Originally Posted by derpelikan
as i understand the OP he doesn't want to rip the DVD but he wants to edit the chapters and cut scenes .
for this i think he needs a video card and a programm from pinaccle or something to do this?
if it is only ripping, there are plenty of easy to go ripping programs.
and it is not forbidden to rip a DVD if it is your own DVD as this one has not copyrights.
The way I understand the post is that he has a DVD of home movies and he wants to re-edit them but doesnt have the video files anywhere else. If that is the case, the way to get those files onto his computer with the highest quality is to rip them from his DVD.
As far as the legalities are concerned, its my understanding that it is perfectly legal to manipulate your own content however you want. However it is illegal for one party to tell another how to circumvent copy protection...and since the only rippers I know include DeCSS code, then I cannot mention any dvd shrink programs or anything on the mac that might be a ripper.