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Yep, DVD Shrink is very well designed and can still be used to rip 90%+ of movies. It's also very useful as a reauthor tool. I don't compress movies anymore, but when I used DVD Shrink for that purpose, I was happy with the result. It's also fairly easy to learn how to use.
There are a few quirks. For example I always leave it in DVD-9 mode, because there is a minor bug in DVD-5 mode where the total file size may not be calculated correctly. I know the maximum that can be burnt to a single layer DVD is 4464 MB and edit things accordingly, if I'm intending to burn to a single layer disc.
It helps to use RipIt4Me in 1-click mode as a predecessor just to see if the movie is protected. If not protected, DVD Shrink works great. If protected, use DVDFab first.
I also run FixVTS on the ripped product before burning, or after using DVDFab and before loading into DVD Shrink, to make sure there are no pointer errors. This also gets rid of unreferenced cells. Then I use ImgBurn to burn to disc.
There are a few rare cases where only DVD Decypter can rip a movie (when both DVDFab and DVD Shrink fail). DVD Decrypter may also be the only way to rip or recover damaged discs. Otherwise the above procedure works like a charm! :)
Re AnyDVD or DVDFab Passkey: Who needs them? I don't. Of course that's an alternate method to try in case the usual methods fail, but I've never had to use it. |
