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Posted by Javaholics on 02/05/06 00:26
Success!! I did as was suggested in these threads and downloaded DivxToDVD
and DVDShrink and it seems to have worked pretty well...well enough for my
personal tastes for this particular project. I elected to utilize both Deep
Analysis and AEC (sharp). I did notice some very slight degradation or
perhaps its called pixilation, it seems almost to alternate between clear
and pixilated, back and forth throughout most of the video but again this
condition is very slight and for this particular project, the results are
acceptable. The Shrink Help section denotes that utilizing Sharp AEC might
result in the loss of fluidity or smoothness so I might give this project
another go and choose AEC Smooth instead of Sharp to see if it makes any
difference. All in all, I'm a happy camper. Thanks again to all of you for
your help and guidance, much appreciated.
Biz...thanks for pointing out the DVD FAQ and providing a link
(http://dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html) to it. I've read through this FAQ
several times but unless you know specifically what you're looking for,
speaking for the newbie's, its easy to be a bit overwhelmed by all this
info. Not having Search capability makes it a bit painful to use as well.
While I have not yet discussed section [1.35
http://dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#1.35 ] with the author of this FAQ
regarding Out of Sync issues, I do have to disagree with his statement,
'Unfortunately, there is no simple answer and no simple fix.' ...the fix
for me for this condition was easily accomplished by purchasing a Digital
Video Converter (http://www.canopus.com/products/ADVC110/index.php) ...I no
longer suffer from any Out of Sync problems. Go here;
http://www.videohelp.com/capturecards.php?CaptureCardRead=132, and read
through all of the user comments to learn more. All in all, this particular
FAQ is a good one and I wouldn't discount it as a whole for this one
particular factoid that seems a bit dated to me.
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Thanks...
www.javaholics.net
"dave @ stejonda" <nospamdeleteabusedave@stejonda.freeuk.com> wrote in
message news:xTTpxbArzF5DFA5g@privacy.net...
> In message <sJQEf.10116$rH5.9310@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>,
> Javaholics <info@javaholics.net> writes
>>My project is 5.7GB...does Shrink compress this data down to 4.38GB and
>>automatically determine the bitrate necessary to accomplish this? Is it
>>safe to assume that shrinking will degrade the video/audio? Is there a
>>bitrate scale, for lack of a better term by which one could determine
>>ahead of time based on the lowered bitrate value, whether or not it was
>>worth continuing with the project...something like, bitrate 7 to 8
>>produces the best quality, 5 to 6 produces average quality, 4 and below
>>don't waste your time...? ...or is this an oversimplification of the
>>process?
>
> Yes to your last question. As far as I am aware (and I'm just a simple
> user) DVDShrink doesn't apply one constant bitrate across a whole file but
> varies its compression so that the effect of shrinking is (virtually)
> unnoticeable. Why not give it a go & see?
>
> --
> dave @ stejonda
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