How to copy Foreign DVD's

[I1dr]

Hello, I'm having a problem burning a japanese anime. Whenever I wanna burn a DVD i have to play movie first, then I can start copying the DVD ie through smart ripper, or Clad. Since I'm trying to copy a foreign film, I can't initially play it on my comp, so I can't copy it. Is there any way around this? Or is there a program that will change the country code on my comp with out my comp noticing the change? I've already changed the country code on my comp enough times where i can't change it any more. And DVD Genie isnt working for me. Please respond if you have any ideas. Thank you.

[Tool Man]

It could be that your DVD-ROM drive is "hard wired" for your region,as mine was. My Creative drive required me to flash the firmware with a modded version to remove region restrictions.

Tool Man.

[Greg12]

use Dvd decrypter, it can rip mismatched regions.

It'll use Brute Force and DeCSS instead of I/O Key and VobDec.

[I1dr]

Thank you for your suggestions. I'll give them a try.

[yg1968]

See this website in order to see if they have a region free firmware for your DVD-ROM player. You must also download a freeware program called DVD Region Killer (a better program than DVD Genie under Windows XP). Thiese steps should allow you to play DVDs from any Region.

http://perso.club-internet.fr/farzeno/firmware/

Be sure to know exactly what you are doing before proceeding as changing firmware can destroy your DVD-ROM player, if it is not done properly.