How do I put copy protection into my videos? at DVinfo.net

Bryan Coleman · November 5th, 2003, 12:11 PM

I know that no copy protection is full proof. But I would like to be able to discourage some. Is there a software solution for this or is it all hardware?

Thanks for any info.....
Bryan

K. Forman · November 5th, 2003, 02:00 PM

From what I understand, Macrovision is software based. But the catch is, you have to have a certain burner to be able to include it on your disk. The burner is rather pricey, at a few thousand I believe.

The way around this, is to send your DVD to a replication house, and pay them to dupe your DVDs with Macrovision on them.

Glenn Chan · November 5th, 2003, 02:00 PM

What output format? VHS? DVD?

Jed Williamson · November 5th, 2003, 04:39 PM

Adobe encore has copy protection.

K. Forman · November 5th, 2003, 05:29 PM

Encore has the ABILITY to add Macrovision, but you will still need a specific DVD burner to encrypt the data onto the disk.

John Jay · November 7th, 2003, 05:11 PM

for every software encrypter you bet someone has written a software decrypter

the best solution I have seen is on the Beatles 5 disc DVD 9 anthology set

program material is two hours and audio is 48khz LPCM on a DVD9 disc

even a ripper like DVD2One can rip the disk but because the audio takes up so much space there is little left for the two hours of video - resulting in a potential copy which is very blocky in noise artifacts - defeating the whole purpose

the work involved in making a single disc copy with ac3 or dts sound would far outstrip the cost of purchasing the discs since a complete re-authoring of the material is required

macrovision is not the answer - and you have to be licenced to use it.

a semi-secure system I have used is to encorporate a top level five layer menu system which acts as a combination lock, the disc is unplayable without the keycode

layer 1 - enter a number 1-10, move to layer 2
::::::
layer 5 - enter a number 1-10, play or eject

after succesful entry of the five digit number the disc plays otherwise the disc ejects (GPRMs can hold the user keystrokes)

this is only workable if you are producing small numbers where each disc can be coded at authoring time. (eg corporate marketing / business planning DVDs for internal use)

Marcus Farrar · November 10th, 2003, 02:08 PM

so how do you guys copyright your VHS tapes?

November 5th, 2003, 12:11 PM	#1
Bryan Coleman Regular Crew Join Date: May 2002 Location: santa cruz CA Posts: 47	How do I put copy protection into my videos? I know that no copy protection is full proof. But I would like to be able to discourage some. Is there a software solution for this or is it all hardware? Thanks for any info..... Bryan __________________ Bryan Coleman Santa Cruz CA

November 7th, 2003, 05:11 PM	#6
John Jay Major Player Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: US & THEM Posts: 827	for every software encrypter you bet someone has written a software decrypter the best solution I have seen is on the Beatles 5 disc DVD 9 anthology set program material is two hours and audio is 48khz LPCM on a DVD9 disc even a ripper like DVD2One can rip the disk but because the audio takes up so much space there is little left for the two hours of video - resulting in a potential copy which is very blocky in noise artifacts - defeating the whole purpose the work involved in making a single disc copy with ac3 or dts sound would far outstrip the cost of purchasing the discs since a complete re-authoring of the material is required macrovision is not the answer - and you have to be licenced to use it. a semi-secure system I have used is to encorporate a top level five layer menu system which acts as a combination lock, the disc is unplayable without the keycode layer 1 - enter a number 1-10, move to layer 2 :::::: layer 5 - enter a number 1-10, play or eject after succesful entry of the five digit number the disc plays otherwise the disc ejects (GPRMs can hold the user keystrokes) this is only workable if you are producing small numbers where each disc can be coded at authoring time. (eg corporate marketing / business planning DVDs for internal use) __________________ John Jay Beware *PLUGGER-BYTES*

November 10th, 2003, 02:08 PM	#7
Marcus Farrar Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC USA Posts: 110	so how do you guys copyright your VHS tapes? __________________ Marcus Farrar Production Director Katana Productions www.katanapro.com

November 5th, 2003, 02:00 PM	#2
K. Forman Capt. Quirk Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Middle of the woods in Georgia Posts: 3,596	From what I understand, Macrovision is software based. But the catch is, you have to have a certain burner to be able to include it on your disk. The burner is rather pricey, at a few thousand I believe. The way around this, is to send your DVD to a replication house, and pay them to dupe your DVDs with Macrovision on them.

November 5th, 2003, 02:00 PM	#3
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	What output format? VHS? DVD?

November 5th, 2003, 04:39 PM	#4
Jed Williamson Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 175	Adobe encore has copy protection.

November 5th, 2003, 05:29 PM	#5
K. Forman Capt. Quirk Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Middle of the woods in Georgia Posts: 3,596	Encore has the ABILITY to add Macrovision, but you will still need a specific DVD burner to encrypt the data onto the disk.