Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 12:49:54 -0400
From: "Lawrence Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DVD question
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From: "Pres Waterman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: DVD question
> Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 11:54:47 -0400
> From: "Pres Waterman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: DVD question
>
>
> > I would like to find out what is required to load a movie from a DVD
> > onto a 100CT HD (20 GB) and view it from there. I realize that it will
> > require a PC Card decoder, so that is not the real issue (although I'd
> > like to hear about experiences with that too).
>
>
> This is an interesting approach. Since you can "see" the DVD files when
read
> in Windows Explorer, why not copy them as a group? Start a DVD player
> application ( you will also probably NEED a Margi MPEG decoder card
because
> the processor may not have the horsepower to run a software-MPEG
application
> such as Power DVD ) and open a file which will have the .VOB extension. It
> should be as possible to play a DVD from a huge HDD just as it would be
from
> a DVD player.
>
Copyrighted VOB file won't play unless it's playing right from Copyright
enabled hardware (DVD-ROM). That's the whole purpose of DVD encryption. You
will need the infamous DeCSS decoder utility to decode the VOB first in
order to play the movie in HDD.
Lawrence
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