Copying a wedding DVD
A friend asked me to make three copies of their daughter's wedding video. I had not tried this before but sounded do-able. Well when I put the original DVD in my DVD player opens and plays the DVD without a problem, but I can't figure out how to make copies. I tried importing to I movie and I DVD, but they do not recognize it.
Anyone tell me where to start ?
Thanks
G4 dual Mac OS X (10.4.3)
Mark,
Sue answered the wrong question.....
how does one go about copy-protecting DVD's? Is this something I would be able to do with iDVD or would I need DVD SP for that?
The writable media we use can't be copy-protected.
DVD SP lets you write the necessary keys to a tape format output that will enable commercial, 'pressed-disk' manufacturers to create copy protected stamped disks.
Historical note: Several years ago some writable media manufacturers (including Pioneer) tried to introduce something called 'CPRM' (Content Protection for Recordable Media'. The effort didn't 'fly'.
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Have recently got a dvd of a friends wedding and , have been asked for a copy from my family. So i thought id download dvd onto computer then copy it using dvdi. But i cannot download dvd!!! Can anyone help please?
If you just want to copy it:
How to copy previously-burned DVD-R video discs
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2059
To create an image file, launch Disk Utility and select File: New: Disk Image From Folder. In the window that appears, navigate to the desired folder and then click on Image. Give the image file a name, and click on Save when prompted. That’s it.
Or, if you have Roxio Toast, just use the copy function.
If you want to edit it:
You need to convert the VOB files in the TS-Folder of the DVD back to DV which iMovie is designed to handle. For that you need mpegStreamclip:
http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html
which is free, but you must also have the Apple mpeg2 plugin :
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D2187Z/A/quicktime-mpeg-2-playback-component-f or-mac-os-x
(unless you are running Lion in which case see below))
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.
And from the TOU of these forums:
Keep within the Law
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Do not submit software or descriptions of processes that break or otherwise ‘work around’ digital rights management software or hardware. This includes conversations about ‘ripping’ DVDs or working around FairPlay software used on the iTunes Store.
If you are running Lion or later:
From the MPEG Streamclip homepage
The installer of the MPEG-2 Playback Component may refuse to install the component in Lion. Apple states the component is unnecessary in Lion onwards, however MPEG Streamclip still needs it. See this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3381
To install the component in Lion, please download MPEG Streamclip 1.9.3b7 beta above; inside the disk image you will find the Utility MPEG2 Component Lion: use it to install the MPEG-2 Playback Component in Lion. The original installer's disk image (QuickTimeMPEG2.dmg) is required.
The current versions of MPEG Streamclip cannot take advantage of the built-in MPEG-2 functionality of Lion. For MPEG-2 files you still need to install the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component, which is not preinstalled in Lion. (The same applies to Mountain Lion and Mavericks even though they have it preinstalled.) You don't have to install QuickTime 7. -
I have a wedding DVD with some dance clips on it, I don't want to copy the entire DVD, but just want to copy the dance clips from the DVD on to my imac as a media file, what is the easiest way to do this?
Please someone help because I have to return the DVD back to my friend, thanks.No need to import the entire dvd. I suggest you use this to first convert to QT file that can then be used within iMovie or iDvd (your choice):
http://www.dvdxdv.com/NewFolderLookSite/Products/DVDxDV.products.htm
Keep in mind that a dvd is normally considered a finished product (not to be edited thereafter). Hence, you may experience some loss in quality when converting back to QT since these files have already been compressed at least once into mpeg-2 format.
You can give the trial version a shot prior to purchasing (just to see if the app will indeed work for what you want it to do). Hope this suggestion helps but if not just come on back.
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I made an idvd for my daughters wedding. Her copy quit working so I am trying to burn her another copy from the one I made for myself. I tried to make an image of mine (so I could then burn it) but I keep getting an error –5058. I want to keep all my chapters and selection menus operating on the new copy. What is the best way to do this? I don’t know how to make her a new copy from the last one I have that is working.
I am using a new MacBook Pro – I made the originals on an iMac G4 using iMovie and iDVD. Help please.Peggy,
Is this what you have tried: How to copy previously-burned DVD-R video discs at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42724
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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.
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about a year ago I created a DVD of some home movies onto a DL + R DVD. I no longer have the project files and I just wanted to make a copy of the DVD. So, I dragged the contents of the DVD over to my computer and then created a Burn Folder to burn those contents onto to another DL + R DVD.
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