Content Encryption

[stendhal_uk]

I'm not talking about ripping studio discs here
but more on the lines of if i author home video discs, can i copy protect against the casual home user
trying to backup the disc as opposed to users of this forum who have the knowhow to rip and re-burn anyway.
regards
Darren

[gooki]

Not with a DVD-R general use drive. With a DVD-R authoring drive you can.

[Doom9]

the only copy protection scheme you can count on being available on every DVD player is CSS and Macrovision (the latter for analogue capturing). Other mechanisms would mean that a lot of people couldn't use those discs which excludes them (that's why we still can rip DVDs... they couldn't change the encryption once it was cracked). So, I guess it's a question of price if you can afford to get such discs made (and then as gooki said.. you need a special drive and blanks and only the pressing facilities will add CSS to your content... alternatively you can also send DLT tapes but these aren't cheap either).

[stendhal_uk]

Thanks for the advice, I think i'll just put the disc out ...If someone wants to rip it....they will anyway !!!!

Best wishes
Darren