The same copy-protection that a utility must overcome in order to convert DVDs to other formats also applies here-you can’t pop in your favorite movie create a disc image as described above. It’s a bit trickier when dealing with Hollywood movies. But it’s always best to test your burned DVD afterwards to make sure it plays as expected.) (A note on DVD media: I’ve found DVD-R discs to work well for single layer movies, and DVD+R good for dual-layer movies, when it comes to DVD player compatibility. When it’s done, the disc should play on your computer on set-top DVD player. If you want to adjust any of the options (including what Disk Utility should do when it’s done burning) click the blue triangle button to expose those options. In either case, Disk Utility will then prompt you to insert a blank DVD (if the original was a dual-layer DVD, you’ll need a dual-layer blank DVD for it to work). If you don’t see it listed, click the Burn button first, then navigate to the image’s location, select it, and click Burn. If so, click the image name, and then click the Burn button at the top. To burn that image as a DVD that you can watch in a standard DVD player, launch Disk Utility and you should see the image listed on the lefthand side.

That disc image contains an exact copy of your DVD, which you can backup on an external hard drive for later use. After a while, you’ll have an image file with a. Pick a name and destination, and click Save.

Click the New Image button at the top, select the DVD in the dialog box that appears, and in the Image Format pop-up menu choose DVD/CD Master.

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