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[valby1]

Trying to convert wmv file to mpg2 and it gives me an error message, which says this file is protect by digital rights. What should I do. I want to play the file on my dvd player

[Baldrick]

drm protection, https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=266839&highlight=drm
haven't seen those tools anyware though.

[AlecWest]

Trying to convert wmv file to mpg2 and it gives me an error message, which says this file is protect by digital rights. What should I do. I want to play the file on my dvd player

If a file is protected by DRM, it (in theory) is not meant to be converted to any other format. However, there's a "twist" to that ... and it all depends upon what equipment you have. Example.

A while back, I wanted to acquire a copy of the film "The Dark At the Top of the Stairs" on VHS (before I was into DVDs). The film has never been released in any home video format. But, it was (and still is) available via online download from CinemaNow.com. The problem? The file could only be watched for a 24 hour period ... then, it would become inert. It was a DRM-protected ASF file (probably WMV now). But, to my surprise, CinemaNow.com gives instructions on how to copy it:

http://www.cinemanow.com/pctv.aspx

Note, these are instructions on how to play the file on a TV. But (ahem), the "hint" of passing the signal through a VCR first is pretty transparent. In any case, I tried it ... and it produced a nice looking analog copy of the film. And though I didn't try it at the time since I didn't have the equipment, playing such a VHS capture through a video-capture card could produce an MPEG2 file ... burnable to DVD.

I've since acquired a much better copy of the film from someone who captured it off the TCM channel. But, CinemaNow's instructions are the only ones I'm aware of to copy such a file ... and it's THEIR instructions, not mine.