DVDDecrypter site down

[DereX888]

By Shrink showing up in Nero - he means in Nero Recode (part of NeroVision Express?)...

quality-wise they all suck badly, good for low-motion movies, or the ones that don't need to be transcoded at all after removal of useless audio tracks and other crap. Might as well backup your dvds to DivX or SVCD on CDR and have better quality in some cases, and please dont reply with "speed" or "convenience" arguments - because if you do 'backup' more than 1-2 movies daily (700 movies a year) then youre most likely doing illegal copying of rental stuff (unless someone just bought first dvd writer and needs to backup his entire 10000 dvd title collection during this summer lol )

[toryamos]

interesting
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=95712

[BJ_M]

interesting
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=95712

The following is from the author of CloneDVD:

Quote:
I would be happy if you use CloneDVD, but dispite common believe you can combine AnyDVD with DVDDecrypter as well.
Just do the following:

1.) Use ElbyCDIO as the I/O model.
2.) Disable the structural protection removal in DVDDecrypter.

DVDDecrypter will see the disc as unprotected and will continue to work... forever.
__________________
Note: All opinions expressed in this post are my personal opinion and do not represent Elaborate Bytes AG, Revilo AG, or anyone else. I am here privately to have fun. Nothing else.

[dvdguy4]

From the dvd decrypter site
Wednesday 22nd June 2005HOSTING PROBLEMS, NEED NEW HOST!

ATTENTION ALL WEBMASTERS AND HOSTING EXPERTS: I am now currently having website hosting problems and I need to find a new host AS SOON AS POSSIBLE on foreign servers! It would be best if I could host the website on a China or Russia server FREE OF CHARGE! If you have any experience in finding FREE Website hosting on foreign servers please contact me immediately at lightninguk.dvddecrypter@gmail.com! It appears that people, (POSSIBLY MACROVISION) contacted Yahoo GeoCities! and Lycos Tripod! and sent them a notice of copyright infringement and my 2 USA Hosts were shut down

[jimmalenko]

From the dvd decrypter site
Wednesday 22nd June 2005HOSTING PROBLEMS, NEED NEW HOST!

ATTENTION ALL WEBMASTERS AND HOSTING EXPERTS: I am now currently having website hosting problems and I need to find a new host AS SOON AS POSSIBLE on foreign servers! It would be best if I could host the website on a China or Russia server FREE OF CHARGE! If you have any experience in finding FREE Website hosting on foreign servers please contact me immediately at lightninguk.dvddecrypter@gmail.com! It appears that people, (POSSIBLY MACROVISION) contacted Yahoo GeoCities! and Lycos Tripod! and sent them a notice of copyright infringement and my 2 USA Hosts were shut down

That should read "From the fake DVD Decrypter site ..."

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showpost.php?p=1018907&postcount=115
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=95806
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/11/198072

[HatchetMan]

interesting
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=95712

The following is from the author of CloneDVD:

Quote:
I would be happy if you use CloneDVD, but dispite common believe you can combine AnyDVD with DVDDecrypter as well.
Just do the following:

1.) Use ElbyCDIO as the I/O model.
2.) Disable the structural protection removal in DVDDecrypter.

DVDDecrypter will see the disc as unprotected and will continue to work... forever.
__________________
Note: All opinions expressed in this post are my personal opinion and do not represent Elaborate Bytes AG, Revilo AG, or anyone else. I am here privately to have fun. Nothing else.

I have been using DVD Decrypter with AnyDVD (every version, update as soon as update is released) before and after DVD Decrypter v3.5.4.0 without making those 2 changes and have never once had a problem or glitch with the combo and will continue to use them together, but I don't get this. Since when is there a problem with the 2 used in conjunction? I have backed up them all - Hitch, The Forgotten, Closer, Little Black Book, Ray, AVP. I don't even know anymore which titles have advanced copy protections because I never get an error message and copy is perfect. How would I know when these changes are necessary? Why are they necessary to others and not yet to me? Sometimes I'll even just use DVD Srhink with AnyDVD to rip AND shrink these titles. I just thought AnyDVD worked with everything because it did for me.

[HatchetMan]

ElbyCDIO is the name for the DLL that AnyDVD uses to do the on the fly decrypting of the DVD. So when that is ticked DVDD will accept what this DLL produces as an unrestricted DVD.

[waheed]

Dont you find it funny that companies like Sony say do not copy dvds (regardless of whether you own it) and yet, at the same time provide the tools needed to do so (dvd burner and blank media).

I don't find it funny at all. You know there are "legal" uses for DVD writers.

There are also legal uses for file sharing applications, but that are just been ruled out. So, why does the same principle not apply here.

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=272671

[massacres]

I just wanted to say that DVDDecrypter is/was an awesome program and i appreciate everyone who helped create it and make it avaiable to people like me who want to backup thier discs.. I have no intent on pirating or using any of mine for anything other that of personal use..

I think this is Bupkus..
And sony (supposedly) isn't losing money yet but they will when all of us stop buying thier stuff..

Maybe someone with some time on thier hhands can make a public awareness site addressing this exact issue, I would love to send that link to all my friensds and spread the word..

Thank you for everything, while it lasted, Massacres

[Xylob the Destroyer]

it wasn't Sony, it was MacroVision.

