converting protected content?

[iThinkYouBrokeIt]

I have a WMV-HD video that i would like to convert so i can watch it on my dvd player(s). However, the content is protected by Digital Rights Management (DMR).

Before anyone points fingers at me for piracy, I must say that the content I am referring to is a movie trailer made freely available for download from it's official website. So, converting it to another format, as I understand it, would not be pirated because it was available online for free.

Is there any way I can possibly remove the DMR restriction, or is there a program which could simply ignore this? I would like to convert it to MPEG-2...



thanks?

- James

[Baldrick]

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=270764&highlight=dmr+wmv

[jimmalenko]

Before anyone points fingers at me for piracy, I must say that the content I am referring to is a movie trailer made freely available for download from it's official website. So, converting it to another format, as I understand it, would not be pirated because it was available online for free.

Well, if it's freely available yet still has DRM, that just means you have rights to play it, but not to convert it to another format


http://members.dodo.net.au/~jimmalenko/drm2wmv.zip should do the trick.

[iThinkYouBrokeIt]

yes, but that is stupid. I can download the quicktime version and convert that but it looks horrible. low resolution (which apple calls high rez heh) and horrible compression. the wmv-hd version looks absolutely fantastic and would be great for converting to another format such as MPEG-2

[jimmalenko]

yes, but that is stupid.

Probably, but that is the choice of the content owner ...


Anyway ...... that's beside the point

[iThinkYouBrokeIt]

indeed.

this program doesnt work. when i try to "crack" the file, windows media player gives me an error saying its not allowed

[iThinkYouBrokeIt]

ehhhhhh i hate this DRM crap.

i guess i'll just download an alternate version with a lower resolution and horrible compression, same exact movie trailer, and convert it from that

*sigh* i hate it when they take their anti-piracy crap too far. making it impossible to convert something that's available online for free is just idiotic

[jimmalenko]

What about posting a link to the clip, so others might have a crack at it and can possibly tell you how they did it when and if they get around it ?

[iThinkYouBrokeIt]

http://www.doommovie.com/DoomT5_720p_8mbit_LTRT_NR.zip

here's a direct link to the movie trailer. it's wmv-hd and it's zipped. note that you need a relatively powerful computer to be able to play it.