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Then there is Handbrake to convert the ripped DVD to a file like.
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There is MacTheRipper, RipIt and Fairmount to rip (copy the DVD to your HDD while removing the copyright protection) the video DVD to your HDD. And spice weasel is right about the transcoding procedure, the less transcoding steps, the less image quality loss. The following is copied from to posts I made.