Re: DVD recording software?
At Sun, 07 Sep 2003 19:44:45 -0400,
Bijan Soleymani wrote:
>
> On Sun, Sep 07, 2003 at 06:39:25PM -0400, Jeff Elkins wrote:
> > Horning in on this thread...
> >
> > There are several Windows programs that make copies of
> > encrypted DVDs. Under siege from the US court system and the
> > MPAA, but currently available.
> >
> > Can any Linux programs do the same? Using the libdvdcss
> > library I can play commercial DVDs w/o trouble. I'm in the
> > market for a DVD recorder and I'd like the option of making
> > backups.
>
> All you have to do is decrypt the vobs and then put them onto a
> DVD. I haven't messed with VOB files in a long time, but I'm
> sure you can find a program to do that somewhere.
>
> You have to decrypt the vobs because consumer grade dvd blanks
> have the decryption key preset to 00 00 00 00 00 or something
> like that.
Beyond that is the question of where you can find the DVD blanks
to make such things fit. Commercial DVDs hold a few GB's more
data than than the 4.3GB capacity of DVD-R/+R.
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