Copy video to dvd?

We took a video with new canon camera. Can we burn it onto a dvd? Instructions only show how to burn photos. If not, how else can we do it? THx, Bev

Thank you for answering. When I first asked this question I only had version 3.0. I downloaded the upgrade to 3.2, and in the file column, it has the option "burn to cd" (no mention of dvd) When I select my video, the msg is I will need 5 cds in order to copy it, and some info may be skipped. Please help. Thank you in advance. Bev

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Copying video to DVD and finalising.

I have spent the afternoon searching the net and looking at YouTube videos in vain. I'm amazed that the question has not been asked more often so either I'm unique (I don't think so ) or I'm missing something. I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013) with Pages, Notes, Garageband on it but not (I think) iLife which seemed to have iDVD which I see was discontinued in July 2011.
So. If it was discontinued what replaced it?
I have a Liteon external DVD player which is recognised by the Mac and plays pre-recorded DVDs and today after countless clicks and different ways of doing things managed to 1. Delete a video that was already on a DVD+RW and somehow copy a video back to the same disc. I am totally lost as to how I did it as sometimes I was dragging from Finder, sometimes I clicked on the video and selected Burn to Disc, sometimes different screens popped up ... I'm lost ... totally lost.
Also despite it being a 4.7GB disc it would only allow me to burn one video onto it and somewhere in the popups it kept incrementing the disc number so it started off as disc 1 then 2 then ...
So.
I have tried REALLY hard, can anyone tell me:
How EXACTLY to burn a video to DVD ... I did it by (ultimately) trying everything which sometimes worked ... most often not. And I can't replicate it.
Can you burn more than one video to a disc ... how?
Finally, and something I have been totally unable to find, a DVD needs finalising/finalizing to play it on other DVD players. I've found NOTHING on this which just amazes me.
Finally, finally, I have seen a FEW questions on this topic but so few I just don't get it and all dated before my machine.
Appreciate any help
Thanks

I have sorted it. Totally baffled that other people aren't asking the same question but there you go.
Download Burn.app from here http://sourceforge.net/projects/burn-osx/?source=typ_redirect
with long-winded YouTube video here http://youtu.be/GI4AqU5vnGg
Works perfectly.

Need to copy video from dvd to be able to email

I am a realtor and have a video of a sewer scope on dvd. How can I copy this onto my Mac so I can email it to the other realtor in a size that can be emailed?

This is probably the wrong forum to ask this in since this forum is dedicated to non-Intel-based Macs.
That being said...
I can not guarantee the following will work, but you can give this a try.
I will assume that the movie on the DVD is not copyrighted. Put the DVD into your optical drive. IF iDVD starts up, File Quit it from the Top Menu. IF the DVD has not appeared on the Desktop (it should look like a CD/DVD), click on a blank spot on your desktop so that the word Finder appears next to the Apple in the top left corner of the screen. Click on the word Finder, scroll down to Preferences, and open the Preferences. A window will open, click on General at the top of that window. Under Show these items on the desktop, check the box by CDs, DVDs, and iPods. The DVD should now be visible.
Double click on the DVD icon, and a window will open, showing all the contents of that DVD. If the movie you want is the only thing on that DVD, click, hold, and drag it over and drop it on your hard drive icon. A copy of the movie will be made on your hard drive. If there is more than one movie, or movies and pictures, you can copy all of them, or hunt until you find the movie you want.
If the movie file is too large to easily e-mail, download the program FLV Crunch (Google it). When you open FLV Crunch, at the top of the window to left you can see a button labeled Format to convert the movie into a different format. I suggest .mp4. On the top right of the window, under Resolution, uncheck the box keep original value. Down below that, under the tab Presets, select iPhone.
Now, click on the button Add. A window will open, click on you hard drive, select the movie you copied to there, and click the button Open. The movie should now show in the box to the bottom right on the Converter window. Click on the Start button, and FLV Crunch should now begin to convert the movie. A progress status in percentages, should appear next to the movie in the box. When it's done converting, it will say done. Click the Remove button, to remove it from FLV Crunch window. Theoretically, and I say theoretically as I have never tried it, the converted movie should now be a smaller file, and more easily emailed.
Good luck.

Copy Video from DVD?

