hey, i dont use macs at all....i have a pc, however my friend just got the new imac with the dvd burner....

im active in the vcd forums but havent really been in with the coversion stuff lately....never really used dvd-r's for that matter either

but heres the deal...

im looking for any of the following:

1. software that will make a direct copy of a dvd onto a dvd'r with this burner
(iDVD will only allow for a 60 minute movie - so she says)

2. if thats not possible, the best way to covert the movie files (vob) to mpg2's im assuming at the best quality to fit onto a 3.7gb dvd-r

------the problem is i dont know what software is compatible with the macs....i always use tmpgenc, dvd2avi or cce and stuff like that....then i burn my sVcd's with nero....this imac shit is all different------

3. if i cannot get either of the two previous choices, i then need you to tell me what the point of a DVD burner is on an Imac, or why for that matter, anyone owns an imac....