Posted by ng_reader on 02/10/06 22:23

"bIG sCREEN" <bIGsCREEN@globetech.net> wrote in message
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> "Rab" <rab67@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> "bIG sCREEN" <bIGsCREEN@globetech.net> wrote in message
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>>>I was wondering if anyone else was burning this way: I use DVD
>>>Decryptor to get the video files on my computer from the media. Then, I
>>>use the Roxio 7 that came with my external Plextor 1384/USB2.0 DVD Burner
>>>to burn to DVD-R or DVD-RW. I put the Roxio in Disc Copy Mode and point
>>>the program to use the file on the hard drive that DVD Decryptor made.
>>>
>>> The only problem it seems to have (or maybe it's me) is that Roxio
>>> doesn't seem to support burning to Dual Layer media even though the
>>> Plextor drive supports that format.
>>>
>>> Any suggestion?
>>>
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>> Have you tried using Decrypter to burn?
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>> Or better yet ImgBurn - Decrypter's successor? It handles dual layer.
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>> http://imgburn.com/index.php?act=news
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> Thanks for the reply.
>
> I haven't had any burning success with DVD Decrytor or Imgburn. I haven't
> figured out what I'm doing wrong. At least Roxio does a fair job of
> compressing a 9 into a 5.
>
I have the same version of Roxio.

And yes, I have found it useful to resize the image.
However, unlike my DVDShrink program, I cannot seem to remove unwanted bits
from the burn.

It's maddening, because clearly the application sees the filler that I'd
like removed. But I can't seem to.

As for dual layer, it's still too expensive for me, and I cannot tell even a
little bit the difference in quality, even with a 51" TV.

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