How to copy DVD to computer

Anonymous
2010-06-24T21:37:57+00:00

Copy DVD to computer

How do I copy home movies on a DVD to my computer?

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Anonymous
2010-06-25T00:00:54+00:00

How do I copy home movies on a DVD to my computer?

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Home made (non-copy protected) DVDs are easy...

just insert the DVD in your DVD drive...go to...Start /

Computer...right click the icon for the DVD Drive and

choose Explore...you should see the directory of the DVD.

Now...copy/paste or drag/drop...the 'VIDEO_TS' folder

from the DVD to a new folder (renamed to the name of

the corresponding DVD) on your hard drive and that's it.

If you had VLC Media Player on your system (for example)

you could right click the VIDEO_TS folder and choose...

"Play With VLC Media Player" and the video will play.

These files can be several Gigabytes so copying can take

some time...have patience.

Volunteer J - MS-MVP - Digital Media Experience - Notice_This is not tech support_I am a volunteer - Solutions that work for me may not work for you - ***Proceed at your own risk***

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-10-25T20:00:01+00:00

    I think that you need to do a bit of learning/practice with Windows Movie Maker.  There are other third party programmes.  See how you get on with:  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-vista/work-with-clips-in-windows-movie-maker

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-vista/importing-files-into-windows-movie-maker-frequently-asked-questions 

    PS: I suggest that you experiment with copies of your videos so that it does not matter if you mess up.  You can start again. Also create restore point so you can always get back to where you were, before you messed up.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-10-25T18:57:07+00:00

    Thanks! You're a GENIUS!!!

    One more question: The video, which was 45 minutes in length, was recorded as three separate videos of 15, 15 and 15 minutes. Is there a way to put these three files altogether in one video file?

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-10-25T17:34:07+00:00

    Click on open you will see the files and folder on the DVD

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-10-06T06:03:51+00:00

    Thank you for your help.

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