dvd9 to dvd5

[senlac]

can't transfer dvd9 to dvd5, even after customizing to below 4.7 and copying at dvd5 quality. Dvdfab says that the blank must be a dual layer. Help!

[maineman]

can't transfer dvd9 to dvd5, even after customizing to below 4.7 and copying at dvd5 quality.

This is still too large.

I suspect you're using 2 different methods to measure capacity, ie., binary vs. decimal.
Your computer, windows, etc., uses binary or log base 2, whereas media manufacturers use decimal or log base 10.

This means your blank SL (dvd5) disc only has about 4.38 GB of space and not 4.7 GB of space (as advertised)
when converted from decimal to binary.
While not untrue, it's certainly misleading and intentionally misrepresented.
Nice, huh?

You need to reduce the target size of your SL media to or less than 4472 MB.
To be completely safe and to cover inferior/marginal media, set it to 4300 MB

If this doesn't do it, please post your logs.

The default location is:
C:\Users (For XP Documents and Settings)\User Name\My Documents\DVDFab\Log

[Racem22]

Also, if you're using DVDFab HD Decrypter(the free version) then I think it would say that as well. Maybe your license wasn't registered correctly.

[astage]

Sorry I can't help with the problem, but I've had an instance when DVDFab would not shrink a Dual Layer disc down to Single Layer - and it had nothing to do with miscalculating disc sizes. DVDFab just would not shrink it down. It made no difference which mode was selected: clone, main movie, custom, not the output: to DVD, to ISO, or to folder, nor which burning engine that was chosen. Note: The main movie was 5936MB in size, so it had to be shrunk to 72% to fit onto a DVD-5 disc.

The happened with a DVD of the French film: "À l'Aventure". A UK release from: "Axiom Films" with disc ID: 263D5BF6787A8C32 [A _LAVENTURE] under EAN/UPC: 5060126870371.

However DVDFab would only ever produce a full DVD-9. The logs showed only that a Dual Layer disc was needed with each attempt - despite DVD-5 being specifically selected every time within DVDFab. I tried reinstalling, wiping out registry settings, and earlier versions, but that disc just would not shrink.

Unfortunately, I never did discover the cause of this problem and resorted to copying to DVD-9 for the friend that wanted to borrow the disc. No other DVD discs have exhibited this problem.

[astage]

Update to above posting:
I've just spoken to the friend for whom I copied: "À l'Aventure" - from bad experience, I no longer loan out original discs.
Apparently, even the Dual Layer clone copy disc proved faulty. Both the audio and subtitles play perfectly, but the video breaks up and stalls continually - as with a weak digital tv broadcast during a *very* heavy thunderstorm.
Hence I can only assume there is some strange encryption on that original disc that DVDFab didn't correctly handle.

[CBR929]

@senlac
Please post your logs as maineman requested.

If this doesn't do it, please post your logs.
The default location is:
C:\Users (For XP Documents and Settings)\User Name\My Documents\DVDFab\Log

CBR929

[senlac]

dvd9 t0 dvd5

MainemanS suggestion was the answer - I reset the disc space to 4400 and it copies OK. Thanks MM

[maineman]

Glad to hear we were able to help and you're up and running