DVD Shrink

DVD Shrink is a computer program that can transfer video and audio data from a DVD to the hard disk of a PC. At the same time, if desired, the video data re-encoded and compressed thereby to reduce its memory footprint. DVD Shrink is freeware and available free of royalties. The program is no longer developed since May 2005. By name similar versions like DVD Shrink 2010 are scams.

DVD Shrink can, for example, films on double-layer DVDs ( dual-layer DVDs ) are stored, compress on request from 8.5 gigabytes to 4.7 gigabytes so that they can eventually be burned onto single-layer DVDs. This is done primarily by video compression with minimal loss of quality. The quality loss, however, can be higher than in regular MPEG -2 encoders.

Alternatively, instead of DVD Shrink provides compression to the " shortening " of the video data, ie that selected non - required DVD content (such as opening and closing credits ) may be omitted when burning. As this is not the core functionality of the program, however, it is also not so mature, so that for example the original menus " compression " can not be maintained at its full function in this kind of. DVD Shrink provides in this context by default a function of, in which only the main movie of a DVD is transferred. In addition, can not be removed desired, for example, foreign-language audio and subtitle tracks in order to gain more space for the video data.

For a more sophisticated compression by omitting but other programs (so-called IFO editors who edit the file menu ) are suitable.

DVD Shrink is also able to read encrypted DVDs with CSS and save it again in unprotected form. However, DVD Shrink is not able to free video DVDs from copy protection mechanisms such as ARccOS or Macrovision, so often extra at current DVD-Video copy protection breakers are required. The use of this program is no longer permitted under the new legislation within the EU, provided that a technical device is bypassed and this not only happens to one's own personal use. DVD Shrink is no longer offered, therefore, on the official website to download.

On 4 December 2004, the author pushed at the request of a community " CSS -free" named, english EXE after whose functionality is limited to non- CSS protected DVDs and can therefore be hosted in countries where prohibited the circumvention of copy protection is. This misnomer - after DeCSS is needed to circumvent CSS - was then corrected on 31 May 2005 with the publication of the official German version " DVD Shrink DeCSS free ".