Watch a full dvd from my harddrive (mac)

How do I take a DVD that I own and copy/convert the DVD to my haddrive so that I will be able to playback the DVD from my harddrive at anytime without the DVD inserted

 

Hello pgavinski,

How to backup a copy-protected DVD to your Mac hard drive:

1. Play the DVD with Apple's DVD Player.

2. Use MacTheRipper to remove the copy protection (i.e. rip). You can search Google for MacTheRipper 2.6.6 (freeware) or get the latest beta version, MacTheRipper 3.0 r-13e, by donating at RipDifferent.

3. A 'Full Disc Extraction' with MacTheRipper will save the entire DVD to your hard drive or desktop.

4. Once saved, open Apple's DVD Player, select File > Open DVD Media and browse to the location of the DVD's VIDEO_TS folder on your hard drive and select Choose.

5. Press Play on the Apple DVD Player Controller and your movie should play.

All the best.

 

yes that should work. if mac the ripper wont rip the dvd down try fast dvd copy, Rip only option. Then play it in apple's dvd player like david456 said. You could also take out bonus,sub titles and other audio to save space on your HD

 

have fun the dvd descent wont work with eaither i tried both and nothing it gets to the menu file and crashes

 

Am too looking for similar to AnyDVD for PC for the Intel MacPro book???

Will try MacTheRipper. Any other suggestions????????



Zimer

 

try FastDVD Copy 4. Works for me

 

Once copied, will Idvd burn or have to invest for Toast 8??


zimer

 

FastDVD Copy will burn it if you want. Or you can set it to rip & compress and it just does the VIDEO_TS folder witch you could burn

 

So I need MacTheRipper to decrypt and Fast DvdCopy4 to compress and burn?? Have I got this correct.

Zimer

 

no FastDVD Copy is all you need. It will rip, compress and burn

 

What do ya'll know about, why some DVDs work and others don't? Is there a way to tell before you try?