Dvd9 To Dvd5 - Put DVD 9 Movies, on to a standard Disc

You can convert DVD9 Movies to DVD5 movies using many different methods, but i find that this is the best method. It is done using a program called DVD Shrink.
You can get this program by typing "DVD Shrink" into google, or you could go to

DVD Shrink, afterdawn

Start DVD Shrink
You can use DVD Shrink to both rip and convert directly.
1. Select Open Disc
2. Select your DVD and click OK

Reducing the video size, first we reduce the menus and extras video size as much as possible so we can use highest possible quality on the main video
1. Select the Extras
2. Choose maximum compression, Level 9-10 or use still pictures for maximum compression. More compression means that we can have higher quality for the main movie.
3. Select the Menus
4. Choose maximum compression. I usually use still pictures for the menus.

Now reduce the main movie size

1. Select Main movie
2. Deselect any audio tracks you don't want, leave at least one AC3 track.
3. Deselect any subtitles track you don't want
4. Select the lowest level nearest the DVDR/W 4456 MB size limit (5.). Lower level means less compression which means less video quality degration. Try use a level lower then 7-8(if it wont fit even if you select level 8-10 then I would recommend to split to two discs with another tool, but you can always try and burn on DVDRW to see how it looks like).

To start convert

1. Hit Backup!
2. Select where to save the new DVD, i usually make a VIDEO_TS folder
3. Select region free
4. If no Provider ID then add anything
5. Check so you have same free space as the size of the new DVD.
6. Hit OK.


DVD Shrink description
DVD Shrink - A FREE software to backup DVD disks !
DVD Shrink is a software application that allows you to backup your DVD disks. You can use this software in conjunction with DVD burning software of your choice, to make a backup copy of any DVD video disk.

DVD Shrink does not burn DVDs! The output from DVD Shrink is saved as files on your hard drive, which you can then burn
to a DVD-R using separate burning software, such as the software provided with your DVD-R drive.

Why Use DVD Shrink :
Most DVD titles are designed to prevent you from making copies.

The first preventative measure is encryption. Most DVD titles are encrypted, which prevents you from either copying them to your hard drive, or if you manage to do so, being able to play the resulting files. DVD Shrink overcomes this problem with built-in decryption algorithms.

The next problem is not so easy. Most DVD video titles are simply too large to fit, without modification, onto a single recordable DVD-R disk. DVD Shrink overcomes this problem by modifying or "shrinking" the data from your original DVD.

DVD Shrink provides two ways of shrinking your DVD disk. These are re-authoring and re-encoding. You can use one, or the other, or for maximum "shrinkage", both combined.

Last but not least, why use DVD Shrink? Because DVD Shrink is FREE
Some new versions of DVD Shrink come with a dvd burner, so it will automatically start at the end of the conversion process.