Copying DVD's like audio CD's.....maybe

[mrtubbles]

From what I can understand, the reason that audio cd's are able to be copied so easily is because they have no protection, and the writers were not made to watch out for security if their was some. Anyway's DVD's can't be copied like DVD's because of the encryption. I believe that the dvd writers when made have some sort of way for checking for the encryption or watermark that it has, and then it won't allow for a copy to be made. I was wondering if it would at all be possible to actually replace a chip in the dvd writers(kind of like the mod chips you put in playstations to play burned games), or some type of firware update that would allow the user to bypass the security and just copy dvd's like cd's. Don't quote me on any of this, because I'm not sure if my thought process is even correct. I was just wondering what some of you guys think about this or if it would even be possible.

mrtubbles

[Sefy]

I believe ANY type of protection can be cracked! it just takes time and effort, and i'm quite sure if someone wanted to and has the means, they can do that "mod" chip for DVD Writers.

However, current DVD Writers only have about 4.7gb capacity, and not all movies are that small anyway, so they currently won't fit

[poopyhead]

Sefy, hrm...really...i think i've seen some ~9.4 gb DVDs being sold...don't remember the website thou

[SLK001]

It's not the hardware, but the blank DVD media that prevents a "bit per bit" copy. Every DVD has a "disc control data zone" in the lead-in area (where the CSS key is stored) that is PRE-EMBOSSED (ie, "blacked" out) and CANNOT be written to by ANY burner (well, maybe the JPL's 10 Gigawatt SDI laser could punch through this area, but could it then be read?). All DVD-R and -RW and "+'s" too, that are for GENERAL USE or AUTHORING USE, have this embossed area. Because of this "embossment" neither format can use CSS encryption (because they can not STORE the key).

Why would you want to do this anyway, when you can rip a DVD to a HD, strip out the stuff that you don't want then just burn an unencrypted copy? Are we really this lazy?

[kinneera]

Any 9.4GB discs you see will be double-sided, not dual-layer, so there will still be complications if you try to copy a disc greater than 4.7GB.

[Cheeky Wee]

No problem! Checkout ifoedit and ReMPEG to copy movies on dual layer DVD's.

Problem solved! :P