I have a macbook and have been backing up my DVDs to an external using Mac the Ripper. I would also like to make hard copies and do not have the software capable of burning these files onto a DVD. I know I need to shrink the file sizes and also another software to do the actual burning. I would prefer free software but I understand that the best option may cost a little cash. Thank you!
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Burning VTS files to DVD help
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Burn is free and can burn VIDEO_TS folders, but you may need Double Layer (DL) DVDs for that.
HandBrake is able to compress the ripped video DVD to a smaller format, but then to burn the compressed file to a video DVD would mean to transcode the video again, as video DVDs need a specific codec, and HandBrake uses another codec to get such a good compression.
It would be easier to spend the money on DL-DVDs, as compressing and transcoding will take its time, depending on your MacBook, it can take up four hours, and maybe even ten hours, per DVD.
HandBrake is able to compress the ripped video DVD to a smaller format, but then to burn the compressed file to a video DVD would mean to transcode the video again, as video DVDs need a specific codec, and HandBrake uses another codec to get such a good compression.
It would be easier to spend the money on DL-DVDs, as compressing and transcoding will take its time, depending on your MacBook, it can take up four hours, and maybe even ten hours, per DVD.