Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 17:19:15 -0400
From: Clinton Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DVD question
Alexandre,
Thank you! This is good and bad news.
The good new is that this is just as I had suspected. It is possible to
copy the raw (encrypted) files from the DVD disk. From what I have seen,
it is the decoder that does both the decrypting and mpeg decoding. Thus
if the decoder will process the files from the HD that's it - just what
I was looking for. From what I can tell, this is perfectly legal too
(all of the decrypting and decoding are being done by an approved
device. NOTE: from what I've seen, the encrypting is mostly for PRICE
FIXING - NOT copy protection!!! - there's NOTHING (physically) that
prevents someone with a DVD writer from copying a DVD disk encryption
and all - that copy would play on ANY DVD player!!!! - just as I said
before, the movie companies are trying to control PRICES!! - WAKE UP
PEOPLE - IT IS NOT COPY PROTECTION - IT'S OUR RIGHTS THEY ARE STEALING -
DMCA is REAL BAD!!!!.
The bad news: Margi is the only PCMCIA hardware decoder that I know
about. Maybe there is some way to get it to play properly off the HD?
Does anyone know about any other PCMCIA decoders? Would they work? DVD
software just won't cut it on the 100CT - it's too slow. Any Margi users
out there have any help?
TIA
Regards,
Clinton Parker
Alexandre Kaoukhov wrote:
>
> Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 22:10:17 +0200
> From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: DVD question
>
> I have tested grabbing vob files. It did work but the problem is that Margi
> player somehow refused using hardware decompression while playing from HD.
> Thus, I just got about 5-10 fps - the same as PowerDVD.
>
> There should be some DVD emulators available. Do not know if this would
> allow to cheat Margi player. I will give it a try when I get some time.
> Another option is to convert DVD to VCD and then emulate VCD. Margi specs
> say that it plays VCDs.
>
> I have never tried DIVx but I wonder how it could be possible to play them
> even on overclocked Libretto. Even if it works, how about thermal shutdowns?
>
> Anyway, unless you download films from the net it should take more than
> overnight to convert DVD to DIVx. The same is true for VCDs.
>
> Alexandre
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