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Old 09-29-2008, 08:33 AM   #1
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I am thinking of getting this for a variety of reasons:

Burning dvds obviously
Tivo transfer
Mutli-DVD burns (To back up 20 gb of pics for example)
Backing up my movies

Has anyone used it? Do you recommend it?

Is it worth the $100?

Are there alternatives out there that you would recommend? Thanks.

(And thanks Traditional Ale and other Mac haters, I know I can do it all for less on a pc. I don't want a pc. I have a mac. Thanks.)
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Old 09-29-2008, 08:40 AM   #2
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Hey, you know you can do this for free on a PC?

Actually, I have no idea. I spend 40 bucks on software to copy my DVD's so my kid can use the copies and I don't have to worry when she wrecks it. If you can figure 60 bucks more of worth in there it seems like it might be worth it.
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Old 09-29-2008, 08:42 AM   #3
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Hey, you know you can do this for free on a PC?

Actually, I have no idea. I spend 40 bucks on software to copy my DVD's so my kid can use the copies and I don't have to worry when she wrecks it. If you can figure 60 bucks more of worth in there it seems like it might be worth it.
how do you copy the movies? I have the exact same problem. I can rip them fine with mactheripper then getting them onto disc is the issue.
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I hear Toast is the way to go for that sort of thing. I've been thinking of checking it out, myself.

The thing is, all I ever burn are iso files, and audio CDs... so Disk Utility and iTunes take care of that.
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I forgot to add that a few posters at the Apple site totally trashed Toast. That has made me a bit leery.
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how do you copy the movies? I have the exact same problem. I can rip them fine with mactheripper then getting them onto disc is the issue.


There was a series of rip/convert/burn that I used to do, and it was free. It was a pain in the butt though. My wife insisted that unless I wanted to do it all myself, I would look for an alternative.

What we use is called "One click copy" or something like that, that you literally put the disc in and click copy. You can remove all the special features, languages etc to make the copy go faster, take less space etc.
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Aha! Well then, I would do a little more research.


For DVD (movies) type tasks, have you seen Handbrake and/or Mac the Ripper?

- Handbrake will convert DVDs into any number of different formats (it has a ton of selectable templates: Apple TV, iPod, iPhone, PS3, PSP, Xbox360, etc etc)
- MTR will rip any DVD onto your Desktop, which you can then burn to a blank DVD

Both applications are free.
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Aha! Well then, I would do a little more research.


For DVD (movies) type tasks, have you seen Handbrake and/or Mac the Ripper?

- Handbrake will convert DVDs into any number of different formats (it has a ton of selectable templates: Apple TV, iPod, iPhone, PS3, PSP, Xbox360, etc etc)
- MTR will rip any DVD onto your Desktop, which you can then burn to a blank DVD

Both applications are free.
Unless I missed something in your response, I already use MTR to rip the dvd. How do I burn it to a dvd? IDVD does not seem up to it unless I am the problem there.
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Unless I missed something in your response, I already use MTR to rip the dvd. How do I burn it to a dvd? IDVD does not seem up to it unless I am the problem there.
Use Mac the Ripper to rip the DVD to an iso file, and then use Disk Utility (built into Leopard) to burn the iso to a new DVD.
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Use Mac the Ripper to rip the DVD to an iso file, and then use Disk Utility (built into Leopard) to burn the iso to a new DVD.
Thanks. I will try that.
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The thing to keep in mind about DVD software bundles, is they almost always leaving something constantly running in the background. Nero, Easy DVD, Toast... they all do it.

It's always better to find free, open source utilities that allow you to "do-it-yourself." It might involve a little research and an extra step or two here and there, but your Mac (and PC) will love you for it, and you'll probably even end up with better quality results.
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The thing to keep in mind about DVD software bundles, is they almost always leaving something constantly running in the background. Nero, Easy DVD, Toast... they all do it.

It's always better to find free, open source utilities that allow you to "do-it-yourself." It might involve a little research and an extra step or two here and there, but your Mac (and PC) will love you for it, and you'll probably even end up with better quality results.

What part of Toast runs in the background on a Mac? I don't think its nearly as invasive as something like Roxio's Windows software..
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