Is it possible to copy a video off a DVD I created in FCE? I'm not able to retrieve all support files from a corrupt hard drive that housed the original video I created a couple years ago. Is there a way to copy the audio & video files from the DVD back into FCE (or someplace else) so that I can burn more DVD's? The remaining DVD I have seems to be deteriorating so I hope to get the images back on my HD in order to repair where needed before burning a new one.

If you want to bring the material into FCE, then yes. If you want it only for the web, you can use Streamclip to convert it directly to a web format, or Handbrake is good for this.

Unable to copy videos to iPhone

Background:
Computer OS: Windows 7
iTunes version: 12.0.1.26
iPhone: 5s
iPhone OS: 8.1
For years, I've enjoyed using my iPhone to play videos copied from my computer. My process has been as follows:
1) Copy videos from DVDs I own to my computer.
2) Convert with Handbrake using the iPhone & iPod Touch profile (the iPhone 4 results in unnecessarily large files).
3) Use iTunes to drag and drop the videos to my iPhone. I do not, nor do I with to use "syncing," since these are videos I watch once, then delete.
4) Edit the properties of the videos; change the type to "TV Program" so that all episodes are grouped into "folders" based on the name of the show.
5) Enjoy the show during my train commute, and delete.
This process has worked for me for years with no problem whatsoever. Then I upgraded from iOS7 to iOS8, which in turn forced me to upgrade my iTunes.
Now, when I drag the video files to my phone, the pointer icon says "Link" rather than copy. Through trial-and-error, I discovered that if I hold down the ALT button while dragging, it changes to "Copy" which sounds more promising. The videos appear to copy - but when I tried playing them, the video playback interface would display for an instant - and then I'd be back at the list of videos, with an odd "loading" icon on the right - the round icon one sees when downloading an app.
Does anyone know how I can go back to my routine process for copying videos to my iPhone? Any help would be most appreciated.

Just a bit more info... I tried using MediaMonkey to get around the whole iTunes problem. Using MediaMonkey, it appears that I can copy the videos - but I cannot categorize them. They're all "movies." And if I try recategorizing them in iTunes, all of the attribute fields are grayed out.
Also, when playing back these videos, the pause controls work - but the fast-forward and fast-rewind buttons are non-functional.
Meanwhile, videos that happened to be on the device when I performed the upgrade to iOS8 work flawlessly.

After using video capture device to copy VHS to DVD, burnt DVD will play on computer but not

After using video capture device to copy VHS to DVD, burnt DVD will play on computer but not on DVD player. Tech support for the VCD said my HP DVD burning software has to burn "DVD Video and not DVD data" and to check with HP. How can i check myself.

Grahamster, welcome to the forum.
I recommend trying CDBurnerXP for burning video CD's. I have been using it for years without a glitch. I use it mainly for burning ISO's, but have used it for all types. Please let us know if it works or not.
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Have recorded old videos to DVD, want to import (copy) to my imac to use in a project

I have copied old home videos to DVDs and want to copy (import) portions of a couple to mu mac to use in a slide show/video. Was not able to import at all. Uses DVD+R and finalized. The mac did not see the non finalized dvd. I could even use a work around. Just need a couple of clips.
Thanks

Greetings,
If these are video DVDs (you put them in a set top DVD player and they play on the TV) then you'll need some extra software to convert them, as in their present form they cannot be edited.
Apple does not make such software but there are other companies that do.
You can convert your DVDs to a usable form using a variety of programs. Some examples:
Free: http://handbrake.fr/downloads.php
Paid: http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/popcorn/standard/overview.html
NOTE: Neither of these examples will convert copyright protected DVDs as that is illegal (mostly). If the DVDs you are trying to use were created with copyright protection, the afore mentioned programs will be unable to convert them.
Cheers.

I am trying to get a good copy of my home video on DVD using IDVD. On editing the video all the viewing screens show the video perfectly in HD. When I burn the video to DVD all the end results are buzzy with squiggly lines. Any fix? Thanks?

I am trying to get a good copy of my home video on DVD using IDVD. On editing the video all the viewing screens show the video perfectly in HD. When I burn the video to DVD all the end results are buzzy with squiggly lines. Any fix? Thanks?

