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Prizm · 5th August 2019, 00:52

I have a couple old independent movies on burnt DVDs that I'm converting. I'm pretty sure I copied them myself from the originals years ago.

The source footage has some blocky artifacts and now I'm suspecting I may have used DVDShrink to reduce the films from dual-layer to single layer. Although the original film source is really grainy anyway, so it may just be a result of that.

Is there any way to tell?

If the original was dual layer, I might have to try and find it for sale again to get a better archive version. The DVD cover images don't indicate 'dual-layer' either. The films are only about 1h15min each so it does seem unlikely.

Thanks

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Prizm Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 38	How to tell if DVDShrink was used on a copied DVD? I have a couple old independent movies on burnt DVDs that I'm converting. I'm pretty sure I copied them myself from the originals years ago. The source footage has some blocky artifacts and now I'm suspecting I may have used DVDShrink to reduce the films from dual-layer to single layer. Although the original film source is really grainy anyway, so it may just be a result of that. Is there any way to tell? If the original was dual layer, I might have to try and find it for sale again to get a better archive version. The DVD cover images don't indicate 'dual-layer' either. The films are only about 1h15min each so it does seem unlikely. Thanks