Help!!! copy to DVD says 4.38 wont fit on a 4.7 gig disc

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  • Fogoftheworld
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    • Apr 2002
    • 83

    Help!!! copy to DVD says 4.38 wont fit on a 4.7 gig disc

    Well I gave up on dvDx copy platinum

    (If you seen my other posts you

    know the headaches that gave me &

    IFO edit wouldnt work either) .

    & tried a Dvd decrypter , Dvd2one

    & copy DvD combo

    I want the entire movie intact on 1 disc

    (as why I tried DvDx copy platinum till

    my head hurt) .

    & Tutorials all say this is possible.

    All goes smooth until copy2DvD

    goes to burn the DvD

    There i`m told the file is over 4.37

    Gigs (it`s 4.47) , & wont fit on disc

    which is 4.7 gig memorex DVD-R

    Do I want to continue burning

    & even if I set copy dvd to required

    size & continue anyhow , another error

    message pops up saying I need @ l

    least 4.48 gigs of disc space

    & it wont fit on my media (memorex

    DVD-R , 4.7 gigs in size) .

    I`m banging my head on the monitor

    by now . What gives here .

    Please give some much needed &

    appreciated advice





  • nwg
    Left *****
    • Jun 2003
    • 5196

    #2
    The maximum a DVD can hold is 4.37GB not the advertised 4.7GB. That is really 4.7 billion bytes.

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    • ormonde
      Digital Video Explorer
      • Dec 2003
      • 3735

      #3
      "tried a Dvd decrypter , Dvd2one & copy DvD combo"

      You should use DVDShrink. Going from "4.38 gig" to "4.37 gig" and below is a very easy job for Shrink.

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      • Fogoftheworld
        Member
        Member
        • Apr 2002
        • 83

        #4
        Thanx I`ll try that

        Does DvD shrink keep entire

        DvD intact , menus/extras etc...?

        No matter how low I set DvD2one

        I get 4.38 Gigs

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        • nwg
          Left *****
          • Jun 2003
          • 5196

          #5
          Have you changed the size in DVD2One? I use 4452MB which gives me 4.34GB

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          • ormonde
            Digital Video Explorer
            • Dec 2003
            • 3735

            #6
            Does DvD shrink keep entire DvD intact , menus/extras etc...?

            Yes–if you do a "Full Disk" backup.

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            • Fogoftheworld
              Member
              Member
              • Apr 2002
              • 83

              #7
              It worked . fanx I have 1 more inquiry

              Fanx 4 all your advice

              shrink did it -

              I`m not overly pleased with the quality

              But it`s well enough . I copied entire

              DvD intact , so I lost some quality

              I just had a bright idea that may work ,

              so I`ll ask here it it may work

              Can I copy main movie uncompressed

              to one disc , & go back to those

              (DvD decrypted) files in shrink another

              time & choose only the extras .

              I did this once in DvDxcopy platinum ,

              uncompressed the quality was

              awesome , but on extras disc

              everything was all over the place ,

              I had credits & end splash screen ,

              & lots of copyright stuff normally @ end

              @ beginning & throughout the disc

              But all was there , & it looked bang on

              to original DvD , but ya can imagine

              it was a pain to sort through .

              Platinum , after 1 week of errors ,

              finally did 1/2 a split DvD for me , but

              didnt load 2nd portion .

              Can I do as I asked , & have control

              over how it all copies to disc , in logical

              order . As ya know all that menu can

              be confusing , & easiest is just to

              compress & take it all . But I dont mind

              using 2 DvDr`s if I can do as I asked.

              If I can how may all this look/work

              out in the program ? The guide has

              no instructions on such .

              Cheers -

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              • ormonde
                Digital Video Explorer
                • Dec 2003
                • 3735

                #8
                "But I dont mind using 2 DvDr`s if I can do as I asked."

                There is also a nice little program called "DVD-replica"–it's not free that will do what you are seeking. Visit the following link below:

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                • Fogoftheworld
                  Member
                  Member
                  • Apr 2002
                  • 83

                  #9
                  Fanx I`m on it

                  Cheers -

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                  • ormonde
                    Digital Video Explorer
                    • Dec 2003
                    • 3735

                    #10
                    "Fanx I`m on it. Cheers"

                    Glad to be of help

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