I recently bought an Australian "dvd" with the understanding that I could either copy it, or decode to play...

Question

how to make a dvd "american" or US able to play...

Answer 1

you really cant unless you have acomputer that is able to change itself so that it can play australian dvds. those comps. only allow you to change a couple of times soo unless all your going to watch are australian dvds, i wouldn't change it

Answer 2

DVD Conversion Guide

As you probably know, DVDs are encoded in an MPEG-2 format and encased in a file called a VOB (Video Object) file. For those who are interested in backing up their DVDs, it is almost impossible to do with a 1:1 copy due to the un-availability of writable DVDs and the small sizes of CDs (650MB vs 8000 MB for DVDs). Conversion, therefore, is needed if you plan to back up your DVDs to CDs.

This guide briefly introduces some steps to convert these very large VOB files to a format less space consuming, like VCDs, SVCDs and DivX, using the many software and techniques available.

Note, this guide is fairly advanced and is purely optional for those who seek to explorer more into the world of digital video editing and conversion. And also, please respect the copyright laws in your country.

Pavtube DVD Ripper

http://www.softpedia.com/get/CD-DVD-Tool...

Free dvd tool:

Okey,guys, i kwon some good tools and free,which works good!!

DVD Decrypter:[http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_...

Free DVD Ripper: http://www.freewarezoom.com/archives/fre...

Pavtube DVD ripper: http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_ripper, which is very easy for beginners，and support to convert directly to PSP.

Hanbrake:http://handbrake.fr/?article=download, it is easy to convert to iPod.

DVDshrink :http://www.dvdshrink.org/DVDFab HD Decrypter http://www.dvdfab.com/free.htm

; some functions are free.

Good luck:)