[X4U] Making a DVD copy-CSS protection

[Brett Conlon]

Hiya,

I only have Toast Lite so have never had access to its DVD-ROM (UDF)  
option.

UDIF (Universal Disc Image Format) is Apple's OSX Disc Image format  
(.dmg files). I don't believe it will suit DVD purposes.

However, I did find a neat trick for accessing Disk Utility's hidden  
formats. Just type the following into Terminal (press return) then  
launch Disk Utility and try creating an image as per before. See if a  
UDF/ISO format option is available - I tested this in 10.3.9 but there  
isn't a UDF/ISO option.

defaults write com.apple.DiskUtility advanced-image-options 1

I can't find any information on the "DVD/CD Master" format but from my  
past experience it hasn't created a DVD disc that will work in my  
player so I'm a bit mystified about what it is used for...

Oh, and when I'm experimenting with creating DVD discs I always first  
use a re-writable disc until I get it right - no coasters that way!

Cheers,

Coj

On 09/02/2008, at 12:03 PM, Crandon David wrote:

> Hey Brett,
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> I used MacTheRipper and it came out fine. I then tried Toast 6 to  
> make a copy using the DATA tab, and chose DVD-ROM (UDF). It burned  
> OK, but verification said it had a bad sector, and sure enough about  
> halfway through it froze. This happened twice more, once with Toast 7.
>
> Next I tried Fast DVD Copy and it burned it OK, it's playing now,  
> and I'll see if it plays through all the way. But while it IS  
> playing on my 3 year old Pioneer DVD player, Apples DVD Player on my  
> computer wouldn't recognize it. I also noticed that the icon of the  
> disc on my computer was titled "DVD MOVIE" and not the real title of  
> the disc.  (Led Zeppelin I).
>
> Launching Disk Utility (I'm using 10.4.11), doesn't show exactly the  
> chose for formatting as you suggested, but it does have two options  
> that might work...you tell me. One is "DVD/CD Master" and the other  
> is "UDIF stub". There are many others of course.
>
> What do you think? These coasters are getting expensive! Although  
> Fry's has there store brand DVD+R for a little over a buck each.
>
> David
>
>
> On Feb 7, 2008, at 11:00 PM, Brett Conlon wrote:
>
>> Hi David,
>>
>> Yes, MacTheRipper is your buddy for removing copy protectiuon as  
>> others have noted.
>>
>> I'm not sure about 10.4 but on 10.5, once you have a folder  
>> containing the VIDEO_TS folder (and perhaps the DVD also has other  
>> items in it like PC games or other additional files in there too) a  
>> FREE and easy way to create a UDF formatted disc (UDF is the native  
>> format for DVD players - some players may reject non-UDF formatted  
>> discs) is to launch Disk Utility and choose "Disc Image from  
>> Folder" under the File/New menus. Then choose the DVD folder  
>> created by MacTheRipper and specify "hyb rid image (HFS+/ISO/UDF)  
>> from the format menu and save the image file to wherever you want.  
>> You can then use Disc Utility or Toast Lite to burn the image.
>>
>> I had a look in 10.3's Disk Utility and it doesn't have the hybrid  
>> format option.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Cojcolds
>>
>> ps. I also have a small AppleScript droplet app that will create a  
>> UDF formatted ISO file from a dropped folder and burn it for you if  
>> you like.
>>
>>
>> On 08/02/2008, at 8:14 AM, Crandon David wrote:
>>
>>> OK, since the courts have said it's OK for someone to have their  
>>> own personal copy of a commercial CD or DVD, how do I go about  
>>> copying it?
>>>
>>> Toast 7 & 8 won't let me make a copy when the movie DVD has the  
>>> CSS copy protection scheme. Toast 6 will let me make a copy since  
>>> it doesn't notice the CSS protection, but then the copy won't play  
>>> in DVD Player because it doesn't have the CSS copy protection plan  
>>> on the disc...
>>>
>>> Can anyone help?
>>>
>>> David
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