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Q: how do I make copies of a video or movie DVD? (not copy protected)

How can I make copies of video or movie DVDs (not copy protected) in Mavericks?  I tried using Disk Utility to make a .cdr and then converted it to a .dmg, but that format will not open in DVD Player.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Oct 1, 2016 7:59 AM

by Niel,Solvedanswer
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Burn the cdr file straight from the Disk Utility instead of converting it or using the Finder. The Finder cannot create video DVDs; using it created a data DVD, which won't play in the computer's DVD Player or a standalone one.

 

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Posted on May 16, 2015 11:43 AM

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Q: how do I make copies of a video or movie DVD? (not copy protected)

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  • by Niel,Helpful

    Niel Niel May 16, 2015 11:21 AM in response to userremoved
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    May 16, 2015 11:21 AM in response to userremoved

    Click here and follow the instructions. They'll work with any home video DVD but not most commercial ones.


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  • by OGELTHORPE,Helpful

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE May 16, 2015 11:22 AM in response to userremoved
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    May 16, 2015 11:22 AM in response to userremoved

    Try Handbrake:

     

    https://handbrake.fr/

     

    Ciao.

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    userremoved userremoved Oct 1, 2016 7:59 AM in response to Niel
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    Oct 1, 2016 7:59 AM in response to Niel

    Thanks for the quick reply.  However, I followed the procedure you reference but my new DVD disk does not play in DVD Player.

    Here's what I did and what did not work.

    Running latest version of Mavericks on 27" iMac with external Superdrive and 4.7 DVDs.

    1. Put the non-copy protected DVD, with folder named VIDEO_TS, in the Superdrive.  Stopped it from auto-playing.

    2.  There is plenty of space on my HD.

    3.  Went to Disk Utility > open

    4.  On left sidebar, selected the filename of the DVD

    5.  Chose New Image+ at top, chose destination Desktop, set Image Format to DVD?CD Master, set encryption to none, named new file, selected save to create.  This created a .cdr.

    6.  Ejected disk from SD.

    7.  to burn new DVD, converted .cdr to .dmg format in Disk Utility:  selected file from left sidebar, selected Convert, Image Format compression, Encryption none.  This saved a new .dmg file to my Desktop.

    8.  On Desktop, selected the .dmg file, right-clicked, selected BURN file, which created a new DVD.

    9.  I ejected the new DVD and reinserted.  IT WILL NOT PLAY in DVD Player, even if I launch the Player first and OPEN the file on the new DVD.

    Please, what did I do wrong?

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    userremoved userremoved Oct 1, 2016 7:59 AM in response to OGELTHORPE
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    Oct 1, 2016 7:59 AM in response to OGELTHORPE

    Thanks, Oglethorpe, I will try Handbrake if I can't solve my problem using Disk Utility.  I downloaded Handbrake about 4 months ago and was not successful in making a copy at that time (of a different video). 

  • by Niel,Solvedanswer

    Niel Niel May 16, 2015 11:43 AM in response to userremoved
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    May 16, 2015 11:43 AM in response to userremoved

    Burn the cdr file straight from the Disk Utility instead of converting it or using the Finder. The Finder cannot create video DVDs; using it created a data DVD, which won't play in the computer's DVD Player or a standalone one.

     

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    userremoved userremoved Oct 1, 2016 7:59 AM in response to Niel
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    Oct 1, 2016 7:59 AM in response to Niel

    OK, I'll try that now and then reply again.  Thank you so much!

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    userremoved userremoved Oct 1, 2016 7:59 AM in response to Niel
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    Oct 1, 2016 7:59 AM in response to Niel

    Niel, thank you!  It worked!  Your help made the difference.  I had read that the .cdr files were too large to copy directly and had to be converted to .dmgs.  Nope!  Burning directly from Disk Utility after making a DVD/CD Master is the way to do it.  My sincere thanks.