How to copy DVD

After searching the forum, I can't get a clear sense of how to copy a dvd I made with iMovie and iDVD on my wife's MacBook. I made a two DVD's on her computer a couple of years ago before we got a Mac desktop. I would like to rip/copy/transfer (?) those dvd's onto the desktop and synch them to my iPod also. Our desktop is OS X 10.5.8.
Won't you please help the lost and deficient?

BoondockMac wrote:
I would like to rip/copy/transfer (?) those dvd's onto the desktop and synch them to my iPod also.
use 3rd party apps such as HandBrake or _*MPEG Streamclip*_.
both have presets for iPod and TV.
JGG

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Here's a sample of what you need to do:
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Hello all, i'm using windows xp and want to copy DVDs to my ipod...how to i do that? Please tell me, i would really appreciate it...
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First of all, you need to go to the correct forum as this is the forum for older iPods. The iPod video forum is here.
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=808
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I hope that this is an elementary question, so please someone enlighten me on my ignorance.
I would like to :
1) copy DVD's that I created in IMovie/DVD (my own videos, no copyright, so I should be able to do it!)
2) re-edit portions of DVDs that I previously created IMovie/IDVD
Can I do this with IMovie/DVD? Or do I need to buy/download another program such as Toast to accomplish this?
I thought that I was saving so much room by copying all my videotapes to DVD and then I realized that I couldn't copy them! I am a synchronized swim coach, and often need to make multiple copies of previous routine performances for my swimmers, and it just doesn't seem to be obvious to me.

Hi Dale and welcome to the forums!
1. You can clone/copy your own home-made DVDs in Disk Utility, but Toast is much easier to use for this.
2. This requires a bit more work as you are 'retro-engineering' a delivery format not intended for editing!
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, as well as the the Apple mpeg2 plugin :
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/
which is a mere $20.
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. (I have to add that!)
If you know you will need multiple (but identical) copies of a DVD, then it is better to save the project as a Disk Image and burn copies from that. This saves all the rendering time from the first copy.
If you need multiple, but all slightly different, copies, then you will have to find room somewhere for the original iMovie project, which you can re-edit before sending to iDVD.

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I have like 25 dvds with private videos that I would like to make a backup on on my external harddisk, Lacie (1,23 TB free space)
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Repair permissions, restart your computer then insert your dvd when you reach the desktop. If that does not work, zap the pram and try again when you reach your desktop.

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I have searched through the forums, read many other related posts related to this subject, and studied the manuals and tutorials, however I have not been able to figure out how to do the basic DVD burning. I apologize if this seems to be a simple task to many of you.
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5. Your Use of Content
In addition to the general restrictions above, the following restrictions and conditions apply specifically to your use of Content.
The Content on the Service, and the trademarks, service marks and logos ("Marks") on the Service, are owned by or licensed to YouTube, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under the law.
Content is provided to you AS IS. You may access Content for your information and personal use solely as intended through the provided functionality of the Service and as permitted under these Terms of Service. You shall not download any Content unless you see a “download” or similar link displayed by YouTube on the Service for that Content. You shall not copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, broadcast, display, sell, license, or otherwise exploit any Content for any other purposes without the prior written consent of YouTube or the respective licensors of the Content. YouTube and its licensors reserve all rights not expressly granted in and to the Service and the Content.
You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Service or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on use of the Service or the Content therein.
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Mount the DVD on your desktop, then open it and pull VIDEO_TS folder to your desktop. Put VIDEO_TS folder in a folder and label it so you will know what it is and then move that folder to your external drive. The VIDEO_TS folder than can be burned into another dvd or played by VLC.

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