Video Quality Loss From Schrinking DVD?

[mamamia88]

just curious if schrinking a dvd from 8gb to 4.7gb and then burning it to a dvd will result in video quality loss?

[BigSilly]

Of course it will, but I generally find K9Copy does a fantastic job of things, and better than the equivalent Windows app too. There's always a quality loss when converting dual layer to single though.

[Troublegum]

The quality loss will be very high. So, that's not a good way to backup your DVDs.

[mamamia88]

nah man i don't buy many dvds. i'm talking about a dvd i got from local library and it's the only place that has it in a 50 mile radius. it's all beat up is skipping. figured i would try and rip it and then watch it

[V for Vincent]

I've found that, as long as you don't go overboard on the compression, it's often impossible to tell the difference. Of course, it depends on the DVD.

[mamamia88]

yeah it's just an old comedy. someone took off with it at local videostore, and all other videostores are seeming to go out of business. so, i couldn't find it anywhere but this library. the only copy is really beat up so i'm just gonna see what happens.

[CharlesA]

You could probably find it online, if the dvd is that jacked up, you''ll probably have problems ripping it.

[mamamia88]

it ripped fine i'm just sick of all these dvds i rent not working properly. i've been on an old movie kick lately and it sucks when they start skipping

[chriswyatt]

I've done that with dodgy CDs before, backed them up and used the backup instead. If the damage isn't too bad it just seems to take ages to read a certain bit.

[NightwishFan]

Yes, digital media can never be improved and appropriate lossless transformation usually gain in size. However for watching purposes what you are intending will work fine.