mrbass
5th August 2003, 22:33
Decrypt DVD, reduce size either by transcoding or encoding to fit on one or two blank DVD±Rs and burn.
Transcoders
DVDShrink (http://www.dvdshrink.org) freeware
Decrypts DVD, Burns DVD
Nero Recode (http://www.nero.com/us/nero-up.php)$69.99
Burns DVD, part of NeroVison2 which is in Nero 6 Ultra Edition
DVD2ONE (http://www.dvd2one.com) EUR 39.99
Burn with CopyToDVD (http://www.vso-software.fr/) $29.99, does flippers
DVD95Copy (http://www.dvd95copy.com) $45 (license tied to hardware)
Decrypts DVD, Burns DVD
DVD neXt COPY Standard (http://www.dvdnextcopy.com) $49.95
Burns DVD
Instant Copy (http://www.pinnaclesys.com/docsupport1.asp?division_id=1&langue_id=3&product_id=1153&product_name=InstantCopy&page_id=711[/url)$49.99
Burns DVD
Elby CloneDVD (http://www.elby.ch/) EUR 39.00
Burns DVD
DVDXCopy Express (http://www.dvdcopyplus.com) $69.99
Decrypts DVD, Burns DVD, inserts copyright message, embeds number on DVD to identify you
DVD Copy 6 (http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1166553864597#versionTabview=tab0&tabview=tab0) $39.99
Burns DVD
Split to two DVD±Rs
DVDFab (http://www.dvdfab.com) 0.17.0 freeware.
Decrypts DVD with hack
DVDFab (http://www.dvdfab.com) 1.0.x $39.95
Decrypts DVD, Burns DVD
DVD CopyWare (http://www.trittonsales.com/Software/index.htm) $59.99
Decrypts DVD, Burns DVD
Use Encoders
dvd2dvd-r (http://www.dvd2dvd-r.de/) freeware
uses CCE, main movie only
dvd2dvd (http://www.dvd2dvd.org/) freeware
uses CCE or TMPGEnc, main movie only
Ripping/Decrypting
DVDDecrypter (http://www.mrbass.org/dvdrip/) freeware
can rip to .iso or video files, Burns .iso
AnyDVD (http://www.slysoft.com/) $39.00 affiliation with Elby CloneDVD
on-the-fly decryption
DVDRegionFree (http://www.dvdidle.com/) $39.95 affiliation with DVDFab
on-the-fly decryption
DVD43 (http://www.dvd43.com/) freeware
requires patin-couffin_setup.exe (http://download.vso-software.fr/patin-couffin_setup.exe) driver (also freeware) if you don't have one of these commercial programs: CopyToDVD, DVDXCopy Express or BlindWrite installed.
on-the-fly decryption
Strip extras from DVDs while retaining menus
MenuEdit (http://www.dimadsoft.com/menuedit/) $16.50 (license tied to hardware)
DVDRemake (http://www.dimadsoft.com/dvdremake/) $29.95
Misc
Blank DVD-R 4,489MB 4,706,074,624 bytes or 4.383GB
Blank DVD+R 4,483MB 4,700,372,992 bytes or 4.377GB
DVD Read/Burn Speeds
1X = 1,385KB/s burn time ~ 60mins
2X = 2,770KB/s burn time ~ 30mins
2.4X= 3,324KB/s burn time ~ 22mins
4X = 5,540KB/s burn time ~ 15mins
8X = 11,080KB/s burn time ~ 9mins
12X = 16,620KB/s burn time ~ ?mins
4X (5,540KB) DVD speed = 36X (5,400KB) CD speed
P-UOPs (Prohibited User Operations) restricts user from accessing Title, Menu, FastForward, etc. Forces one to watch FBI warnings, studio promos, etc.
macrovision prevents viewing DVD via TV-Out on video card or copying DVD to VCR via standalone DVD player.
flipper main movie is on double-sided DVD. You must flip it over to continue watching. Gangs of New York NTSC RC1 is an example.
layer break "layer breaks are one of those misnomers (an inaccurate name) that has grown out of IfoEdit identifying clock discontinuities as possible layer breaks, as an aid to splitting a DVD.
A clock discontinuity is when the system clock reference (SCR), a running value used for synchronization, has been interrupted. Most usually it has been set back to zero because the 2 pieces of video were encoded seperately. The last "phantom" chapter of many movies is an example of this. It also occurs during a layer break sometimes, which is where it got its name. Playback is not seamless over a discontinuity in a lot of players, causing a pause. If the SCR has been replaced with a new continously inceasing value, the marks can be removed.
The true layer break code, six or more sectors of all zero bytes, is removed by the DVD reader, and never seen by PC software." --by mpucoder
Region Code Protection DVD must be same region as standalone DVD player. Commonly referred to as RC1, RC2, RC3, etc.
DVD region codes:
Region 1 - U.S., Canada, U.S. Territories
Region 2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, and Middle East (including Egypt)
Region 3 - Southeast Asia and East Asia (including Hong Kong)
Region 4 - Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean
Region 5 - Eastern Europe (Former Soviet Union), Indian subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, and Mongolia
Region 6 - Peoples Republic of China
RCE (Region Code Enhancement) region protection in addition to restricting playback only for DVD player in the same region as the DVD it also checks if your DVD player has been made 'region free' which is usually done with hacked firmware.
Computer crashing, etc. Test your memory and CPU.
memtest86 (http://www.memtest86.com/) goes through 10 tests ~20mins, make a bootable floppy or bootable cd.
CPU Burn (http://users.bigpond.net.au/cpuburn/) run for about 15mins or so.
