It is unlikely he would want to purchase the hardware for a one time conversion. You have a wonderful multi-project solution :) The software solutions are easy too. I sent him how to do it in a direct email. The list does not allow messages over 5K. Mike On May 13, 2008, at 4:11 PM, Patty Winter wrote: > Are you folks recommending software because that's the > way one would grab video from a DVD that's playing on > the Mac's own optical drive? Because I'm wondering > whether a hardware solution might be easier. I've > captured video from DVDs directly into iMovie by > going from a DVD player to a Canopus A/D converter > to my Mac. > > > Patty