The best source I've found for this sort of information is: http://www.doom9.org/ They have numerous guides that explain how to use (usually free or low-cost) software to extract material from DVDs to your computer and then how to burn them onto a blank DVD. And they have links to sites where you can download the software. 'Course, the first hardware thing you'll need is a DVD recorder for your computer. The information can get technical, but the guides are pretty exhaustive. They're a great resource for making Fair Use of DVD video. > Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 15:18:35 -0600 > From: Lou Thompson <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: a basic question > > Hello all, > > When I test my undergraduates, I like to show them brief clips of > films and ask them to comment on specific things (editing, lighting, > etc). Cueing was easy enough to do with videotapes, but now that I'm > using DVDs almost exclusively it's becoming a problem. > > I was wondering if any of you have any suggestions as to hardware or > software that will enable me to copy these short clips (usually less > than a minute) for testiing purposes. > > Thanks. > > ______________________________________________ > Dr. Lou Ann Thompson > Professor of English > Department of English, Speech, and Foreign Languages > Texas Woman's University > Denton, TX 76204 > _________________________________________________ -- Jeremy Butler www.ScreenSite.org www.TVCrit.org ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu