# Importing music on a DVD into iTunes **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 7, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/importing-music-on-a-dvd-into-itunes/952102 "2021-10-07T21:50:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/importing-music-on-a-dvd-into-itunes/952102/1 "2021-10-07T21:50:31Z")
Lemme start with the disclaimers. I OWN this DVD. It is Neil Young’s Greatest Hits. I paid cash for it. NO pirating, etc going on here. Firm case law allows me to duplicate it into my iTunes for private use. So. Here’s the question. I can import a CD with zero problems. However, the music is not visible to me since it’s DVD of Neil Young’s music. Now, he’s a smart fellow and I am wondering if very specifically this is NOT a music CD to prevent what I am trying to do- copy it into my computer. Is there a legal way for me to import it into my own Mac? ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/importing-music-on-a-dvd-into-itunes/952102/2 "2021-10-07T22:55:28Z")
I had not heard about this, but a quick search turned this up on Wikipedia: > **[Greatest Hits (Neil Young album)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Neil_Young_album))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Greatest Hits is Neil Young's third compilation album after Decade and Lucky Thirteen. Eleven of the first twelve tracks appear on Decade, and the disc spans his solo career from 1969 through 1992. On the rear cover of the album, Young comments that the tracks were selected "based on original record sales, airplay and known download history." > All tracks on this album were mastered using the HDCD process, which Young has been utilizing for his stu... Neil is so out there as an audiophile, he brought his own digital music player to market because he thought MP3s sucked eggs. It looks like he uses a DVD because the digital audio supports higher resolution and bit rate than the [40 year old CD audio standard](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Disc_Digital_Audio). I’m not sure if it’s easily ripable, you may have to pull the .mp4 format and then convert it. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/importing-music-on-a-dvd-into-itunes/952102/3 "2021-10-07T23:02:27Z")
IANAL but I believe you are allowed to copy CDs to your computer because they do not have DRM. I think all commercial DVDs have DRM, and it’s illegal to circumvent the DRM. I know how I would do it but it involves ripping the DVD. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/importing-music-on-a-dvd-into-itunes/952102/4 "2021-10-08T01:51:51Z")
Yeah. My bad then, cause I don’t download or use any software involved in pirating. Damn. I’ll have to find a copy of “Decade”… ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/importing-music-on-a-dvd-into-itunes/952102/5 "2021-10-08T02:14:16Z")
It looks like DVD Audio Extractor will do what you want. It seems to be a legit program as far as I can tell. Available for Windows, MacOS, and Linux. [https://www.dvdae.com/](https://www.dvdae.com/) ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/importing-music-on-a-dvd-into-itunes/952102/6 "2021-10-08T10:00:34Z")
> [@Cartooniverse](#): > > Damn. I’ll have to find a copy of “Decade”… Is it lost in your house somewhere? I’ve always heard that a Man Needs a Maid… ---
**Author:** ![md-2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@md-2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md-2000)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/importing-music-on-a-dvd-into-itunes/952102/7 "2021-10-08T12:49:56Z")
So are these simple audio tracks of a normal DVD video, or is there some special DVD audio-only format that it uses? (What does the video show?)