ScubaPete, is there anything I need to know when working with DVD Shrink ?
For those who aren’t aware of it, DVD Shrink was originally designed to rip as well as process original DVD’s. Since DVD Shrink has reached the final stage of it’s development, and won’t be updated as far as it’s ripping ability is concerned, the list of DVD’s that Shrink cannot rip will only become longer. For this reason, I have begun re-vamping my guides to suggest that, one of the following programs should be used to rip the original DVD prior to employing DVD Shrink ~ OPTION # 1. DVD43 (Free) DVD43 is a driver-type decrypter and, as such, requires little or no time to decrypt and render an original DVD “region free.” It also requires no HD space as it does all its work, “on-the-fly” saving anywhere from 6 to 8 GB of free HD space. Though rarely updated, it is currently capable of ripping 85% of the encryptions being used on DVD’s today. DVD43 does have some operational & software *compatibility issues and, it may only be used on Win 2K or XP operating systems. ( *DVD43 is not comp