Does anyone know how to take an ordinary DVD and put the files on your computer forever?

Answer 1

Commercial DVDs (movies) contain approximately 5GB of MGEG2 data encrypted with a system called CSS. In order to use the files on your PC you would need to decrypt and "rip" the data to PC files. At this point you would have a 5GB collection of files that could be played via most software DVD players.

To reduce the size of the files, you would also probably want to re-encode (or transcode) the files into another format (MPEG4, DIVX, XVID, etc). This process would result in a 2-hour movie being stored in a 500MB-2GB file, depending on your choices.

Although none of the steps in the process is particularly difficult, there are dozens of options that have to be made; each taking the other into consideration. There is good quality Open Source software as well as shareware available to help you do this.

The catch to all of this is the decryption of the original DVD files, the very first step. There are laws concerning decrypting proprietary data (such as movies), making backups, copying software, etc, etc. These may or may not apply to you. That being said, DECSS or related software will decrypt a commercially encoded DVD to allow for further processing.

Of course, another choice is to contact the DVD publisher and ask them to send you the unencrypted files. Tell them that you have already purchased the DVD (show them your receipt), and wait patiently for a tape or disc in the mail.

Answer 2

Assuming what the 5 people above me said didn't answer your question, here's how to make a file read-only: right-click on it, and select "Properties". At the bottom, under "Attributes", click "Read-only", and then OK. Your file now can't be changed by Windows (or any other software), and becomes slightly harder for you, or anyone else, to delete.

Answer 3

Imtoo DVD ripper - (insert legal disclaimer about not copying stuff without permission)

Answer 4

wel if this is a dvd movie i would advise getting dvdshrink
http://www.mrbass.org/dvdshrink/
this will rip the contains of the dvd onto your pc.

but if its data use my computer to copy and paste.

Answer 5

Forever you mean.
As for me, I glued the DVD inside the CPU box and welded it's cover then buried it in my yard.
Should be still there.

Answer 6

just copy and paste ..as simple as that

if copy protected just try using any of the dvd rippers
or create virtual CD using softwares such as virtual cd,clone cd..