Popcorn

yeah but you have to get Mactheriper first. Because with out it. Popcorn will not work on Hollywood DVDs. ...

I believe Popcorn will compress the video, no need to use DVD2OneX. ...

TS file into Roxio Popcorn 2. If it accepts it, skip to step 4. ...

Roxio's Popcorn or Toast 7 will compress a DVD to fit. ...

I've read positive things about Handbrake. If all you want to do is copy the DVD to the standard size media, you could use Mac The Ripper to rip and Toast or Popcorn to burn. ...

Bob has it right. Toast7 or Popcorn will automagically compress and burn. With awfully good video results. Before you even think about a DL disc (and use the +R persuasion for best compatibility) see if your drive can use it. Go to System Profiler and look under the ATA section. That'll tell you the brand and model of superdrive you have. Then check the manufacturer's...

Toast will span Multiple DVD's. Popcorn™ 2 helps you easily make high quality copies of your DVDs and movies. Powerful Fit-to-DVD™ compression technology fits an entire 9 GB DVD video onto a standard 4.7 GB disc.

GraphicConvertor - a little ugly in its GUI, but completely indispensible for working with images. Roxio Toast - for CD/DVD writing tasks Snapz Pro X For DVDs and movies - MacTheRipper, Handbrake, DVD2OneX and Roxio Popcorn Aside from that and the "killer apps" like Photoshop and Office, I tend to find the Mac already has everything I need and don't find as much...

CGI? This has nothing to do with CGI. It's about how quickly images change. i.e. you can allow the final size to be less if the movie has a lot of easy-to-compress pictures, i.e. if nothing much changes... I'm using handbrake, too. It's simply the best tool for converting movie DVDs to anything MPEG-4 (XviD, DivX, MP4, H.264 etc.). What it does _not_ do is copy a DVD to a...

How are you ripping the original DVD? Are you doing it through Popcorn, or using MacTheRipper? Can you please give us a little more detail on the actual process you go through to get to this point?