How to Copy Your DVDs With Mac OS X

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Place the DVD you want to copy into your DVD drive.

   If it begins auto-playing, stop it.
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   Step 2: Find out whether you have enough hard drive space to copy the DVD.

   Select the DVD in the finder and then press Command+I to get info about the disc.
   
   Check out the used space to see how large the disc is.
   
   Check your hard disc space.
   
   If you have 5 gigs more available space on your hard drive than used space on the DVD, you can continue ripping DVDs. , You can find it in the Applications folder, located in the Utilities section. , It should be in the white pane on the left-hand side. , A “Save As” dialog box will appear.
   
   Name the new image.
   
   Choose a destination where you want to save to the DVD.
   
   Set the image format (at the bottom; not format) to DVD/CD Master.
   
   Set the encryption to None.
   
   Click Create and OSX will create your image file with a .cdr extension., You can watch the movie straight from your hard drive if desired, or convert it and burn a new disc. , Once you've created your CD/DVD master as a .cdr file, it's a good idea to convert to .dmg by saving as a compressed format if you want to burn a copy.
   
   The .cdr is usually too large.
   
   To convert the file, select convert in the top menu.
   
   Choose image format "Compressed" and "None" under Encryption.
   
   Add a .dmg extension on the file and you'll be ready to burn.
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   Step 3: Open Disk Utility.

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   Step 4: Click on the name of your DVD.

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   Step 5: Choose New Image in the disk utility toolbar.

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   Step 6: When the file is done saving

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   Step 7: eject the DVD.

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   Step 8: Convert the file if you want to burn a new DVD.

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