Does anyone know the best way to capture a DVD using VLC? I am trying to get it as a .mov.

The guides I have found online show how to use the wizard in an older version of VLC, but I can't find a guide for the updated VLC.

The media is from a consumer video camera.
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if its from a video camera you should be able to just copy it to disk.
As for transcoding best off using something other than VLC, its a player that they tacked the transcoding onto. If your on windows, take a look at windows movie maker, it might be able to do it.

Try not to use mov if you can, use mp4,avi or something, mov is "owned" by apple
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Thank you. I am just trying to use .mov as it is the native codec for Avid. I am using Avid FreeDV.

I think I am finally onto a winner. It takes four transfers on two computers, but I might have a usable picture. I am using MPEG Streamclip in combination with Quicktime alternative 1.8.1.0.

It would all be easier if I used software that would import the DVD directly, but I am a tight arse and wont buy the editing software.
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Video is a *big* area.. Framerates, resolutions, bit depths, codecs, interlacing, bit rates, formats, etc etc.

Heres a couple of useful sites to poke around, with lots of links to free software to do any job you can think of.

http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/

http://www.doom9.org/

Have a good dig about and read up before you settle on one though.. I recall in the past, trying about 5 different programs that I thought would do what I wanted until finding some that actually did what I thought it should.
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