how can i compress or shrink a dvd i backedup on myhard drive?

can i shrink it with idvd or do i need another prog? and is idvd a great prog to burn dvds i backup on my hard drive?


any cheap or possibly freeeware prog to do it?

Freeware ? No... sorry.

You can use Popcorn by Roxio, or FastDVD Copy, or DVDRemaster, or DVDXCopy.

I like popcorn, anf DVD Remaster, they both have great quality.

Aftre that you'll need Toast to burn it on a dvd.

http://www.dvdr-digest.com/software/softwa...?file=dvdshrink

Another of our brilliant Windows users.

dvd shrink

handbrake works fine for osx

ok mac,, pardon me just kinda tired

Handbrake let's you create divx or xvid movies, don't let you shrink a dvd to create a burnable dvd.... but it's a great program indeed!

And please guys... dvdshrink it's for XP..... this is Discussing Mac OS forum....

ffmpegX might be worth a try!

do i need toast after i shrink it with a program?
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or can i just burn it with idvd? and dpes idvd have an option to shrink?



thanks everone for the replies, im going look at ffmeg and toast... does ffmeg shrink the dvds?


i extracted one dvd on my hard drive and it was 3.8 gb, is it important for me to shrink it to put it on a dvd?

No, you dont need Toast.
Create a DVD image with DVD Imager, then burn to DVD with Disk Utility.

Never tried ffmpegX myself, but this is what the site says:

If the extracted DVD files are 4.3GB or below you dont need to shrink it, just burn it straight away!

what exactly is disk utility? and is idvd a good option to burn dvds?

Disk Utility is a program to handle hard drives and disk images.
Here are some of its features:
* Delete, create and format partitions.
* Create, compress, mount and unmount disk images.
* Backup and restore disks.
* Repair permissions.
* Burn CD and DVD's.
* Erase CD/DVD RW's.

You find it in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder!


I have never used iDVD, so cant answer that question.

thanks everyone and thanks solaris i understand almoqt everything imust do


except im trying to find a great way to shrink and burn dvds but not hurt my pocket with too much costs






is popcorn a way to shrink the dvd then burn it or is toast a prog to shrink and burn? i dont want to buy both,

i could use dvdbackup or handbrake.. to extract, then which would be good to shrink AND then burn?

dvd shrink the best !

Idiot! Read the freaking thread before you post.

This sounds too much like warez discussion to me

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