Ripping Home DVD onto Macbook Pro

I have about 6 different 15 minute videos on 2 to 3 DVDs that we recorded and I want to put them onto my macbook pro to then be able to use them in iDVD to make copies for some friends. How do I put the DVD onto my computer? I have tried a couple different downloads websites have told me but I cannot figure it out. So pretty much how do I rip a home recorded DVD onto my computer?

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