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 The very popular freeware program DVD Shrink has been updated to version 3.0, and betas are available for download. New in this version:
- No more compression levels. Instead we have four new settings:
 
- No compression - original video. 
- Automatic - DVD Shrink will choose the best compression ratio.  
- Custom - you can select desired ratio (with a slider).  
- Still Pictures - as before.
  
- Better quick analysis. The sample points for initial quick analysis are carefully chosen, and sparse analysis results are interpolated between samples.
 
- New "Analysis" button. This performs a deep analysis, which (a) guarantees that the predicted target size is met and (b) significantly improves video quality.
 
- One-pass encoding. Output files are written to HD in one pass, so no longer necessary to make a second pass to fix navigation pointers. This reduces total encode time by about 5 mins.
 
- RCE region protection removal.
 
- And much, much more!
 
 
You can download the latest beta from the DVD Shrink web site. 
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