Rich, Some resources if you decide to try to work on this: The Mac DVD Resource http://www.wormintheapple.gr/macdvd/index.html Fourty-Two DVD Utility http://www.kaisakura.com/index2.html DVD Backup Utility http://www.wormintheapple.gr/macdvd/DVDbackup.html I have not used these other than very briefly and have not tried to make a backup from them, so I can't recommend them other than in a general way. Hope this helps get you started. Mel "It is almost impossible to remember how tragic a place the world is when one is playing golf." ~ Robert Lynd On Dec 28, 2003, at 8:33 PM, rich northouse wrote: > Thanks for the feedback CJ, Mel and others. > > The motivation for asking for info on copying some movies is that I > had a hobby of collecting movies on DVD. That was until this last fall > when someone broke into my home and stole over 60 DVDs. Since then I > have lost interest in my hobby, which in some ways is depressing > because I was enjoying developing a nice collection. I have been > reluctant to start-up again. I have home owner's insurance, but with > a $1000 deductible , which is just about the collections value. > > However the thought occurred to me that if I made a back-up (or copy) > than I would still have my collection. I have my Mac (G4 Quicksilver > w/ Pioneer DVD) and I thought most the required equipment, but low on > knowledge. > > Didn't mean to create a problem. Sorry. > > rich