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. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
