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g0dM@n said:so what if i use dvd shrink and ripit4me to rip my DVDs to DVD+R and DVD-R... this is no use?
just wondering what the benefit would be to someone like me that watches DVDs and backs of DVDs to single-layer DVDs
if you back them up to discs it is no benefit, but if you store them on hard drives the divx files take up much less space
a divx file with 5.1 channel sound takes less than half the space of a dvd image file. many of them a 1.4gb(or 2 cdr's) and they look just fine on an analog tv
divx/xvid and the avi format are a bit outdated now due to resolutions. i would only use it if you dont have an HDTV and limited hard drive space
the best compression method these days is x264 which will let you keep your HD resolutions. a full HD movie in 720p using the x264 codec can be made to fit on a single layer dvd disc.