STRESSED with iDVD

Is it possible for my new iMac to burn a dvd? I am going away to college and I dont want to bring my DVDs to avoid having them stolen from me so I want to make copies of them so I can bring some movies with me. Is this possible? or can iMac/iDVD only burn "projects" that One has to make first?
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....or can iMac/iDVD only burn "projects" that One has to make first?
Correct. iDVD won't help you copy commercial DVD's and movies.
It's intended as DVD authoring software. Apple's Terms of Use (TOU) prohibits us from outlining procedures to circumvent CSS or Commercial DVD's or any title that is copy protected. Sorry.
Have you tried using Google for the info you are looking for?

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