MacTheRipper (dvd rip/demux/etc)
Final Cut Pro HD (av editing/capturing)
Compressor (encoder)
A. Pack (AC3 encoder)
DVD Studio Pro (dvd authoring)
Photoshop (menus/covers/labels)
Toast Titanium (burning VIDEO_TS folders)
As far as copying preservation dvd's goes, I have 2 dvd-drives and use Toast to do a direct disc to disc copy. Works great.