Currency conversion (http://www.xe.com/ucc/)
Transcoders
DVDShrink (http://www.dvdshrink.org) freeware
Decrypts DVD, Burns DVD
Nero Recode (http://www.nero.com/us/nero-up.php)$69.99
Burns DVD, part of NeroVison2 which is in Nero 6 Ultra Edition
DVD2ONE (http://www.dvd2one.com) EUR 39.99
Burn with CopyToDVD (http://www.vso-software.fr/) $29.99, does flippers
DVD95Copy (http://www.dvd95copy.com) $45 (license tied to hardware)
Decrypts DVD, Burns DVD
DVD neXt COPY Standard (http://www.dvdnextcopy.com) $49.95
Burns DVD
Instant Copy (http://www.pinnaclesys.com/docsupport1.asp?division_id=1&langue_id=3&product_id=1153&product_name=InstantCopy&page_id=711[/url)$49.99
Burns DVD
Elby CloneDVD (http://www.elby.ch/) EUR 39.00
Burns DVD
DVDXCopy Express (http://www.dvdcopyplus.com) $69.99
Decrypts DVD, Burns DVD, inserts copyright message, embeds number on DVD to identify you
DVD Copy 6 (http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1166553864597#versionTabview=tab0&tabview=tab0) $39.99
Burns DVD
Split to two DVD±Rs
DVDFab (http://www.dvdfab.com) 0.17.0 freeware.
Decrypts DVD with hack
DVDFab (http://www.dvdfab.com) 1.0.x $39.95
Decrypts DVD, Burns DVD
DVD CopyWare (http://www.trittonsales.com/Software/index.htm) $59.99
Decrypts DVD, Burns DVD
Use Encoders
dvd2dvd-r (http://www.dvd2dvd-r.de/) freeware
uses CCE, main movie only
dvd2dvd (http://www.dvd2dvd.org/) freeware
uses CCE or TMPGEnc, main movie only
Ripping/Decrypting
DVDDecrypter (http://www.mrbass.org/dvdrip/) freeware
can rip to .iso or video files, Burns .iso
AnyDVD (http://www.slysoft.com/) $39.00 affiliation with Elby CloneDVD
on-the-fly decryption
DVDRegionFree (http://www.dvdidle.com/) $39.95 affiliation with DVDFab
on-the-fly decryption
DVD43 (http://www.dvd43.com/) freeware
requires patin-couffin_setup.exe (http://download.vso-software.fr/patin-couffin_setup.exe) driver (also freeware) if you don't have one of these commercial programs: CopyToDVD, DVDXCopy Express or BlindWrite installed.
on-the-fly decryption
Strip extras from DVDs while retaining menus
MenuEdit (http://www.dimadsoft.com/menuedit/) $16.50 (license tied to hardware)
DVDRemake (http://www.dimadsoft.com/dvdremake/) $29.95
Misc
Blank DVD-R 4,489MB 4,706,074,624 bytes or 4.383GB
Blank DVD+R 4,483MB 4,700,372,992 bytes or 4.377GB
DVD Read/Burn Speeds
1X = 1,385KB/s burn time ~ 60mins
2X = 2,770KB/s burn time ~ 30mins
2.4X= 3,324KB/s burn time ~ 22mins
4X = 5,540KB/s burn time ~ 15mins
8X = 11,080KB/s burn time ~ 9mins
12X = 16,620KB/s burn time ~ ?mins
4X (5,540KB) DVD speed = 36X (5,400KB) CD speed
P-UOPs (Prohibited User Operations) restricts user from accessing Title, Menu, FastForward, etc. Forces one to watch FBI warnings, studio promos, etc.
macrovision prevents viewing DVD via TV-Out on video card or copying DVD to VCR via standalone DVD player.
flipper main movie is on double-sided DVD. You must flip it over to continue watching. Gangs of New York NTSC RC1 is an example.
layer break "layer breaks are one of those misnomers (an inaccurate name) that has grown out of IfoEdit identifying clock discontinuities as possible layer breaks, as an aid to splitting a DVD.
A clock discontinuity is when the system clock reference (SCR), a running value used for synchronization, has been interrupted. Most usually it has been set back to zero because the 2 pieces of video were encoded seperately. The last "phantom" chapter of many movies is an example of this. It also occurs during a layer break sometimes, which is where it got its name. Playback is not seamless over a discontinuity in a lot of players, causing a pause. If the SCR has been replaced with a new continously inceasing value, the marks can be removed.
The true layer break code, six or more sectors of all zero bytes, is removed by the DVD reader, and never seen by PC software." --by mpucoder
Region Code Protection DVD must be same region as standalone DVD player. Commonly referred to as RC1, RC2, RC3, etc.
DVD region codes:
Region 1 - U.S., Canada, U.S. Territories
Region 2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, and Middle East (including Egypt)
Region 3 - Southeast Asia and East Asia (including Hong Kong)
Region 4 - Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean
Region 5 - Eastern Europe (Former Soviet Union), Indian subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, and Mongolia
Region 6 - Peoples Republic of China
RCE (Region Code Enhancement) region protection in addition to restricting playback only for DVD player in the same region as the DVD it also checks if your DVD player has been made 'region free' which is usually done with hacked firmware.
Computer crashing, etc. Test your memory and CPU.
memtest86 (http://www.memtest86.com/) goes through 10 tests ~20mins, make a bootable floppy or bootable cd.
CPU Burn (http://users.bigpond.net.au/cpuburn/) run for about 15mins or so.
Currency conversion (http://www.xe.com/ucc/)