How to transfer LD to DVD?

Elevick,

Usually media is for private use only and should not be used for screening to a group of people other than family or social acquaintances. One must obtain permission from the copyright owner to do a 'public screening'.

He wants "to be able to show some of them to my friends in a small meeting environment." Certainly doesn't sound like a public exhibition or screening to me.

Regards,
-- Al

Are all these people lawyers?

Are all these people lawyers?

Fwiw, I am (as well as an electrical engineer).

Regards,
-- Al :)

Sharp2451 -- I agree with Dollyowner's suggestion of a DVD recorder, which is likely to be (by far) the most convenient and practical approach.

Just for the record, though, if you know someone who is set up for and does computer-based video editing, the material could be played into a suitably configured computer, then the captured file could be processed with a video editing program into the mpeg2 format used on dvd's, and then burned onto dvd in the computer.

There are many complexities and learning curves involved in doing that, though, as well as monetary expense for both software and hardware if it is not already present, so the dvd recorder approach is far more practical for most people. Let us know if you'd like more information, though, on the computer-based approach. I happen to be experienced in that area.

Regards,
-- Al