Androktasie

No they don't. The DMCA is against production and dissemination of software that circumvents digital protection measures. Actually using the software should be covered by fair use since it is merely "space-shifting".

At the very least, linking to an article about said software is perfectly legal under 1st amendment rights.

Just don't get any crazy ideas about distributing DVD and Blu-Ray rips, and you'll be fine.

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superon

I was always a fan of DVDdecrypter, although I think they stopped support for it back before blu-ray ever hit the scene.
Is ANyDVD good software?

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Androktasie

DVD Decrypter died due to legal pressure from Sony. The developer didn't have the resources to fight them off in court, so he bowed to their demands and the program has stagnated. Unfortunately he never released the source code before shutting down, so development has ceased. Since the internet is so great at keeping abandoned software alive however, DVD Decrypter is still referenced and sometimes even required by conversion utilities that are actively being worked on.



AnyDVD (and AnyDVD HD) does not rip the video to your hard drive, it merely strips the content of protection. There are a number of freeware and shareware programs that can handle the actual ripping.

For DVDs, since the DeCSS library is so ubiquitous it is possible to get software that will decrypt and rip in one convenient package. (Handbrake for BSD/Mac, DVD Shrink, the list goes on...) The MythTV HTPC project actually has this built right into the 10' interface, no extra software needed.

For Blu-Ray and HD-DVD, there are a few utilities that were produced by the people in the AfterDawn forums back when HD DVD was still in the game, but currently Slysoft's AnyDVD is leading the pack as far as simplicity and the latest Blu-Ray decryption methods.

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stumped

please guys, i don't want this thread closed for a reason about why about the legalness of breaking DCMA protection and breaking encryption.

This thread is for correcting misinformation on terms connections, and uses.

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Puscifer

Great thread. There's lot of good info there, nice work. There's a typo in your original post though. In one of the headlines it says ausio instead of audio. Just thought I'd let ya know. Again, great thread man

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dhrandy

Great thread. You must be using something other than Firefox. You have a couple miss spellings, but no big deal..

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stumped

i'm using firefox, it's just i typed it while i was tired and just about to go to bed. if you could help my pointing them out, that'd be appreciated.

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stumped

bump, added stuff about vlc, since people seem to recommend it blindly.

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Gill..

So - my newly built HTPC using my 780G chipset (HD 3200) probably didn't play Nemo to my daughter's ire due to me trying to use the VGA cable? (regular DVD by the way)

If I switch to DVI/HDMI ports...but still input to the VGA on my 42" TV it might work without me losing any more hair? Audio still going via 3.5mm regular input....

She's 1 1/2 - this is technically her HTPC ....she was pissed when Nemo wasn't coming on... I felt like such a failure since it failed it's first real test

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stumped

hdmi = digital. vga = analog.

as for DVD on a HDTV, it won't as good as you'd think (480p being upscaled to fit on a 720p/1080i/p monitor won't be very good) also, calibrating your TV will help in the picture quality aspect.

might i suggest using MPC-HC to play your DVD?

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