY loss of quality converting with DVD2One.