[X4U] DVD copying

[Stroller]

On 4 Aug 2007, at 21:27, Neil wrote:
> OK, nobody here has mentioned MacTheRipper.  You mentioned having  
> it, so why don't you just use that?  It works on copy protected  
> content.  It preserves the DVD structure with menus and the  
> original picture quality.  It uses very little CPU power and it's  
> fast.  The files it produces are larger than the MP4 files made by  
> HandBrake ...

Also the MP4 files made by HandBrake will not be playable on a  
standard DVD player.

I believe that if you "rip" with a program that simply removes the  
CSS "region protection" then the original DVD structure can simply be  
copied onto a blank DVD-R which is viewable using a household player.

CSS stands, I think, for "content scrambling system" and it's the  
reason you can't simply drag & drop files from a store-bought DVD  
onto a blank DVD-R. The scrambled content requires a decryption key  
which is written in an area of the disk inaccessible to home DVD  
writers.

I hope this makes sense.

Stroller.