Hi
There are several layers to this Q
A. There are no HD in DVD - DVD is as standard only SD-Video what ever tools used to produce it !
iDVD or DVD-Studio Pro or Roxio Toast™ - will only make SD-Video on DVD
B. DVD can be better or worse
• Using "Share to iDVD" is no good way - Better is Share to Media Browser and as Large (NOT HD as result will be worse)
• Using iMovie'08 or 09 or 11 - are not tools to chose if highes quality is of importance - iMovie up to HD6 or FinalCut any version is far better as they send over all lines to iDVD and not only every second one.
• Using Right encoder quality depending on movie and Manu duration is very important
• Use of high quality brand of DVD - is important - I use Verbatim DVD-R
• Type of DVD - DVD-R plays on more DVD-Players (even old ones)
• Burn speed - I set it down to x4 - resulting in less burn errors - plays on more players
• I secure a minimum of 25Gb free space on Start-Up Mac OS hard disk as iDVD and Mac OS needs this and it can not be taked from other hard disks - has to be here.
• What You feed iDVD does matter
Video codecs
Audio file formats
Photo file formats
Yours Bengt W

Making a copy of a dvd

I created a dvd of some analog home videos using IMovie and IDVD. I would now like to make extra copies of the dvd I have made. I followed the steps outlined in Disk Utility Help. After I created the the disk image I ejected the original DVD, selected the disk image, then Burn, then inserted a blank DVD. However, after burning, DVD player cannot play the disk. The error message I get is SUPPORTED DISK NOT AVAILABLE. I've repeated this process three times and now have three unplayable DVDs. What am I doing wrong? I am using MAC OS 10.5.8 on my Imac.

Sometimes the drives are sensitive to the certain brands of DVDs. Exactly what DVD's are you using? I've found the easiest (it's time consuming though) method is to create a folder on the desktop then copy the original DVD's files and pasting them into the folder. After all are copied select all the files and folders (Command A) the right click and select Burn. I've also found it's best to have a bland DVD already in the drive when I select Burn.

Why is the LaCie copy silent on DVD player?

Friends,
After several frustrating hours (LaCie's readme only tells me how to connect to LaCie's readme--it should say, "if you are reading this don't bother to read this.") I finally burned a DVD. It was made from a videocam film that we had copied to a DVD. The sound was very bad, but as it was a souvenir film we want the sound.
On my computer, all works well but when played it on the television the video plays but it is silent. Did I miss something in the Burning Process?
I was so proud, but now I'm lost again.
Patricia

Is the DVD player built into the TV? or is it an
external DVD video player? or are you using your iMac
to send the video to the TV?
Thanks, Dwayne--you pointed me away from the iMac and LaCie and I found that the DVD player was not properly connected to the TV.
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Can I just do a straight copy of a DVD I made earlier?

I made a DVD last winter of my kids' christmas concert. I imported the footage and edited in iMovie and then exported it to iDVD. It came out really nice. Burned a few copies for friends and family, moved it to my external hard drive. Well, now some more people would like it, but I can't burn any more copies of it! I do have one of the original dvds I made in December and I tried just copying the folders on that to my hard drive, then dragging those files onto a blank DVD, but that didn't work (as in, it burned the dvd but it didn't play on my tv/dvd player). Please help! I REALLY do NOT want to redo it!
ETA info on my free space (both are about 20% which should be enough)
my hard drive on my powerbook g4:
Format: Mac OS Extrended (Journaled)
Capacity: 55.76 gb
Available: 21.04 gb
Used: 34.72 gb
my external hard drive:
Format: Mac OS Extrended
Capacity: 279.4 gb
Available: 61.47 gb
Used: 217.92 gb
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*How to copy previously-burned DVD-R video discs*
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42724

Burning a copy of a DVD

Hi there,
I just recieved a DVD movie of my friend that he made, he has PC (don´t know if it matters, it should´nt) and I want to make a copy of that one. It is a VOB file.
The DVD that he send to me works perfect in my DVD player and computer and it plays imidiently.
But when I tried to make a normal copy it does´nt work any more in the DVD player, just in the computer...but it did´nt play directly, I had to doubleclick it first and it only worked in VLC player.
Should´nt be that huge problem to make a copy of a DVD or?
Please let me know

Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2059 (English)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2059?viewlocale=sv_SE (Swedish)
Here is an Apple Knowledge Base article that explains how to make a copy of a DVD-R video. The same instructions can be found by using the built-in Mac Help. It will lead you to the Disk Utility program and its Help has the same instructions.
-Doug

Transferring videos from DVDs onto the iPod

Is it possible to transfer a Movie from a DVD onto my iPod. If so, how? I have tried, but it doesn't work. Do I need to change the type of file that the video is? I have a 5th Generation iPod Video 30GB, but I will be getting an iPod classic 80GB soon.

