hey all,
I've got a 10 month old, and a 3 year old, and they've decided its fun to use my/their dvd's as frisbees, teething toys, or whatever strikes them at the moment.
So, I've decided to back up the dvds... and found I'm a total neophyte when it comes to doing this.
My goal: rip my dvds, then put them onto new dvds as backups to sit in the closet, with the same amount of data/detail/whatever ie: a perfect copy.
I've come across "Handbrake" for the Mac, along with Mac the Ripper. Am i correct in saying that these programs will rip them, but not burn them?
And what is the final setting I should use for an output, that is the equivalent of a dvd (ie: there are ipod settings, iphone settings etc, but all those shrink down the sizes .... I need to know what a dvd actually "is"... is it the h.264 setting?)
Im open to PC programs, as my laptop burns dvds, but I believe my Imac has the ability to burn to double layer dvds and the vaio doesn't.. not sure.
..and before someone screams piracy... I've worked in the film/tv biz for almost 20 years, and if anything, this is keeping money from flying OUT of my wallet...
appreciate the help all...
laz