Saturday, November 29, 2008

How to use DVD shrink to make perfect copies

By Ethan Hunter

DVD Shrink can be termed a DVD burning application that we use to copy movies and it comes for free. This software program is used almost exclusively for this purpose. There are certain reasons for which we require DVD shrink. Not all the regular DVD movies fit into the usual 4.7 GB disc. We therefore should know how to use DVD shrink. The DVD shrink is used to reduce the size of the contents so that they fit into the disk.

Once you have installed the DVD shrink software, you will realize that you need certain things like the DVD burner, DVD shrink programs, DVD movie backup, and a blank DVD. There is also the need for DVD burning program Nero. If you want to learn how to use DVD shrink, you will have to follow some steps. So, the first step in the method of how to use DVD shrink is to procure all these associate things.

The method of how to use DVD shrink involves certain steps. The first step is to start DVD Shrink and select the 'Open Disc' option. You will now see a box. So, the second step is to choose the DVD drive with your disk. You will see the DVD name in brackets. The third step is to press the OK button and read the DVD. I in the right hand column you will see the movie breakdown list.

As you cannot fit all this on your blank DVD, you now have to press Re-author option in the top menu. There is an option ' main movie' in the right hand column. There will be a file under this option. This file has to be dragged to the left column. The size of the file is normally more than 4700 MB and needs compression. These are some of the basic methods of how to use DVD shrink.

The Shrink software usually compresses the movie and copies it in the new DVD without the encumbrances that accompanies it like foreign language subtitles, etc. You need to select 'back up' option in top menu.

If you have installed Nero on your computer, then you can burn the movie to any blank DVD with the Shrink DVD software. It is very easy to use the DVD shrink software because you can do the whole task by just following the instructions. When the Nero is not installed, Shrink DVD will make an image file for the DVD so that you can burn it later. The next step is to choose a target for backup. If the Nero is installed, the burner can be the target for selection. In the absence of Nero, you can select any file location. As soon as you press OK, the process will begin.

For better quality, you have to click the 'perform deep analysis' button in the 'quality settings tab' option. Once you click this, it ensures better quality of DVDs. However, you must know that if the DVD to copy contains data below 4.7 GB, you really do not require the DVD Shrink. But, there is no harm in learning to use DVD shrink because it gives you opportunity to make copies of even those DVDs, which are larger than that 4.7 GB limit.

To figure out the size of the DVD, you just have to click on 'my computer', then right click the disk option, and select properties. You can then decide whether to use the DVD shrink program depending on the size of the DVD to be copied. - 16651

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