MacBook Users

[mr8ball]

Hey all, I have a Mackbook OS X 10.6.8 and am looking for a way to make and copy DVD's and movies. Anyone have any suggestions how I can do this? The IDVD will only let me make movies and download them from a Vid camera. Looking for something to get or download for free if posable. Any ideas? Thanks in advance

 

[Mouth]

I use Handbrake. It is very effective.

HandBrake

 

[mr8ball]

I have it on my mac but for some reason I cannot get it to read the DVD when I install it. It is a copy of a DVD that was made on an HP laptop so maybe that has something to do with it. Any thoughts?

 

[Fireman6615]

That being a copy is probable causing some issues. You trying to read a copy of a DVD that was made on a Windows based machine using probably a Windows based piece of software. Then your trying to play it on an Apple Machine using some type of Apple based software. Its probably a compatibility issue.

 

[zukracer]

I use DVD fab for making, copying and ripping CDs/DVDs

 

[Powers739]

I use AnyVideo Converter, to rip and copy stuff and to convert to other formats, I think they have a DVD copy version as well that seems to work well. But it's not free...

 

[Mouth]

That being a copy is probable causing some issues. You trying to read a copy of a DVD that was made on a Windows based machine using probably a Windows based piece of software. Then your trying to play it on an Apple Machine using some type of Apple based software. Its probably a compatibility issue.

The fact that it's made on a Windows machine is irrelevant. What matters is what format it is in (mp4, avi, etc...) and how it was actually burned on to a DVD. It could just be a janky (that's a technical term) DVD rip. Also, what version of Handbrake are you using? I recommend upgrading to the most recent version. I actually had some problems with subtitles since the current version didn't fully support them. I had to upgrade to one of the Nightly Builds (unstable) and it worked fine. I also recommend downloading VLC to watch the movies. I installed Handbrake on my Macbook Pro OSX and it works just fine burning store bought DVDs, even ones that are Region Locked.

 

[mr8ball]

Thanks guys for all the help, I have downloaded handbreak and VLC. I just gave it a try and still I can't get it to work. Must be the disk.The things I am trying to copy play just fine on here but I cannot get it to save to anything so I can make copy's of them. I have always been able to watch any movie I wanted on here but I never tried to save any and copy them. I will try a different movie tomorrow and see if that works. I had a thing on my HP called exact copy. I could put the DVD in the reader click that button and it made as many copies as I wanted. Do that make anything like that for Mac? When using Handbreak do I have to save it to my desk top? That was one thing I found looking around the net. Just seems like a lot of work to do to make a copy of something. This is what I found How to Copy Your DVDs With Mac OS X: 10 steps (with pictures) Thanks again

 

[zukracer]

I'm tellin ya I use DVDFab DVD & Blu-ray Copy, DVD Ripper, Blu-ray Ripper Software. Copy DVD, DVDR, Blu-ray Disc to PSP, or iPad/iPhone/iPod. Copy Blu-ray to BD-R, MKV, or Hard Drive for both Windows and Mac. and it really has never had any issues with much of anything. As long as the DVD isn't coded all goofy (like the most recent Mission Impossible) its always worked. They have a MAC version, I use the Windows one but I'm sure they work the same. And its on sale

 

[zukracer]

I'm tellin ya I use DVDFab DVD & Blu-ray Copy, DVD Ripper, Blu-ray Ripper Software. Copy DVD, DVDR, Blu-ray Disc to PSP, or iPad/iPhone/iPod. Copy Blu-ray to BD-R, MKV, or Hard Drive for both Windows and Mac. and it really has never had any issues with much of anything. As long as the DVD isn't coded all goofy (like the most recent Mission Impossible) its always worked. They have a MAC version, I use the Windows one but I'm sure they work the same. And its on sale

 

[mr8ball]

Hi again, I still have not got this to work and since have noticed another problem. Now when I got to youtube I cant get at least 1/2 of the vids I had liked or added to my favorites to play. I trashed everything I down loaded but still no fix. Any ideas what might be causing this. I have had this thing for 3 years now and am still baffled by it. A lot of things I know got erased from my memory due to some pain meds I was on for my back. I have updated everything on the mac so again I am lost. I am going to Best Buy this week and chat with the Mac Rep but thought I might get help here before then. Any thoughts?