How to import a movie into mac

When I played a dvd from MAC and it always detroyed my DVD after a few times.  Is there a way to import a movie into MAC?
Thanks.
Yuyuki

  If the drive is physically destroying DVD's you need to have it repaired. A DVD should play indefinitely for all intents and purposes.
There should not be any physical contact between the player and the disk.
If the system is out of warranty and you don't want to pay to have it repaired there are many 3rd party USB and/ FireWire DVD drives that you can purchase. for a reasonable price.

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