What is the best way to make an ISO file out of a DVD?

ImgBurn is a nice, free tool for creating disc images as well as burning them.

Be forwarned that the installer off the imgburn website contains the opencandy adware - so you may want to look for the alternate, adware-free mirrors


Most people will already have 7zip installed. I tried this and it works.

  1. Run 7-Zip File Manager
  2. Open top level folder (by clicking the upfolder button several times, or clear the address bar and hit enter)
  3. Open "\\." item
  4. Select DVD drive item, press F5 (Copy), and select the folder to write ISO image.