Posted by Rolo Tomassi on 09/01/06 13:42

In news:1157104235.188818.40020@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com,
Damon <todamon@gmail.com> puked up the following:
> This is a heads-up for anyone who like me, sometimes copies the DVDs
> they get from online rental places if they haven't the time to watch
> them and want to send it back quickly for their next selection.
>
> I was looking for some software that would let me read any DVD on my
> PC DVD as both of my drives are locked to different regions and while
> Googling, I came across SlyFox's AnyDVD which sounded like just the
> job. So I tried it and it was only after I installed it I discovered
> another great function it has when used in conjunction with DVDShrink
> (and apparently other progs too). It makes the copied DVD go straight
> to the play menu when played on a standalone DVD player...no anti
> Piracy warnings (Irony alert) no forced previews, no FBI warnings (US
> retail DVDs)
>
> Maybe I am the last to know about this but I hadn't seen anyone else
> mention it so if it sounds useful check it out.
>
> No affiliation, I just think it is a nice piece of software
>
> Damon

Using DVDShrink on it's own, I usually reauthor and only choose the film and
the soundtrack that I want. This means the minimum of recompression so that
the picture quality is largely retained.

Rolo

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