Copying a wedding DVD

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Copying a wedding DVD

A friend asked me to make three copies of their daughter's wedding video. I had not tried this before but sounded do-able. Well when I put the original DVD in my DVD player opens and plays the DVD without a problem, but I can't figure out how to make copies. I tried importing to I movie and I DVD, but they do not recognize it.

Anyone tell me where to start ?

Thanks

G4 dual Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Posted on Dec 6, 2005 5:25 PM

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Answer 1

F Shippey

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Dec 6, 2005 5:46 PM in response to Dennis Gundersen

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=DiskUtility/10.5/en/duh1945.html Duplicating a CD or DVD

Skip step 4

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Answer 2

Hui Cheng

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Dec 6, 2005 5:48 PM in response to Dennis Gundersen

Hi The G Man,

Follow the instructions here: How to copy previously-burned DVD-R video discs.

Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver) Mac OS X (10.4.3)

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Answer 3

T. Haire

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Dec 6, 2005 6:52 PM in response to Dennis Gundersen

....And let us not forget the possible "copyright issues" that come up with a request like this.

T.

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Answer 4

Dec 6, 2005 7:39 PM in response to Dennis Gundersen

Thank you all for your responses. When I looked at past posts with similar questions, I found my answers. Sorry to bring up an old topic but thank you for taking the time to answer.

G4 dual Mac OS X (10.4.3)

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Answer 5

Dec 7, 2005 7:23 AM in response to Dennis Gundersen

This reminds me, how does one go about copy-protecting DVD's? Is this something I would be able to do with iDVD or would I need DVD SP for that?

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SDIllini

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Dec 7, 2005 7:26 AM in response to Mark Warren (Guartho)

how does one go about copy-protecting DVD's?

One doesn't...it's illegal.

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Answer 7

F Shippey

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Dec 7, 2005 8:25 AM in response to Mark Warren (Guartho)

Mark,

Sue answered the wrong question.....

how does one go about copy-protecting DVD's? Is this something I would be able to do with iDVD or would I need DVD SP for that?

The writable media we use can't be copy-protected.

DVD SP lets you write the necessary keys to a tape format output that will enable commercial, 'pressed-disk' manufacturers to create copy protected stamped disks.

Historical note: Several years ago some writable media manufacturers (including Pioneer) tried to introduce something called 'CPRM' (Content Protection for Recordable Media'. The effort didn't 'fly'.

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Answer 8

David S.

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Dec 7, 2005 8:48 AM in response to SDIllini

Ooops!!

DVD recordable can't be copy protected.

It requires replicated discs.

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T. Haire

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Dec 7, 2005 1:38 PM in response to SDIllini

SDIllini--

I think the poster was referring to copy protecting a dvd they created; which by the way isn't possible with idvd or dvd studio pro. (In fact, even the "big guys" can't protect their dvd's.)

T.

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T. Haire

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Dec 7, 2005 1:40 PM in response to F Shippey

F Shippey--

Sorry. For some reason I didn't see your response to Sue and Mark.

T.

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Answer 11

SDIllini

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Dec 7, 2005 1:52 PM in response to T. Haire

Yup-I made a boo-boo!

Sorry about that to all that posted.

Sue

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