New to Mac

Umm, ok I'll try and be precise when I ask.

I saved a movie on my hard drive with Handbrake. When it came to the ripping part I used Mac the ripper. (does Handbrake rip because I tried that but whatever it was doing was taking hours so I thought I would use Mac the Ripper. That took about as long as the movie is. The movie on the hard drive is 6.2 in size. Firstly, just wondering if I can compress it any more then that, and if so how??

I bought a CD-R double sided disk that can store up to 8.5. So I go to the toast program and drag in my video files from the movie on the hard drive I want copied. My computer has a think about it then spits it out. I don't know why it's not copying onto the disk. I don't want to keep trying because it's an expensive mistake, you know what I mean.

I'm also interested to know, which program is best to convert dvd to avi format, so I can watch the copy on my dvd player, also are there any free offers with this, and once I have the program when do I use the converter, after Mac the Ripper??

Thanks heaps, I'm just learning and I have a lot of ???. So I really appreciate any help from all u computer geniuses. Please try and speak basically with me, I can be a bit simple when it comes to this type of technology.

xx

I work for the FBI and I shall be tracking your efforts from here on in. Words like "ripping" show up on our radar all the time.

You kids, you just never learn until we throw the book at you.

We'll be around shortly. Stay calm and please have your MILF of a mom answer the door in her panties and bra only; oh, and I'd like a cold beer when I get there.

Signed:

Agent Bomber.

and you are a dick repository...

is everyone on here an ass hole or do u really help give computer advise???

Your two questions are completely unrelated. The answer to your first question is "yes". The answer to your second question is "once you've become an ass[i][/i]hole like the rest of us, yes".