Free dvd compression software

[AuburnTiger]

I just bought the burner, have toast, have mac the ripper, and now I find I need something else. Is there anyway I can get some kind of freeware compression program?

 

[devilot]

I just bought the burner, have toast, have mac the ripper, and now I find I need something else. Is there anyway I can get some kind of freeware compression program?

I've never used Toast... I just assumed that as a burning app it had the capability to compress. Ah well, a lot of people here on MR use Handbrake.

 

[AuburnTiger]

I've never used Toast... I just assumed that as a burning app it had the capability to compress. Ah well, a lot of people here on MR use Handbrake.

I like your Emily icon. Are you getting the comics from Darkhorse?

 

[tykles]

Toast 7 has built in compression: under 'Video', select 'DVD-Video from VIDEO_TS' and 'fit-to-DVD-compression'.

 

[gammamonk]

Toast 7 has built in compression: under 'Video', select 'DVD-Video from VIDEO_TS' and 'fit-to-DVD-compression'.

Can you maintain existing subtitles with that method?

 

[tykles]

There are various options for the level of compression. If it's a visually complex movie that you'll want minimal compression for (Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, whatever), you might choose just the movie without any options (subtitles, deleted scenes, etc). Something more dramatic where the visual experience isn't as important you can easily compress a 7.9GB video onto a normal DVD-R. Basically you just burn a few and compare your results to get a feel for how compression affects the picture, kind of like picking a level of compression in iTunes.
I believe that some of the other options out there like DVD2OneX are more versatile in terms of how much/little you can compress parts of the film to make it fit, but a quick trip to the website would clarify that.