dvdFS

[NeonMan]

First I'll explain what this program is.

dvdFS is a filesystem in user-space (FUSE) which allows mounting a DVD much the way mount does but decrypting its files transparently using libdvdread (with libdvdcss).

Basicaly this program allows any other to read decrypted VOB files so is not needed any more decrypt and copy to the hard disk all the VOB's to process them (ie. mEncoder), btw any program unable to decrypt DVDs can read them as if they weren't scrambled.

Your system needs to have installed libdvdread, libdvdcss and FUSE. (since you may have to compile them manually their development packages and gcc are required as well)
Still on V0.1 but works fine on both 32/64bit Ubuntu.

I've found this searching for a decrypting program for linux whic used the libdvdread libray (not DeCSS) and google came up with the FUSE site with a small description of dvdFS.

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FUSE -> http://fuse.sourceforge.net/
dvdFS -> http://home.jspenguin.org:81/dvdfs/

[linx05]

Wow, this is very handy program. Thank you NeonMan!

[avih]

@NeonMan, welcome to this forum :)
Care to give some information about yourself and your relations with said applications?

cheers

[NeonMan]

@avih Thanks!
Simply I've been playing arround with FUSE after reading the decriptHD post on this forum so it was only a matter of time searching on google FUSE and DVD.

I've succesfully used this program on the trhee DVD's I've tested, BladeRunner, P·U·L·S·E and a disney DVD (mulan maybe). The On-The-Fly decrypted files were played with Mplayer and Totem (Xine).

[blutach]

Those decss libraries are quite well known and are very fast and stable.

Regards

[setarip_old]

@NeonMan

Hi!

Is your program capable of handling other forms of protection, or only CSS?

You might want to test it with newer DVD releases (less than 6 months old) from SONY/Columbia, New Line/AOL, and Disney ("Mulan" is likely that old that it doesn't contain the current iteration of "RipGuard" protection)...

[NeonMan]

Is your program capable of handling other forms of protection, or only CSS?


I supose it only decrypts the CSS 'layer', fix corrupted mpeg streams is player's task. As far as I know, lavcodec-based players (VLC, Mplayer, mEncoder, ffmpeg, xine) deal propertly with that protection.

[setarip_old]

I supose it only decrypts the CSS 'layer'. As far as I know, lavcodec-based players (VLC, Mplayer, mEncoder, ffmpeg, xine) deal propertly with that protection.I'm sorry, then I guess I don't understand what you're striving for. VLC, for example, as well as all software DVD players also "deal properly" with CSS.

Perhaps you can explain a bit more ;>}

Additionally, you MAY find that the type of additional protection used on current (last 3 months, or so) new Line/AOL releases MAY foil your program, as they include false directory entries regarding .IFOs, .BUPs, and .VOBs.

[NeonMan]

Additionally, you MAY find that the type of additional protection used on current (last 3 months, or so) new Line/AOL releases MAY foil your program, as they include false directory entries regarding .IFOs, .BUPs, and .VOBs.
Well, I don't have 'new' DVD's so I've never deal with such a protection. If I understan propertly, that protection is based on corrupt filesystem entries. Do you have a link with some information about that protection(s)?

Yes, mplayer and vlc deal with CSS, the main use i make from this program is to decramble the DVD for mencoder and/or any other video editing program.

[setarip_old]

The following legthy thread includes several pertinent posts mixed among the 11 pages of posts.

Sounds like you are attempting to replicate the function of both "AnyDVD" (commercial software still being updated on a regular basis) and the now-defunct "DVD43" - both of which do/did "on-the-fly" decryption...

[NeonMan]

I've taken a look at the code but im not the actual developer of that program but it does (or it tries to do) more or less what AnyDVD does. I'll might develop it further if I find something to do from its code.

About the protection, since libdvdread does all the job any DVD readable with it must be readable with dvdFS. A curious issue commented on the code is that libdvdread delivers the whole VOB chapters (one file per chapter) so dvdFS splits the 'files' in 1Gb chunks.

[setarip_old]

im not the actual developer of that programThen exactly what is your involvement in its development?

[NeonMan]

Then exactly what is your involvement in its development?

I'm studing it, playing with fuse at the university (in fact, pure curiosity), there's no real involvement and the project (at the moment). I've discovered the program a few weeks ago and I liked it.
Since the program seems to have been idle since 2006 I might develop it (just maybe).

[delacroixp]

Since the program seems to have been idle since 2006 I might develop it (just maybe).
Sounds like fun... where r u studying...


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[NeonMan]

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[delacroixp]

In spain (my english sounds odd sometimes :P), informatics engineering.

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