DVD copy...how does one do it on eMac os 10.*?

[masmdu]

My brother once copied a dvd and stored it on my hard drive. How do I do this?

Thanks

[Zensea]

1. the macs I know

you just put it in basically and it takes you through the steps

[masmdu]

2. Ummm...that would make it play....I want to make a copy to store to my HD

[Zensea]

3. I guess I'm being dense

I don't own a computer right now (except for a very ancient powerbook) so I might have forgotten.

What if you just take the DVD icon that appears on the Desktop and drag it and drop it into the hard drive? I think that then it automatically copies it. That's the way it works with word files and stuff. Seems that the last time I listened to a CD on a friend's Mac that was how we got it into the hard drive. I'd think it would be the same for a DVD, but maybe I'm wrong.
There must be a techie who knows though.

[sir_captain]

4. DVDs are encrypted just so that you can't do what you suggest

it would make it too easy to copy them. You need to use a special program to decrypt them and copy them, which, technically, is illegal.

[Zensea]

6. I had a feeling I was missing something

like maybe the obvious!
You can tell I haven't been breaking that law.

[sir_captain]

7. Heh...it's only geeks like me

who keep up with this stuff ;-)

[sir_captain]

5. You need to use a decrypting program

there are not very many of them that work with OSX, but I located a free one for you: http://www.wormintheapple.gr/macdvd/mtr.html