Sensayshun Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 I recorded some films onto my computer. But the quality is pretty awful. I happen to know next to nothing about media, i've been hanging around on this thread for about a week now and have learnt lots but I can't work this out. I do a direct copy from the DVD and it takes about 6 hours but as soon as i put the film to fill the screen or any large size the quality is pretty poor. What's making the quality so poor and how can I fix it? TIA. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/282468-why-is-dvd-quality-so-bad/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaded Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 What is the source of these films? Is it a video camera, DVD, VHS/beta, etc? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/282468-why-is-dvd-quality-so-bad/#findComment-585435392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensayshun Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 DVD. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/282468-why-is-dvd-quality-so-bad/#findComment-585435406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlogank Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 um, you could try DVD Shrink if the size is more than 4.7 GB, but what software are you using actually? That stuff can make a difference. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/282468-why-is-dvd-quality-so-bad/#findComment-585435414 Share on other sites More sharing options...
witalit Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Are you encoding the file into anything like Xvid or DivX ? Or are you doing a direct dump of the dvd because im sure that wont take six hours. Try a proram called Dvd Decrypter search for it on google, that dumps dvds. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/282468-why-is-dvd-quality-so-bad/#findComment-585435416 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensayshun Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 I'm using some shady software :$ I don't think i'm converting it. Sorry I know nothing about media. It's not for than 5gb because ht ehole folder has 3 films in and it's less than a gigabyte. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/282468-why-is-dvd-quality-so-bad/#findComment-585435427 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted February 8, 2005 Veteran Share Posted February 8, 2005 It's the compression, then. You are encoding it to low quality. If 3 films fit into less than one GB, that is some insane compression going on. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/282468-why-is-dvd-quality-so-bad/#findComment-585435639 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensayshun Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 How do I make it so it doesn't compress at all? I tell it to make the file size infinite (however much it needs) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/282468-why-is-dvd-quality-so-bad/#findComment-585435682 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Floyd Veteran Posted February 8, 2005 Veteran Share Posted February 8, 2005 if you just make backup of your dvd disks, then use dvdshrink (freeware) it will convert them to fit onto a 4.7GB dvd disk and the quality will remain high Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/282468-why-is-dvd-quality-so-bad/#findComment-585436455 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibby Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 if it's backups like everyone said use dvdshrink. remove unwanted subtitles and sound streams. normaly i don't have any subs and only have the 5.1 ac3 sound stream, sometimes i have to keep a few because of the menus. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/282468-why-is-dvd-quality-so-bad/#findComment-585437493 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 There being over compressed it sounds like it. Use dvdshrink. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/282468-why-is-dvd-quality-so-bad/#findComment-585438939 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensayshun Posted February 9, 2005 Author Share Posted February 9, 2005 Ok. I downloaded and used DVD shrink. I guessed what to do and I got this small box that played the video and told me it was encrypting it and how long it had left. That all finished and now i'm left with a load of files ? And I can't play them because they're all unrecognised formats. Any ideas? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/282468-why-is-dvd-quality-so-bad/#findComment-585441246 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tronmaster Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 DVD in its nature is compressed, if you are trying to shrink it onto 1 700MB cd, you are going to get worse quality or at its very best the same quality as the DVD. I read an article (wish I can find the link) where a Film Editor can not wait for HD-DVD, he says that what he sees editing and what we see (from DVDs) are vastly different. He states that one reason is that DVD must compress 90 to 95% of the video quality to fit it on a DVD. He states that HD-DVD doesn't have that hinderance. He believes that once people see HD-DVD with a television that shows off the ultra sharp quality, people will never go back. He states that it is so sharp you can see the make-up that actors uses (in terms of where it begins and where it ends), also you can see small little mistakes (an example he gives is that in one of the Star Wars films, someone left an umbrella in the background, with dvd you can't see it but with HD-DVD you can). I for one can't wait for HD-DVD, Quicktime 7 uses the same codec I believe, and from what I hear the dvd players will be backwards compatible with current DVDs. And lastly, I hear that Sony has been coverting all of its movie ownership onto HD-DVD. Expect 2006 to be the year of HD-DVD. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/282468-why-is-dvd-quality-so-bad/#findComment-585441776 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanrosa Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 buy a real dvd player then, stop using your pc monitor is prob bad for you anyway you can get a decent one for about ?100 it'll get you off the PC too Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/282468-why-is-dvd-quality-so-bad/#findComment-585441788 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastSamurai Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Ok. I downloaded and used DVD shrink. I guessed what to do and I got this small box that played the video and told me it was encrypting it and how long it had left.That all finished and now i'm left with a load of files ? And I can't play them because they're all unrecognised formats. Any ideas? 585441246[/snapback] what software are you using to play DVDs? DVD Shrink will give you a bunch of .vob files and some in other formats. you can use a software like PowerDVD to play these vob files. or if you have a dvd burner you can make backup discs for your movies. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/282468-why-is-dvd-quality-so-bad/#findComment-585441854 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PureEdit Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 DVDs are already pretty low quality if you have a high screen resolution. Modifying the file only makes it worse. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/282468-why-is-dvd-quality-so-bad/#findComment-585441872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Raa Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 DVD Decrypter. and Vidomi to convert it if you wish it smaller than 4.7 gb Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/282468-why-is-dvd-quality-so-bad/#findComment-585442180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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