Handbrake will try to identify the main feature on the DVD and ignore everything else (coming attractions, special features, etc.). Click on your DVD disc to select it and click the “open” button. When Handbrake starts it should present an open video source dialog window.Insert DVD disc into the Mac’s DVD drive and launch Handbrake.It is used in this workflow to open the MPEG-4 files created by Handbrake. Note: MPEG Streamclip is a powerful general-purpose video editor and converter. MPEG Streamclip (latest beta release version) It is used in this workflow to convert video from MPEG-2 format on DVD to MPEG-4 on your computer hard drive.ģ. Note: Handbrake is an easy-to-use video transcoder program. If you are working only with unencrypted DVDs, you don’t need to install VLC. We won’t be using VLC itself but Handbrake will use the decryption component that comes with VLC. Note: VLC installs a DVD decryption component (libdvdcss) on the system.

Workflow uses only free, open source software.Ĭons: Must initially copy/convert entire DVD to computer taking some time and disk space.īest choice when: Extracting many clips from a single DVD or have many extraction tasks to complete overall.

Pros: Fastest, least frustrating editing experience.

Use the free video editor/converter program “MPEG Streamclip” to isolate and extract video clips from the MPEG-4 file created by Handbrake.

Use the free video transcoder program “Handbrake” to copy/convert (rip) a DVD to an MPEG-4 formatted file on your computer’s hard drive.

Process summary (this is a two step workflow): It is permissable to circumvent the Content Scrambling System (CSS) of lawfully acquired DVD discs for the purpose of criticism or comment in some instances. The Librarian of Congress determines classes of works subject to the exemption from the prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works.

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