[mythtv-users] Anyone else having problems ripping new movies?

Ivor Hewitt ivor at ivor.org
Tue Mar 8 13:29:14 UTC 2005


James Armstrong wrote:
> 
> 
> Ivor Hewitt wrote:
> 
>> Peter Valdemar Morch wrote:
>>
>>> john roberts homepagez-at-lycos.com |Lists| wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm surprised I haven't seen this posted yet - but from google-ing
>>>> around I found there is a new encryption method being used on some of
>>>> the latest movies.  This seems to prevent libdvdcss (1.2.8) from
>>>> working.
>>>>
>>>> Just thought you might want to know why "MythDVD/Rip" doesn't work on
>>>> some of the latest movies.
>>>>
>>>> -John
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> But, uhm, if libdvdcss fails, doesn't that affect playback as well as 
>>> ripping? If not, how so?
>>>
>>> Do you have a link or two to the story? What did you search for?
>>>
>>
>> Is this just the new Macrovision RipGuard protection you are talking 
>> about? Link: 
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/15/macrovision_ripguard/
>>
>> This is not a "new encryption" system. They would not be able to 
>> change encryption algorithms otherwise all existing players would stop 
>> working.
>>
> 
> There is a new Sony encryption. It started around The Forgotten movie 
> release, I think there was one movie right before that. It has been 
> cracked on the Windows platform already. Don't know anything about 
> Linux.  http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/154963
> 
This is NOT a new encryption system either. This is yet another way of 
producing corrupt discs that just happen to play on most consumer DVD 
players but break ripping software.


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