[massacres]

Thanx, i am soooo disappointed..

[zworg2]

Apologies i have come to this rather late...

week or so's holiday.

please save me from reading 10 page of posts.....

is DVD Decrypter dead?

is it in suspense?

whatever has happened is there anyone that can host, or supply a link to the most recent version 3.5.4.0 i believe
(i have 3.5.2.0)
thx in advance

[Noahtuck]

Apologies i have come to this rather late...

week or so's holiday.

please save me from reading 10 page of posts.....

is DVD Decrypter dead?

is it in suspense?

whatever has happened is there anyone that can host, or supply a link to the most recent version 3.5.4.0 i believe
(i have 3.5.2.0)
thx in advance

Click the link in your own post 8)

[flip69]

Merlin 7777

What an over reaction!!

[zworg2]

Click the link in your own post 8)

lol not thinking!

DOH!

(i have 3.5.4.0 now :P )

but what about the rest of my post

[pippas]

Yep - it's dead!! (Killed by Macrovision.)

[DereX888]

Yep - it's dead!! (Killed by Macrovision.)

No, its alive and well.
Macroshit only clipped its wings and there will be no progress...

Its officially not available in some countries, while some other countries with different laws still host it as usual.
It is user's responsibility to know is this software legal or illegal in your country, so here is the link to it:
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/dvd_rippers/dvd_decrypter.cfm

[drjtech]

No, its alive and well.
Macroshit only clipped its wings and there will be no progress...

Both DVD Decrypter and DVD Shrink are in essentially the same state: both are very much functional with practically all current DVD's, but neither are undergoing further development.

The difference is that DVD Shrink was by choice, with at least the possibility of new versions - and DVD Decrypter was by force of tyranny.

-drj

[Xylob the Destroyer]

I doubt there will be new versions of DVD Shrink - the guy works for Ahead/nero now.
I guess he could always 'pass the torch' to somebody else, but I doubt he would after the big fat legal fiasco with DVDDecrypter.
Hell, I'm surprised his site is still up.

[MeDiCo_BrUjO]

No, its alive and well.
Macroshit only clipped its wings and there will be no progress...

Both DVD Decrypter and DVD Shrink are in essentially the same state: both are very much functional with practically all current DVD's, but neither are undergoing further development.

The difference is that DVD Shrink was by choice, with at least the possibility of new versions - and DVD Decrypter was by force of tyranny.

-drj

Is there a DVD that can't be backed up already?

[mazinz]

if you mean by dvd decrypter, yes some newer ones could not. However, dvdfab decrypter (which is also free) kind of picks up where decrypter left off and can rip the newer discs that decrypt could not

[stackner]

dvdfab decrypter is very good but it oes need some more function than its current rip the whole disc and that is all. very good to have another ripper for newer dvds but it would also be great to have options similar to decrypter for individual files ect

[mazinz]

That i agree with as well, but in general just knowing you can back up the disc without an issue is much more reassuring than worrying about splitting streams, etc. As you can virtually do all of those other "perks" on your hardrive with other apps

[Noahtuck]

Yeah i saw one post about a dvd in the U.K. that DVD Decrypter would not rip, can't remember the name of it, but i have yet to have a dvd not be rippable with DVD Decrypter alone!! And i have done quite a few new releases in the last 2 weeks. guess i'll just have to wait and see if any come my way :P
And i will never stop using DVD Decrypter as there are way more options and uses that dvdfab decrypter does not do.

Dont you find it funny that companies like Sony say do not copy dvds (regardless of whether you own it) and yet, at the same time provide the tools needed to do so (dvd burner and blank media).

I don't find it funny at all. You know there are "legal" uses for DVD writers.

There are also legal uses for file sharing applications, but that are just been ruled out. So, why does the same principle not apply here.

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=272671

I have to go with waheed on this one...
Kind of like music cd's also 8)
I have disliked sony and sony equipment for many many years, even before dvdr's, sony would sell you music cdr's, cd burners with software that specificaly addressed making/copying music cd's, yet their own cd & dvd players would not play cdr's

[fritzi93]

interesting
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=95712

Yes. But what if you don't have AnyDVD? There's always the PSL file option. That would seem to make DVDDecrypter usable for the foreseeable future.

Set "Ignore Read Errors" and zero retries. Rip in File Mode, save the log, and export PSL file. Edit the PSL file, saving the first line, insert the bad sector addresses in succeeding lines, delete the rest. Import new PSL file and rip again. Done.

Someone asked whether DVD43 could be used with DVDDecrypter in the same way as AnyDVD. (Why would you want to do that? It's inferior, currently at least, to DVDDecrypter). Hmm, couldn't you set I/O to Patin-Couffin and uncheck "Check for Structure Protection" under General Tab? Someone wanna tell me it's a dumb idea before I try it?

[EDIT] This thread's been going awhile, and I forget if anyone already mentioned PSL files. If so, my apologies.

[fritzi93]

i suppose that people could put there thinking caps on and we could still share .PSL files for newer movies.that way in the meantime its not going to waste.

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51071&referrerid=27710

Heh, RottenFoxBreath mentioned PSL files on page two. :P

[paul_harthen]

dont worry its doing a long time matience check u ming mongs [/code][/quote]