dvd recording?

[jdogg]

for my own personal use how do i copy a dvd to a my laptop? it has a burner, i am tired of buying multiple dvds when they get lost or broke so i want to make back up ones lol

[Stewart Vernon]

The "lol" makes me think you are not being sincere about wanting to make a legal backup copy, so I'm not sure we can help you here.

[wilbur_the_goose]

ok - how do you make a copy of a unprotected personal DVD?

[ncxcstud]

here (http://www.google.com)

[Marlin Guy]

http://www.wikihow.com/Rip-DVDs-with-VLC

[dorfd1]

http://www.wikihow.com/Rip-DVDs-with-VLC

that is an illegal use of vlc.

ripping dvd's is a violation of the dmca/

[Marlin Guy]

Key word = "could" (http://techplore.com/technology/vlc-video-players-new-dvd-copying-feature-could-run-afoul-of-the-mpaa/)

It's illegal to perform the act, and that point is very arguable.

It is not illegal to discuss in the theoretical.
No illegal act has been performed, as far as I can tell.

I own several firearms.
They can perform both legal and illegal actions.
Ultimately, it's the responsibility of the individual, not the tool (no pun intended).

[dorfd1]

Key word = "could" (http://techplore.com/technology/vlc-video-players-new-dvd-copying-feature-could-run-afoul-of-the-mpaa/)

It's illegal to perform the act, and that point is very arguable.

It is not illegal to discuss in the theoretical.
No illegal act has been performed, as far as I can tell.

I own several firearms.
They can perform both legal and illegal actions.
Ultimately, it's the responsibility of the individual, not the tool (no pun intended).

so in theory how would one go about ripping a or recording a blu-ray disk?

[Marlin Guy]

so in theory how would one go about ripping a or recording a blu-ray disk?

One would find software capable of performing the task and think about it that way.

A quick search yields
http://gizmodo.com/5161848/how-to-rip-blu+ray-discs

[rudeney]

SlySoft AnyDVD. Yes, you have to pay for it, but it is worth every dollar. They also have an interesting (and free) product called Virtual Clone Drive that turns an ISO file into a "virtual" DVD drive.

[Stuart Sweet]

This is a topic that has been started here before. It's really not appropriate for our forum. If you are interested, do a forum search and those threads are still out there, but I think we've all said what needs to be said, so I'm closing this one.