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Do CSS and Ripguard conflict?
I’ve just sent a master with CSS to the replicator. The producer tells me she’s asked them to add Ripguard. Is there a possibility of a conflict between these copy protection schemes?
Yes, I know you can defeat both of them.
Alison
Stable Recordings
Scotland**better a has-been than a never-was**
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You’re good, Alison,
RipGuard is designed to protect the CSS encryption. No CSS, no need for RipGuard, in other words.
Take care,
Trai Forrester
TFDVD Research Labs
DVDVerification.com -
Thanks Trai. Just what I needed to know.
Alison
Stable Recordings
Scotland**better a has-been than a never-was**
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Trai- is it possible to put CSS, Macrovision and Ripguard onto one disc or is one or the others more effective?
Noah
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Hi Noah,
Yes, you can put those three schemes onto the same disc. Each are designed to plug a different ‘hole’, and they don’t conflict. Macrovision requires the same 2054 byte sector sizes as CSS formatting does, so usually CSS and Macrovision go together when analog protection is implemented.
I remain neutral on the issue of copy protection. If the client wants it, that’s their prerogative and you won’t hear a peep out of me (the folks who are going to rip and copy will do so easily, no matter what our thoughts are on the matter 🙂
Though, I might let out that there’s no way I’d put Macrovision on any DVD; I’ve seen too many TV’s undulate bright and dark while running a DVD with it!
Take care,
Trai
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Cool- I hear you on Macrovision. Maybe I’ll just go with CSS and Ripguard. Not too worried about the hard core rippers just casual copiers who should know better.
Noah
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Hi Alison,
Just a note of caution, you might want to get the manual for Ripguard as you have to adhear to a few small guidlines. Nothing to worry about if the DVD is pretty standard (as in a feature, with some menus) but if the DVD is a complicated iDVD or the likes, Ripguard can become more visual, as they use a lot of dummy black cells in titles.
Cheers,
Dave.
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