Why can't I import photographs from a DVD to a MacBook Pro?

Trying to transfer the pictures from a DVD and I get all kinds of messages, but it seems that it cannot read it. Do I need a special app?

In other words, will I be able to manipulate DVD's with photos on them?
No. That's over. It's not coming back. You need to make new arrangements. DVD and other optical media is dying out. There is a single model of Mac you can buy now with an optical drive. Soon there will be none. This is repeating throughout the computer industry. That's why I say that optical media is going the way of the floppy disk.
The only reason I mentioned Aperture is that it is a way of merging libraries. Aperture and iPhoto are no longer developed. They are both on the way out. A newer app is coming to replace them. Other than a (more expensive) way of merging, Aperture has no solution for you.
Multiple external drives, backing each other up, is the way forward at the moment. An online back up is helpful too.

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