Copying a DVD

[Wes Jordan]

How do I make a carbon copy of a DVD? I encoded it with Handbrake, but now I'm thinking if I jut drag the MPEG file into a burn folder the DVD won't play in a DVD player. iMovie and iDVD both gave me errors when I tried to import. What should I do? Thanks!

 

[kwajaln]

What "DVD" are you attempting to copy??

 

[superbovine]

How do I make a carbon copy of a DVD? I encoded it with Handbrake, but now I'm thinking if I jut drag the MPEG file into a burn folder the DVD won't play in a DVD player. iMovie and iDVD both gave me errors when I tried to import. What should I do? Thanks!

http://handbrake.m0k.org/faq.php#A002001

.1 I want to convert a movie so I can burn it on a VCD or a DVD-R. Is HandBrake the right application to do this?

No. HandBrake only outputs MPEG-4, no MPEG-1 or MPEG-2. If you are using OS X, have a look at forty-two, ffmpegX, DVDRemaster or DVD2oneX. This will save you time and quality.

 

[road dog]

http://www.macweaver.com/dvdinfo/index.htm

 

[bursty]

I use DVDBackup then DVD2oneX then DVD Imager then burn the image.