Recording DVD
I am under the impression that I can take a DVD, record it, edit it, and store it on my computer. I cannot find anything under 'recording' in search to help me out. Can someone lead me in the right direction?
OK Frd, that makes sense.
You can copy the VIDEO_TS folder from the DVD if you put it in your computer.
Your Apple DVD Player can then "play" that VIDEO_TS folder, but you can put that folder on YouTube.
You'll need to covert it to something to edit on your Mac and export in a format YouTube wants.
From YouTube
What video file formats can I upload?
YouTube accepts video files from most digital cameras and camcorders, and cell phones in the .AVI, .MOV, and .MPG file formats.
What's the best format to upload for high quality?
We recommend the MPEG4 (Divx, Xvid) format at 320x240 resolution with MP3 audio. Resizing your video to these specifications before uploading will help your clips look better on YouTube.
To convert that DVD VIDESO_TS so you can use it in iMovie, you'll something Like MPEGStreamclip (free), MPEG2Works or Visual Hub. I know that MPEGStreaclip and MPEGG2Works both need the Apple MPEG2 Playback Component(not free). Don't think that Visual Hub does, and it is becoming a new favorite.
So copy the video_ts folder to your hard drive, find some conversion software, and then you'll be good to go.
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