Backing up DVDs on OS X

[MBQuartCamry]

I'm very familiar with windows xp and the programs used to backup dvds on it. On the Mac im having trouble making DVDs that look descent. On the PC i use dvd decrypter, alcohol 120% and Nero Recode to get an iso compressed at 4.35 GB so it will fit on a DVD-R. On the Mac i tried Mac the Ripper and Roxio Popcorn but the result i got wasn't to good it worked but it didn't make a good compression. Is there any other way to do this. I need the output file to be an iso on the mac because the burner i have access to is in a PC.

[Wickedkitten Veteran]

I use mactheripper to get it off the disk, and then use dvdremaster

[Max Veteran]

Can't you just use the disk utility?

[Photo Monkey]

Doesn't your Mac have a SuperDrive? Like Max says, just use the Disk Utility, in Utilities (found in Applications). Open it up, select the DVD you've put in and then press New Image from the toolbar, it will copy the entire DVD and then you can burn it onto another DVD, using Disk Utility again. No need for 3rd party software.

[titan0111]

Doesn't your Mac have a SuperDrive? Like Max says, just use the Disk Utility, in Utilities (found in Applications). Open it up, select the DVD you've put in and then press New Image from the toolbar, it will copy the entire DVD and then you can burn it onto another DVD, using Disk Utility again. No need for 3rd party software.

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is this like cloning the DVDs?

[Max Veteran]

is this like cloning the DVDs?

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Yes. Its an exact backup - to the byte.

[Dazzla Veteran]

Problem being he's talking about commercial movie DVDs. You can't just use Disk utility to clone the DVD because often they're more than 4.7GB.

[Max Veteran]

Problem being he's talking about commercial movie DVDs. You can't just use Disk utility to clone the DVD because often they're more than 4.7GB.

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He never mentioned commercial DVD's :unsure:

[threetonesun]

He never mentioned commercial DVD':unsure:e:

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I don't see why he'd need DVD dycrypter in Windows if they were just data DVDs

[Dazzla Veteran]

Look at the apps he's talking about and comparing to. Why would he be using DVD Decrypter, Nero Recode etc and be talking about compressing to under 4.5 GB? He's talking about backing up movie DVDs.

[Wickedkitten Veteran]

He never mentioned commercial DVD':unsure:e:

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I'm very familiar with windows xp and the programs used to backup dvds on it. On the Mac im having trouble making DVDs that look descent. On the PC i use dvd decrypter, alcohol 120% and Nero Recode to get an iso compressed at 4.35 GB so it will fit on a DVD-R. On the Mac i tried Mac the Ripper and Roxio Popcorn

Look at the programs that he is using and it's pretty easy to tell he is talking about commercial dvd's.

Edit: Damn you Dazzl:p:p

[Dazzla Veteran]

Edit: Damn you Dazzla :p

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;)

I'm monitoring this thread with interest, quite a few apps have come up in this thread and the essential apps thread. I've gotta spread the Garden State love so that means I need software that'll essentially do what DVD Shrink does.

[NinjaMonkey82]

Anyone try DVD2One?

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19238

I've never used it, but might be worth a shot.

[Wickedkitten Veteran]

;)

I'm monitoring this thread with interest, quite a few apps have come up in this thread and the essential apps thread. I've gotta spread the Garden State love so that means I need software that'll essentially do what DVD Shrink does.

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you'll prolly want something like dvdremaster then.

[Dazzla Veteran]

That app looks pretty good, I'll give that a try for sure.

http://www.metakine.com/products/dvdremaster/

[Etc.]

This site offers some guides on dvd ripping and re-encoding. I haven't tried any of them myself, but I hope to in the near future to see how the quality compares to when I used to use CCE when I had a PC.

http://webpages.charter.net/ernsta/macvideo.html

[Mac-It-Up]

i've used dvd2one once... i guess it works alright. haven't had the time to do much with it tho. i must says it was easy to use.

[Max Veteran]

I use DVD Backup 1.3 to rip - but I haven't got around to finding time on how to burn them.

Would anybody happen to know if I can just stick these files on a DVD (assuming they fit on single side) by using the burn in the finder? Or do I have to do something special?

[Dazzla Veteran]

I tried MacTheRipper with a region 1 version of Garden State and ran into a few problems. It appeared to rip it fine both times I done it (once the whole disc, second the main feature). When I play the video TS folder in VLC the sound is mank and messed up, it just hisses and crackles; if I play it in Mplayer OS X the sound is in a different language :s The funny thing is it'll play in DVD Player absolutely fine :s is this normal?

[divinatum]

ive used DVD Backup, and had no problems with it. http://versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/18599

(you got a mac again dazzla?)

Edited February 5, 2005 by divinatum

[divinatum]

i just ripped a dvd with mac the ripper, it plays somewhat fine in VLC. The audio is fine, but it messed up the menus. hardcore. But its fine in DVD Player.

[D0401]

to rip dvds i've used mactheripper and dvdbackup. both created the video_ts folder which played perfectly in vlc. i used dvd2oneX to compress the video down to fit on to a standard dvd-r. the only problem im running into is burning. i keep getting an error message that pops up saying some sort of illegal error. i don't think it's a hardware issue because i was able to burn a dvd copy using fastdvdcopy. the only problem i had with that was the menu was jacked and the video froze after 10 mins when testing it out on my home player. im thinking it had something to do with the compression process i used with that particular burn. it could be a disc issue though so ill have to test with a new spindle when i get a chance.

for those that are wondering how hard it is to use mactheripper and dvd2onex... dont' sweat it. it's all very easy to do.

[Dazzla Veteran]

The problem I have with MacTheRipper and DVDBackup is that they can't rip DVDs that aren't matched to the drives region. That's pretty bad :/

[Wickedkitten Veteran]

The problem I have with MacTheRipper and DVDBackup is that they can't rip DVDs that aren't matched to the drives region. That's pretty bad :/

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only one thing for it then really.

Yes, crack the drive!

[Dazzla Veteran]

Already looked it up, apparently the same guy who released the updated firmware I used for my Powerbook hasn't done the same for the iMac. I can't find any multiregion firmware for the UJ-825.