Question: DVD Sizes, What is DVD-5, DVD-9 and Double Layer DVDs?
Double Layer (sometimes called Dual Layer) and Double-Sided DVDs each hold more than the standard 4.7GB of a single-sided single layer DVD. Many new DVD Copy softwares for Mac users burn Double-Sided and Double (or Dual) Layer DVDs. Learn more about the different DVD sizes below.
Answer:
DVD-5 holds 4.7GB and is supported by the DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW formats. It is also known as Single-Sided Single Layer.
DVD-9 holds 8.5GB and is supported by the DVD+R and DVD-R formats. It is also known as Single-Sided Double Layer (sometimes called Dual Layer). The official names are DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL
How to Accomplish DVD9 to DVD5 Compression for Mac users
Maybe you have a nice dual layer DVD movie, and you want to backup it for sharing or conserving. However, you just have some DVD5 discs in hand now. Then how can you accomplish your goal according to what you have? Just check the following guide that helps you finish copying DVD9 (Dual Layer) movies to DVD5 (Single Layer) on Mac.
Now what you need is just a cool tool Mac DVD9 to DVD5 Copy , which is easy operation but has more functions than iDVD.
More information from here : How to Copy DVD9 Movies to DVD5 Movies on mac
Sometimes you would like to backup some of your DVD Movies. When you start back up, you will find that some of the DVDs are copyright protected DVDs. Then how can you copy the copyright protected DVDs?
DVD Copy for Mac would be your perfect choice to solve the problem. It will assist Mac users copy DVD movies to computer or to another blank DVD disc and support to copy all DVDs including copy copyright protected DVDs.
Check how to use the DVD Copy in the following step-by-step tutorial.
More informations about: How to Copy protected DVD Movies on Mac?
I. What is ISO Image?
An ISO image is an archive file (also known as a disk image) of an optical disc in a format defined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). This format is supported by many software vendors. ISO image files typically have a file extension of .iso. The name ISO is taken from the ISO 9660 file system used with CD-ROM media, but an ISO image can also contain UDF file system because UDF is backward-compatible with ISO 9660.II. How to Copy DVD Movies to ISO Image on Mac?
Consider you have a DVD containing over 5,000 files. Since a folder cannot be uploaded or downloaded, you would have to upload or download each of those 5,000 files individually, which is tedious at best. You could place them to a standard ZIP file to solve the problem, but ISOs have an advantage over ZIP files. ISOs can include additional information about the original DVD. In order to better organize your DVD movies, you can Copy DVD to ISO on Mac. Use DVD Copy Pro for Mac can easily finish this mission.Step. 1 Open DVD Copy Pro and Insert DVD
Click the DVD Copy Pro icon and insert the DVD as required. After loading DVD, the interface will around to the main interface. You can click the Duration to let the titles place in sequences.Step. 2 Choose the Copy Options and Output Options
You can choose the copy options in your own needs. Tick ISO in the Output Options to save ISO file on your Mac.
Step. 3 Start Copying DVD
After you finish the setting, click "Start" button and one window will pop up to ask you to choose the place saving the ISO file. You also need to type in the name for the file. Then click "Save" to start copying.
III. How to Play ISO Image on Mac for free
After copying, there are Four ways to play ISO Image on Mac:1.You can click the icon of ISO to play the ISO Image.
2. you can open the VLC media player and drag the ISO file to the VLC menu. Double click to start playing.
4.Just recur to Front Row to play your ISO Image:
Put ISO file into a folder with a movies name, and then put this folder into the Movies Folder. Now you can play ISO Image with Front Row of your Mac.
Now you can enjoy your ISO Image on Mac!
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