This is like any piece of software, You buy it because of what it IS, not what it COULD BE. I'd love to see most of the things suggested be added to new versions, but I'd be happy with my purchase even if the author never releases another version (except maybe one to clean up some bugs )

mmmm it roks
had a few problems towards end of movies but not sure if that waz down to dvd2one or not
anyways all thats missing for me is startup menu

The only thing or feature that this app. needs to become perfect is the ability to do more than one pass to improve video quality. I LOVE this app. Please make this posible for the next release. VERY IMPORTANT!!!

ok guys, this is a good thread, but please read thru the whole thing first before posting, if someone already posted the option that you would like please do not re post. it takes up space. (i hate to take up space myselfe posting this but...) im sure that we would all like to see more then one pass option in the future but theres like 18 people already stated that already on this thread.

Hi @ all.

First, that`s a very good powerfull Tool, you did a good job erwin

In the Future-Version with the full dvd 1:1 Copy-Function:

It would be perfect , if i can select how much DVD2one will compress the individual Streams!
For example: to compress the Bonus-Streams harder as the rest to safe more space for the Main-Stream!

First of all the first public version rocks

The features I would like to have:

- Select a default language for audio and subs (so the stream will be automatically selected at each processing)

- Add a second source path in case of double sided DVDs

- A commandline for a faster setting of options

- A possibility to launch external tools like dvddecrypter

- Automatically create the transcoded folder (ie if source is \dvd\video_ts automaticatly create \dvdtrans\video_ts)

- Add on option to force enable/disable forced subtitles....

- And of course the full DVD copy with a quality priority to the main movie..

That's all

Phil

The only thing I would like it to do that it doesn't currently is handle multiple episodes. Everything else, so far I can live with.

Right now I'm thrilled with this software. It does what it's supposed to do very well. Not many software packages can boast that at 3x the price.

About the only thing I can think of that I'd like to be able to do has been mentioned many times.... a menu.

This prog is awesome!!!

Mike

possibility to make Svcd/Vcd

I disagree. I think we should post it multiple times to let them know how important somethign is. If only one user wants somethign and posts it then they might think we all want it when it could just be the one guy. On the other hand if everyone posts that they want something then that should be what they work on first.

My preference would be to set the fianal output size (I don't like to use 100% capacity - yes, I'm crazy - and I'd like to add the menu's, no extra's, just the startup screen with original music and chapter selection pics) and also a facilty to backup multiple episodes in one process.
All this as an automated process would be ideal
Will

Excellent point well made.
Will

I just purchased this software and i am 100% impressed. I have been using DVD2DVDR which uses cce and ifo edit and i think the quality is as good if not better. I appreciate the simplicity of this program, thats why i purchased it. I hope erwin does not start adding too many "Extras" as this defeats the purpose of the program. The requests for the output folders to be created automatically is a good one. I have also found it easy to make backups of discs with multiple movies/episodes on it using IFOEdit (create new ifos) and then dvd2one makes a great job of the final production. A Very Happy Customer And Look Forward To Using This Proggy For Many Years 2 Come

I am really impressed with this software I consider myself lucky to be one of the first to get it ...I cant imagine ever trying to convert another movie to vcd again.....I read another comment about using good media to burn to ...I have a sony dru500a and my DVDs came from Rytek...I think I am using DVD+r ...I just burned three coasters using record now ...I am going to try to figure out how to slow down the burn speed and give it one more try before I get too frustrated......I am telling all fy friends about DVD2ONE ......And I must admit I would sure like to get in on the marketing side of this software.....I think it will RULE.

I had mentioned this on another forum. but I'll copy it here..

I tried out the trial and it looks execellent, but I do more work with other than 'movie only' discs. Sure I am interested in seeing the 'preserve the whole disc' option, but something I would also like to see (file this under 'future enhancements').

I do a lot of recording on a stand-alone DVD-Recorder, capturing multiple episodes of a program to be combined into a multi-episode disc. These record at a fixed bitrate (around 5mb/s). SOMETIMES I would like to be able to shrink down a recorded program by just a bit..

Case in point..

One program I'm working on is coming out at 1.5gb per episode. As of now I can only put 2 eps on a disc (3.gb) since 3 would be too big (4.5gb). HOWEVER if I could feed in the episodes BEFORE AUTHORING to some piece of magic that could reduce the size of the episode by 'x'% then I could take 1.5gb and tell it to shrink it to 95% (or 90% or..) of it's original size, then I could stick 3 eps per disc instead of 2 with (from what I've see) little or no loss in quality.

Can't do this now as, "build disc image with three episodes and then let DVD2One reduce them" because DVD2One sees the VTS as three seperate programs. Yes, the 'full disc conversion' when released would do the trick, but having an option to accept an MPEG2 stream 'as is' without having to attach an IFO structure to it would be simpler (maybe I just need to squeeze down one episode that runs just a little longer) and could do the dirty work before the authoring step.

Dunno if this could be an option, a totally seperate program or... but it would be a VERY USEFUL TOOL for a (possibly) different segment of the market (i know of about 20 people that would buy it just for that).

Please consider it.

- Add a second source path in case of double sided DVDs

That something that was already on the todo list.

- A commandline for a faster setting of options

What options???


- Automatically create the transcoded folder (ie if source is \dvd\video_ts automaticatly create \dvdtrans\video_ts)

Most people use seperate disks for reading/writing.

- Add on option to force enable/disable forced subtitles....

Subtitles are always unforced for as far as we know.

- And of course the full DVD copy with a quality priority to the main movie..


First on the list is a 1:1 copy, we might add the priority stuff later.

Hey Rene! Are you at least going to get rid off those microblocks? I think this is another priority. Don't you think??

Hehe i leave the thinking part to Erwin, and yes he told me he had some ideas for some form of quality improvement.
Most of the time if he says he's got an idea we discuss about it on the phone or
at his or my home.

And in the end most of the time the conclusion is simple : Either it can be done or it can't.
And for this problem there might just be a solution, but as said before : time will tell

(with this method we tought up the idea of DVD2one somewhere in Q3/4 last year )

ok ReneB, maybe you miss understood this request, it goes more like this:

choose source dir right that stays normal
but when you choose destination dir, (same drive or not) it should create a VIDEO_TS and an AUDIO_TS in that selected folder and then place the prossesed files that dvd2one makes in the VIDEO_TS folder, than all we need to do is open up record now max or whatever to burn.

example: soarce dir = c:\moviefolder
destination folder = d:\dvd2onefolder
resulting files get put in: d:\dvd2onefolder\VIDEO_TS
IM SURE THIS IS VERY POSSIBLE

it might be possible, but i hope this doesn't sound arrogant but features like this aren't that high on our prio / new features list.
Sorry, but never say no. Because who knows in a future version it might be added.

For now, the most important new feature most likely is going to be :
User Definable Output size.

(or atleast we discussed that, and it's pretty safe to say that it is going to make it in the 1.01 release)

From what I`m reading it would seem that we will need two programs: the standard DVD2one and a DVD2one Pro version.

I don`t want to split up a movie to two DVDs even for better quality. I can see where some might want to do this if they have big screen TVs but I don`t and would have no use for this feature. I like the simplicity of this program. There may be some bugs to fix judging from what others have written but I have not come across any, yet. So far, DVD2one has performed perfectly and I will be leary of even upgrading. Therefore, my suggestion is to have a basic program for those of us that are happy with what we have and an ungraded program for those who want/need more.

Anyone else out there feel as I do or is more always better?

Anime and TV show like Band of Brother where there are more then one episode on a DISC would like to back those up. Anime show's like Cowboybebop. Also would like to have sub be turn on when another person is talking in another Language like in Lord of the Ring or in Star Wars.

I purchased DVD2One a couple of days ago. Fantastic software! As far as the GUI is concerned it would be very useful if it had a close application button on each form (panel) with some type of menu tool bar that would ofter DVD options and settings of some type.

I can see why DVD2One doesn't create the AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders. When it's possible to put more than one project on a DVD or have menus and stuff, it will complicate things if you do things in several sessions.

My suggestion would be to have a different file dialog when selecting the destination folder. One, where you can create a new directory.
I don't know how easy it is possible in Windows to add custom buttons in the panel, but having one "create VIDEO_TS" and maybe also "Create AUDIO_TS" would be handy...

I was thinking about something like:
dvd2one -input \tmpdvd\video_ts -output \tmpdvd_trans\video_ts -sub fr,en -audio fr,en -forced off -maxsize 4350

This would authorize a full batch file proccess...

Nope, here in France, on most DVDs when you select the original soundtrack the french subtitle is forced

Ok but when the folder doesn't exist, the DVD2one could create the specified folder

Other thing, a port to Linux could be a great thing

Phil