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DVD burning software
- Thread starter ftk2003
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Are you talking about data DVDs or (commercial) movie DVDs?
Data DVDs can be burned for free using Disk Utility (make disk image -> burn that), cheaply with nice applications like Disco or - if you want the best - spend some money on Toast (which just has come in a brand new, universal version, and looks very good).
With movie DVDs you need to take another approach, you can either use something like MacTheRipper to - well - rip the TS_FOLDER, and then use Popcorn (or Toast) to burn that back to a blank DVD (not entirely sure about the procedure, as I've never done that, others might provide corrections/additions), or if you don't need an exact copy, but just want to backup your DVD collection, use Handbrake to rip the DVD in H.264/AAC mov files that can be watched on any (decently spec'ed) computer with QuickTime or better (
).
Data DVDs can be burned for free using Disk Utility (make disk image -> burn that), cheaply with nice applications like Disco or - if you want the best - spend some money on Toast (which just has come in a brand new, universal version, and looks very good).
With movie DVDs you need to take another approach, you can either use something like MacTheRipper to - well - rip the TS_FOLDER, and then use Popcorn (or Toast) to burn that back to a blank DVD (not entirely sure about the procedure, as I've never done that, others might provide corrections/additions), or if you don't need an exact copy, but just want to backup your DVD collection, use Handbrake to rip the DVD in H.264/AAC mov files that can be watched on any (decently spec'ed) computer with QuickTime or better (
).
I don't know why it isn't more popular, but I've found nothing more simple and effective than SimplyBurns.app
http://simplyburns.berlios.de/
http://simplyburns.berlios.de/