I am afraid copying a movie DVD to iTunes would be illegal if you look at the copyright notice on the DVD. It would involve breaking the copy protection and it is against the forum terms of use to discuss this.

I am trying to burn a second copy of a DVD.

I am trying to make another copy of a DVD I created in iDVD a few months back. But whenever I get to the encoding stage of the burn I get an ambiguous error message stating that there was an error during the media encoding process. All of the media is still connected, and has been used before.

Your thought is perfectly sane and OK - BUT that's not the way things works.
a. There is no straight forward way back to an editable quality
b. iDVD can not edit video at all
c. the picture quality on a DVD is severely compressed - in a sort of View Quality - and this is about 5 to 10 times smaller and has lost lot's of information - not in any way possible to recreate to 100% - but only to a poor quality.
So I keep all my original material stored safely as it's the only way to get it if I need it again
To back convert a movie on a DVD You can try several ways - see note following
Photos in a SlideShow - I don't have the faintest and if possibly the quality will be Very Low
DVD back for future editing
A. don't put a mini DVD into Your Mac unless it’s a tray-loaded DVD burner/reader
B. iMovie’08 prob. 09 is said to be able to import from DVD (homemade without copy-protection). I never had any success with it.
C. I prefer one of these two ways
• Copy to miniDV tape from set-top DVD-player --> Camera -or-
• Roxio Toast™ - Can back convert to streamingDV for iMovie or FinalCut
D. Read what Karsten collected.
DVD back to iMovie.
.. and here the complete 'full 9 yards' ... .
//discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3822853&#3822853
DVDs are in a so-called delivery format (mpeg2), which isn't meant and
made for any processing as editing... or, as honorable forum member
QuicktimeKirk stated. [i] I use the analogy of the old Polaroid
"instant" cameras. Push the button, wait for the print to develop and
show it off.[/i] ..
for using the iLife apps, you have to convert-'em first, in
recommended order, choose one of the following tools/workarounds.
• DVDxDV (free trial, 25$, Pro. 90$)
• Apple mpeg2 plugin (20$) + MPEG-Streamclip (free)
• Cinematize >60$
• Mpeg2Works >25$ + Apple plug-in
• Toast 6/7/8/9/10/11 allows converting to dv/insert dvd, hit apple-k
• connect a miniDV Camcorder with analogue input to a DVD-player and transfer disk to tape/use as converter
• Drop2DV (free) a free tool claiming to convert DVDs into dv-stream...
• Use iSquint for your conversions . www.iSquint.org
from. Bobby Keene
none of these apps override copy-protection mechanisms as on commercial DVD's...
//danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6010.shtml
//danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6018.shtml
be nice to copy rights ^-^
... and, next time, try the forum's search-feature...
from Beverly M.
//docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42724
Yours Bengt W

Making copy of a DVD that has no VIDEO_TS folder

A friend of mine made me a DVD on a home DVD video recorder. The DVD plays fine. However, when I mount it and take a look inside, there is no VIDEO_TS folder. There is not anything at all! I want to extract part of the DVD but don't know where to begin without a VIDEO_TS folder to view the VOB files. None of my usual backup or VOB extraction apps seem to work. ANy suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Mitch

If it is a video DVD then those files MUST be there!
You need to convert the VOB files back to DV which iMovie is designed to handle. For that you need mpegStreamclip:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/mpegstreamclip.html
which is free, but you must also have the Apple mpeg2 plugin :
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/
which is a mere $20.
Another possibility is to use DVDxDV:
http://www.dvdxdv.com/NewFolderLookSite/Products/DVDxDV.overview.htm
which costs $25.
For the benefit of others who may read this thread:
Obviously the foregoing only applies to DVDs you have made yourself, or other home-made DVDs that have been given to you. It will NOT work on copy-protected commercial DVDs, which in any case would be illegal.

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