Turning DVD Player into a .mov file?

Rencectly,I recorded from my camera and converted it into a program named "DVD Player" and it only opens with it,when I insert the disc it shows it up,but the disk has files named "VIDEO_TS" and "VIDEO_RM" Is there anyway to convert it into a .mov? Here are the files that are inside these files:
VIDEO_RM
VIDEO_TS

The presence of the Video_ files indicates that this is a DVD that is meant to be played in a DVD player.
If the disk is not a commercial product then there are programs available that will rip the dvd and make it possible to convert it.
Discussions about doing this are not allowed here (in fact this post may not make it). The best I can say is google what you are looking to do.
regards

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