[mcgarry101]

hi all,

I posted in another forum about this problem, but after further investigation I think it may be that as a noob I just know how to use the features of OS X.

Basically, I am using a windows program called DVD shrink to de encrypt my dvds. This process is working fine, however when I insert a blank DVD and copy the resulting .vobs onto disk in osx the disk wont play on my macbook dvd player. Is there some particular burning movies (in their .vob format) onto DVD?

[analogika]

video DVDs require a specific burn format.

Toast will do this, as will Nero on Windows.

Toast will also shrink DVDs down, though you will need something like MactheRipper (free) to de-encrypt your commercial DVDs in order to back them up.

[k squared]

Originally Posted by mcgarry101 

hi all,

I posted in another forum about this problem, but after further investigation I think it may be that as a noob I just know how to use the features of OS X.

Basically, I am using a windows program called DVD shrink to de encrypt my dvds. This process is working fine, however when I insert a blank DVD and copy the resulting .vobs onto disk in osx the disk wont play on my macbook dvd player. Is there some particular burning movies (in their .vob format) onto DVD?

You really shouldn't go posting the same question in multiple forums, noob or not.

As I wrote in your other thread, once you rip the DVD to file, you need another program (popcorn, toast, dvd2onex, etc.) to reburn the file to a single/double layer DVD.

Look at the forums on RipDifferent.com to get familiar with the programs and which one will work best for you.

Edit: this same problem (burn just the .vob) exists in Windows as well....it's just that dvd shrink handles both ripping and compressing in a single application, right?

[alain_30_alain]

Man, I got the same problem today that I just figured out... I ripped two DVDs with MacTheRipper and I burned by right click "Create New Burn Folder" to create a burn folder and I burned those two DVDs this way and then I wanted to see if everything was ok but I didn't played in Apple DVD Player but it played on my Playstation 2.

I was thinking to buy a DVD program soon. Should I get Roxio Toast 8 Titanium, is it a good program?
And also I read a little bit about Blu-Ray Discs... If a buy a Blu-Ray movie can I play it on my MacBook Pro's Superdrive?

Thanks in advance for helping mee!

[analogika]

Actually, I believe DVD Imager will also create a burnable DVD image from a VIDEO_TS folder full of .vob files.

You can just burn that image with Disk Utility, meaning that all apps you need - MactheRipper and DVD Imager and Disk Utility - are free.

[k squared]

Originally Posted by analogika 

Actually, I believe DVD Imager will also create a burnable DVD image from a VIDEO_TS folder full of .vob files.

You can just burn that image with Disk Utility, meaning that all apps you need - MactheRipper and DVD Imager and Disk Utility - are free.

If you use DL DVD's. You still need an application to compress the rip file to a SL DVD.

[k squared]

Originally Posted by alain_30_alain 

I was thinking to buy a DVD program soon. Should I get Roxio Toast 8 Titanium, is it a good program?
And also I read a little bit about Blu-Ray Discs... If a buy a Blu-Ray movie can I play it on my MacBook Pro's Superdrive?

Check out the forums at RipDifferent.com for in depth reviews of available programs. I use Popcorn...it's OK, but many others like DTOX because it gives you more control over zero cell .vobs, which by the way, the final version of MacTheRipper will supposedly remove automactically.