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rescuing dvd videos from time
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I've been using Disk utility to make a DVD image on your hard drive. (under file menu > make new image from " the DVD").
The Mac DVD player will play the hard disk image created as a DVD... and you can burn it to another DVD if you like, perhaps using archive quality blanks.
If your original DVD is already defective, its not going to fix it and perhaps will fail.
The Mac DVD player will play the hard disk image created as a DVD... and you can burn it to another DVD if you like, perhaps using archive quality blanks.
If your original DVD is already defective, its not going to fix it and perhaps will fail.
Well it's a ripper, it rips, main movie only if you want or you can rip entire DVD's with menus, subtitles etc., there are a few options.
It sounds like what you're looking for, I may be wrong.
Hopefully I'm able to help, if not best of luck on your search.
When u say that it rips the entire dvd with menus. Do u mean that the menus are operational/working just like in the dvd?
Unless something has changed recently, you don't need a Mac to view. Disk utility makes an image of the DVD, put the image on or copy the image to a USB stick windose can read, take it to the PC and mount it like you would any drive (or send it however you want). I used to send stuff to a couple family members all the time, until they became enlightened. It will play there just fine. You can also burn a DVD from the image if you like and the DVD will play anywhere. The image itself is universal.
Give it a try, its free.
Yes indeed.
I'm pretty sure there is a free trial period, so maybe give it go and see if it suits what you're trying to do.
As long as the tv has an app that can handle .iso images you'll be fine.
I use Infuse Pro on my Apple TV specifically for this, but VLC works too.
In any case, as long as you have secured the discs as .iso files you will always be able to convert them to whatever you need in the future.
How do you currently view DVDs on your TV? You can't get away from a player to play it with full original DVD like menu function, whether thats a DVD player, VLC, DVDPlayer or other app. You can rip the DVDs and save/play the individual tracks. Download and attach the meta data so you have a description. You could then put them into a shared iTunes or KODI media library, and use a itunes or KODI player, there are others. Smart TVs usually have a player built in. Similar to a DVD, the player will list the tracks, provide a description and you pick the one you want to view. This it what I do.
Otherwise what Artic Moose says. That .iso file can be on DVD media or any other media, USB stick, hard drive, NAS.... but you still need to use a player app, either built in or added.