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Can you copy DVDs with iDVD? DVD-R newbie needs help please......

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Ok, so I just got my first new computer in 9 years (the old iMac finally croaked- at least the modem did) and so now I have a Macbook with a superdrive cd/dvd DL burner and I have no idea how to use it! LOL!

I'm trying to do a PiF by making a copy of a fan edit that someone sent me, so I copied the TS_video folder onto the hard drive (is that what I'm supposed to do 1st?) and then opened up iDVD to try and burn a copy of it onto a blank DVD-R but I can't figure it out.

Can you even do this in iDVD or do I need different software?

Help! Thanks in advance. :-)

(PS-before you yell at me, I DID do a search, but I'm still unclear as to whether or not iDVD can copy DVDs)

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From it's web page, iDVD looks like a DVD authoring tool - which is not what you want.

Could you use Disk Utility to create an image of the the original disc, then burn this image onto a new DVD-R?

I've never used a Mac, so maybe someone else can give you a definitive answer.

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Thanks, Moth3r. I had a feeling that iDVD wasn't the right program for this. I'll have to search around on this computer to see what else might be of use for copying DVDs.

EDIT: There is a "disk utility" on my computer, so I'm going to try that. Thanks again!

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It's best to get a disc image and then you can use Disk utility to copy it. If your copying Video_TS you should be able to create an image out of it somehow but I can't really think of exactly how right now. If copied Video TS directly to disc and it doesn't always work correctly.
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The Disk Utility "help" section walked me through the process and I've already successfully made several DVD-R copies.....thanks though! :-)

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No Problem. After I posted I realized that you already got it