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How
to split a DVD-9 to 2 DVD-R using DVDFab
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Usually when you want to copy a DVD-9
disc you use a transcoding application like DVD Shrink, you
remove the extras and all the audio tracks except one and you
compress the main movie a little. This way you use only 1 disc,
but you don't get the original quality of the source DVD and
of course you don't get all the DVD contents like extas, making
of and trailers. And here comes DVDFab. DVD Fab is an application
that will let you split your DVD-9 into 2 DVD-R, so that you
can get the original quality and all the extras you used to
leave outside.
You can buy DVDFab here. For the ones that would like to test
it first, you can also find a trial version here. Just to let
you know, despite the fact that most commercial DVD backup software
do not include a ripper, DVDFab does include a Macrovision and
CSS ripper. Enjoy! |
This is the first screen of DVDFab. The Wizard (1) is a number
of steps that will let you copy your DVD. It will analyze your
DVD and let you select the way you want to copy it. Full disc
(2) is usefull when you are sure you want to split everything
in 2 disc and Main Movie (3) when you want to copy only the
main movie.
As I told you before, DVDFab will not compress the movie, so
if you select Main Movie you have to be sure that the main movie
will fit into 1 DVD. In many cases it will not, that's why I
suggest you select Wizard mode. The Other Tools (4) contain
many useful tools that we'll use in some other guides! In this
guide we are going to ise the Wizard mode so click on Wizard
(1) to continue.
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Now you need to select the source. (1) Let's you select from
your DVD driver and (2) from a folder in your hard disk that
you may have ripped files into. Make your selection and click
Next (3). |
These are the options you have after DVDFab analyzes the disc.
As you can see some of them are greyed out. Let's have a look.
(1) This splits the DVD-9 in two DVD-R discs. We are going to
follow this, so I am going to explain more in the next step.
(2) This option speads the titles in two discs. You should use
this one only when you are copying season discs (also known
as episode discs, for example a DVD that contains episodes of
the "Friends"). (3) This option lets you copy only
the original movie and leave the extras outside. Be careful,
DVDFab does not support compression so this option will be available
only when the main movie is under 4,38GB. In our example it
is not, so this option is not available. (4) This is a DVD-5
copy and as you can see it's not available as it works only
with DVD-5 discs which can be copied "as is".
We are going to use the first option, so click (1) to continue.
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First of all select the titles you want to split (1). Here is
only one, but keep in mind that you always choose the bigger
one. Then select where to split the title (2). DVDFab will select
a chapter to split the titles so that there is about the same
ammount of data in each disc. You can change this and have a
look to how much data goes to each disc too(2). Finally you
can select to show something when it is about to change the
disc (3). When you're done with this settings click Next. |
Finally you can select the output method. (1) You store the
files to a folder if you use this one. Just specify a folder
and DVDFab will create two folders (Disc1 and Disc2) and create
the DVD files in. (2) This one creates an ISO image that you
can burn later using a DVD burning program. (3) This is the
option you'll use more. Select your DVD burner, a folder for
the temp files (4) click Go and you're ready! |
That's all. DVDFab is probably the best DVD-9 splitting out
there right now. |
