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how to watch dvd's and copy them on MBP

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Hi guys when I put in a dvd and click the disk in Finder I get an audio folder (which is empty) and a video folder which has many different items in. How do I play the dvd though? i have VLC, windows media player and realplayer.

I also would like to copy the dvd to my hard drive.

PLEASE HELP ME
 
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I can't help you with the first issue, other than to suggest right-clicking and opening with Quicktime to see if that works.

But to copy the dvd to your hard drive, download Handbrake. It's free and very easy to use. There are a ton of tutorials out there for it as well.
 
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Try using the DVD player in the application folder.
 
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ok I can watch the dvd with dvd player no problems but however when I make a duplicate of the dvd it appears on my desktop as a folder called UNDEFINED. when I click this it has 2 folder 1 audio and 1 video. so how can I watch the dvd once it is copied onto my desktop?
 
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DVD player should be able to play the DVD fine unless the disc is damaged. You mentioned though that the disc shows up in Finder which means that there is a good chance that the disc is fine. There is no need to open it in Finder. Unless you have changed a setting, DVD player should open automatically.
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I also would like to copy the dvd to my hard drive.
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