How to Record DVD to Computer with Original Quality [3 Ways]

Want to make a copy of your DVD on your computer for backup? Or want to export your favorite movies or TV shows from DVD to your laptop or mobile devices for offline watching? If you do, the best solution is to record DVD. That way, you can enjoy your favorite video content on DVD whenever you want, even without a disc drive.

Well, how to record DVD to computer? In this article, we would like to introduce 3 ways to copy DVD on PC and Mac without quality loss.

How to Record DVD to Computer on Windows

Screen recorder software, which can capture playing DVDs in real-time, is a good helper to save a DVD movie as a digital file. iTop Screen Recorder unblocks its power to record everything on the screen for free. It has a straightforward interface so that you can easily make a DVD recording while playing a movie. It brings several benefits for you to record DVD to computer.

• Record movies from DVD without compromising quality: All screen recordings inherit original quality of your DVD movie. All images remain vivid and all audio tracks are clear without noise. The screen recorder also allows you to record the DVD movie in 4k, 1080p, or 720p at 60fps/30fps thanks to video customization.
• Record DVD to computer with no lagging: With support for hardware acceleration, iTop Screen Recorder can record video from DVD with low CPU usage. Thus, you don’t have to experience any lag when you record HD videos.
• Edit DVD Recordings with ease: Its built-in video editor enables you to edit the recordings by trimming, splitting, combing video tracks, adding effects, or applying subtitles.
• Record soundtracks from DVD to MP3, FLAC etc.: It also serves as an audio recorder that can capture audio only. Thus, you can record soundtracks from DVD and export the recordings to MP3, FLAC, etc.
• Output DVD recordings to MP4, MOV, AVI etc.: This screen recorder also lets you select the output format from MP4, MKV, AVI, and MOV. So you can open the recordings on different platforms.

How to record DVD to PC with iTop Screen Recorder? 

Step 1. Download and install iTop Screen Recorder on your computer. It is fully compatible with Windows 11, 10, 8 and 7.

Step 2. 

• Insert your DVD into disc drive and play the video you want to record.
• Launch iTop Screen Recorder.
• Go to Record > Screen. Select recording area. You can record part of screen, full screen, an active window or any selected region.
• Turn on Speaker to record DVD movie with audio. Turn off Mic, Webcam and Mouse to capture the movie without any disturbing thing.
• Click REC to start recording.

Notice: if your PC doesn't have a disc drive, please use an external disc drive to play DVD on PC.

Step 3. Click the Done (the red square-shaped) button to stop recording.

The recorded video is saved to Files > Video. From here, you can play, edit, compress and upload the file at will.

How to Copy DVD to Computer on Mac

Recording videos on a Mac is not as easy as that on a PC because most Mac computers don’t have a disc dick. So you first need to prepare an external disc driver to play DVD, and then utilize a media player like VLC to copy DVD to computer.

VLC is an open-source multimedia player for Windows and Mac. You can use it to convert video to any format, remove audio from any video, or rip video from a DVD.

Here we will mainly focus on its features of copying video from DVD. Follow these steps to see how it works to copy a DVD on a Mac.

Step 1. Insert the DVD you want to copy onto your Mac and launch VLC media player. Click “File” at the top left corner and choose “Open Disc…” Choose the DVD you wish to copy.

Step 2. Click Disable DVD menus to avoid DVD crapping out issues.

Step 3. Open the DVD ripping options window. In the lower-left corner, check the Stream output box. Next, click the Setting button to open the ripping setting window.

Step 4. Check the "Stream Output" box in the bottom-left corner of the window.

Step 5. Click “Browse….” at the upper right side, choose a file location, give it a name, and click “Save.”

Step 6. Open the drop-down menu of the Encapsulation Method to select the output format from MP4, AVI, MPEG, OGG, Quicktime, and more.

Also Read: How to Record Screen with VLC >>

How to Rip Movies from DVD to Computer

The last option to record DVD to a computer is to use a DVD ripper to convert DVDs to digital files like MP4. There are many DVD rippers for you to choose from. Let’s take HandBrake as an example. HandBrake is an open-source video transcoder that is available for Linux, Mac, and Windows. With it, you can convert any video to MP4, crop and resize video, restore old and low-quality video, and rip DVD. Let’s learn how to rip DVD with Handbrake.

Step 1. Insert the DVD into your computer and launch Handbrake. Choose your DVD drive from the sidebar that appears. Then, Handbrake will take a moment to scan the titles on your DVD and open the DVD for you.

Step 2. Once your DVD is open, head to the "Title" drop-down box and choose which title you want to rip. Choose a file location to house the ripped file.

Step 3. At the right side of the Handbrake window, you'll see a selection of Presets, go to choose an encoding preset and output format.

What You Want to Know about DVD?

Here are some common questions asked by users. Give a quick look at them and learn more about DVDs.

People Still Watch DVDs, Why?

Though DVDs have become thoroughly outmoded, there are still plenty of reasons to use them. Compared with streaming platforms that may compress video quality to save bandwidth, DVDs offer better video quality without the need for an internet connection. Besides that, buying DVDs is also a good way to make a collection of your favorite movies. Anyway, DVD is still popular among users. 

How to Play DVDs on Computer?

It’s easy to play DVDs on a Windows PC. You just need to insert the disc you want to play into the driver, and then the disc will start playing automatically. If it doesn’t play, you can manually open Windows Media Player and select the disc name in the Player Library.

On a Mac, you’ll need to prepare an extra external driver so that you can insert the disc. Then the built-in media player on your Mac will start playing the DVD automatically.

What are the Benefits to Record DVD to Computer?

There are many benefits you can take advantage of recording a DVD to a computer. For example, you can make a copy of your favorite movies for backup. Or you can play the video in the DVD when there is no DVD player.

Conclusion

There are plenty of people who like to watch DVDs for better audio and video quality. However, the inconvenience of physical discs inspires people to record DVD to computer get a digital copy. iTop Screen Recorder, the best free tool to record screen in Windows 10 and 11, can flawlessly complete the task to copy DVD to PC while keeping original quality. It delivers the smoothest experience for recording video and audio from DVDs. Try it to record DVD on PC now.