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DVDxDV, Roxio Popcorn or DVD Ripper for Mac???

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I recently got a new MacBook Pro and I need to buy software for extracting DVD clips to import to iMovie. I used DVDxdv on my other computer buy it would freeze and jump a lot. I don't mind paying but I only want to buy the best one. It needs to have a time counter and be able to get small clips off a DVD. I am using it to make sports highlight videos from DVD's of the games that the school gives me. I also want the best quality video possible and I don't know much about settings. I use iMovie and iDVD but I am considering Final Cut Express. I've tried to read and research but I'm still confused. I even asked at the Apple Store and they were clueless. Please help!
 
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what are you trying to rip?

handbrake will encode video from a dvd to H.264 (mp4)

it wont rip copy protected DVDs, and noone on this forum will tell you how to do that.

HandBrake

if you wanna know a little bit about how to use it, i have a tutorial in the description.

you can make edits in the movie or clip with MPEG streamclip.

Squared 5 - MPEG Streamclip video converter for Mac OS X

they are both free btw.
 
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I have Handbrake and I like it but you can't take just clips of the DVD, can you? I am making a football highlight video from a DVDs of games so I don't want to put the whole 60 min. game on my computer when I might only need 3 min. of it.
I will try MPEG Streamclip. Thank you for your reply.
 
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if there are multiple vob segments on the dvd you could encode just the segment you wanted. however you would still have to encode the whole segment.
 

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