Burning DVDs, I need help

I've been using DVD Shrink 3.2 to burn Tawnee Stone DVD and such, and when I do that, it's burned into 4 different parts that say VTS_01, VTS_02....
When I try and use Wiagra Video Joiner to join them, they're all messed up and it's not really viewable.

What should I do to get the entire DVD just in one file on my hard drive?

hmm why wud u want to join them in first place? use WMP classic or power dvd to watch the movie.

Okay, for example, I have a Tawnee Stone DVD that I want to upload on to here. I want to upload it as one single large video file. Of course, when I zip it with winrar, it'll be in several different parts that you would have to unzip altogether.

Get the idea?
In Hitomi's "Another Asian Thread 2" he has full asian videos where once all the links are downloaded and you unzip them, it comes out as one file that's an hour long or so. I messaged him but he hasn't replied back.

You can use DVD Shrink to do that, I think, but that is not quite what you are trying to do. DVD Shrink is intended for copying DVDs, particularly reducing the size from dual layer (circa 7Gb) to DVD R (4.4Gb or so).
What most people do is to rip (or recode) the DVD into WMV, AVI or similar format - this is generaly much smaller and much, much, much quicker to upload. You need DVD ripping software. Try googling "dvd to avi" and pick one you like. Be aware though, that this is a sloooow process - overnight is normal.

Wow, thanks so much for telling me that! I had no idea that's the kind of program I was supposed to be using.

I've been trying out different ones and they all suck, unfortunately. They all are trial versions, and one I used called bitRipper, made the video of Tawnee Stone in widescreen when it ripped it. But the video is in full screen so when I played the ripped version of it, it was all stretched out.
I've also tried DVD-to-Avi and I don't like that one either.

Can you recommend a program?

annuna wrote:

Perhaps you should have said to start with?

I use DVDRip which is a bit old (works fine for me), but I hear that DVDRip Master Pro offers lots of features and size controls.

To upload a file as parts that becomes a single file, use Winrar.

On the bottom left of the screen is the option for different part sizes [split to volume], select Zip-100 mb and you will get a series of 100 mb files that will rejoin into the original.

I concur with the avi idea though.... DVD's are useless. the amount of clarity you lose going to a good AVI is minimal and you get rid of all that DVD overhead [4mb DVD becomes a very good 1mb AVI or a good 700mb AVI]