What is the best DVD copying solution?

[the_wallcrawler]

I have a 2.1ghz G5 iMac. I have a bunch of unencrypted DVDs that I would like to copy. What is the best solution for doing so? Roxio Popcorn looks nice. Any free solutions?

 

[Brandhaus]

I use popcorn, and love it. Well worth the $30

 

[quigleybc]

spend the extra loot and get Toast 7, same as Popcorn plus a ton of awsome features

I couldn't live without Toast 7

 

[shrimpdesign]

Handbrake is the greatest DVD-to-file converter. It's fast, it rips to DivX, MP4 and h.264. And totally FREE. I use it all the time to rip DVDs.

If you want to rip the VIDEO_TS, use Mac the Ripper.

 

[ITASOR]

Well if they're like DVDs you made in something like iDVD, I just use Disk Utility to make a disk image, and then use disk utility to burn it to a new blank DVD. Works for me, won't work on like bigger, real movie DVDs.

 

[the_wallcrawler]

Well if they're like DVDs you made in something like iDVD, I just use Disk Utility to make a disk image, and then use disk utility to burn it to a new blank DVD. Works for me, won't work on like bigger, real movie DVDs.

They are unencrypted DVDs I burned off my Panasonic DVD recorder.

 

[balamw]

They are unencrypted DVDs I burned off my Panasonic DVD recorder.

Then as long as you're trying to copy them to similar or larger media (4.7GB -> 4.7GB or you have a DL burner) you should just be able to do as ITASOR says.

Unless you're trying to do some editing, trimming, remove commercials or the like.

B

 

[the_wallcrawler]

Then as long as you're trying to copy them to similar or larger media (4.7GB -> 4.7GB or you have a DL burner) you should just be able to do as ITASOR says.

Unless you're trying to do some editing, trimming, remove commercials or the like.

B

I just want to straight up copy them. I'll give ITASOR's suggestion a try. Thanks everyone.