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hopewell guy · hopewell guy #1 (**permalink**)

04-10-2012, 02:48 PM

I cannot find a way to copy a dvd with 200 photos onto a blank dvd.
On my old pc I had a program called Sonic which did this in 2 steps.
Any help would be appreciated. Slowly getting used to iMac.

Deckyon · Deckyon #2 (**permalink**)

04-10-2012, 02:51 PM

do you have access to the old computer with Sonic? It sounds like the DVD is not finalized.

hopewell guy · hopewell guy #3 (**permalink**)

04-10-2012, 02:59 PM

Old pc is gone.
I cannot find the program or application on the iMac to perform this task.
I finalize dvds on my Sony recorder all the time, but have never done it on a computer dvd.
I have iDVD and dvd player on my iMac, but don't know what to do to make a copy.

chas_m · chas_m #4 (**permalink**)

04-10-2012, 03:31 PM

Oh, this should be easy.

So what you want to do is COPY an existing DVD you have, right?

You don't use iDVD, you use Disk Utility which is in the Utilities folder.

Open the program, insert your original DVD, it will appear in the left-hand column in Disk Utility. Select it and choose "New disc image" from the menu. That will create a DMG file.

Once that's done, eject the original DVD, insert a blank DVD and (still in Disk Utility) select it and choose "burn file from image" (or whatever the exact wording is). That's it!

hopewell guy · hopewell guy #5 (**permalink**)

04-10-2012, 04:33 PM

Thanks for the info. I was able to copy a dvd with 100+ photos but had no luck with a video on a dvd. The video was fed from a camcorder into a Sony recorder and burned onto a dvd in the Sony. It said it was copying and created a dmg file and spent 20 minutes burning it and then said "Unable to create "Topsail".dmg (Input/output error).
I will check to make sure I finalized the original dvd and try again.
Thanks again!

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Member Since: Apr 06, 2011 Location: Louisville, KY - USA Posts: 1,232 Mac Specs: MBP 17" 2011, 2.3GHz Intel Quad-Core i7, 8GB RAM, MacMini 2011, 2.7GHz Intel Dual-Core i7, 8GB RAM	04-10-2012, 02:51 PM do you have access to the old computer with Sonic? It sounds like the DVD is not finalized. MBP 17" 2011, 2.3GHz Intel Quad-Core i7, 8GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6750M 1GB RAM MacMini 2011, 2.7GHz Intel Dual-Core i7, 8GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6630M 256MB RAM iPhone 4S 64GB, iPad Gen3 32GB WiFi, iPod Nano Gen6 8GB, Apple TV Gen2
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chas_m #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 22, 2010 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 13,696 Mac Specs: 2009 MacBook Pro, Black speakers, Black Benq second monitor, black iPhone 4, Black 2012 iPad, etc.	04-10-2012, 03:31 PM Oh, this should be easy. So what you want to do is COPY an existing DVD you have, right? You don't use iDVD, you use Disk Utility which is in the Utilities folder. Open the program, insert your original DVD, it will appear in the left-hand column in Disk Utility. Select it and choose "New disc image" from the menu. That will create a DMG file. Once that's done, eject the original DVD, insert a blank DVD and (still in Disk Utility) select it and choose "burn file from image" (or whatever the exact wording is). That's it! Cheers, chas_m -- My essay for switchers and newbies
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hopewell guy #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 10, 2012 Posts: 8	04-10-2012, 02:48 PM I cannot find a way to copy a dvd with 200 photos onto a blank dvd. On my old pc I had a program called Sonic which did this in 2 steps. Any help would be appreciated. Slowly getting used to iMac.
	QUOTE Thanks

hopewell guy #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 10, 2012 Posts: 8	04-10-2012, 04:33 PM Thanks for the info. I was able to copy a dvd with 100+ photos but had no luck with a video on a dvd. The video was fed from a camcorder into a Sony recorder and burned onto a dvd in the Sony. It said it was copying and created a dmg file and spent 20 minutes burning it and then said "Unable to create "Topsail".dmg (Input/output error). I will check to make sure I finalized the original dvd and try again. Thanks again!
	QUOTE Thanks

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