The ATI Radeon DVD Player and copy protection

traveler · 18-02-2004

I was just reading about the DVD player included with the ATI Radeon All In Wonder series. It says that screen captures and other things I might want to do will not function if the DVD is copy protected. Here is the quote from the ATI document -

Recording from a Source Encoded with Analog Copy Protection

The ATI ALL-IN-WONDER™ products detect analog copy protection on the input source and will refuse to capture video from such sources. The record button automatically becomes disabled. Further, TV-ON-DEMAND is not possible with an analog copy protected source.

Is there any way I can edit that nuisance out? Or is the only solution to either rip the DVD to the hard drive first and play it from there or use another DVD player? And what exactly do they mean by "analog copy protected source".

:???:

*damiandimitri* · 18-02-2004

they mean Macrovision on dvd's or vhs.
When you try to capture it you get a pulsating blackscreen. (that is what i got).

But it has nothign to do with the at dvd player, but has to do with capturing

muzchap · 19-02-2004

LoL you need to look for a moded version of the software...

It will only be a flag set that stops the API for capturing being enabled... I'm sure if you google it there will already be somebody who has done it!

MC

traveler · 10-05-2004

Thanks.

Sorry it took me so long to get back.

So it's only a flag somewhere. Any idea where? Registry? ini file?

GPhreak · 12-05-2004

Probably in the executable itself. It would be kind of dump to put this into registry as an option, don't you think?
Just think of SafeDisc beeing beaten by turning it off using a simple registry key (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/SafeDisc/DontCheckForCD = true)

muzchap · 12-05-2004

Yeah it will be patched into the capture settings for the application itself - and the app might be hardcoded into the firmware of the card - so that you cannot use alternate software...

Did you try google?

I'm sure there are plenty of people out there in the same situation!

Found on google... after 2 second browse!

I have a device that removes macrovision (and is cheap to build)
http://www.esitcom.org/sxpert/decss/macrovision.zip - link is actually broken - but should be encouragement to keep searching :-)

Good luck

18-02-2004	#1
traveler MyCE Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: South Florida Posts: 143	The ATI Radeon DVD Player and copy protection I was just reading about the DVD player included with the ATI Radeon All In Wonder series. It says that screen captures and other things I might want to do will not function if the DVD is copy protected. Here is the quote from the ATI document - Recording from a Source Encoded with Analog Copy Protection The ATI ALL-IN-WONDER™ products detect analog copy protection on the input source and will refuse to capture video from such sources. The record button automatically becomes disabled. Further, TV-ON-DEMAND is not possible with an analog copy protected source. Is there any way I can edit that nuisance out? Or is the only solution to either rip the DVD to the hard drive first and play it from there or use another DVD player? And what exactly do they mean by "analog copy protected source". :???:

19-02-2004	#3
muzchap CD Freaks Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Yup Posts: 136	LoL you need to look for a moded version of the software... It will only be a flag set that stops the API for capturing being enabled... I'm sure if you google it there will already be somebody who has done it! MC __________________ ---------------------------------------- Is it time to go home yet? -----------------------------------------

12-05-2004	#5
GPhreak New on Forum Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 5	Re: The ATI Radeon DVD Player and copy protection Probably in the executable itself. It would be kind of dump to put this into registry as an option, don't you think? Just think of SafeDisc beeing beaten by turning it off using a simple registry key (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/SafeDisc/DontCheckForCD = true) __________________ Some men see things as they are and say why, I dream things that never were and say why not? Yes, I'm german, yes, my english grammar is horrible.

12-05-2004	#6
muzchap CD Freaks Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Yup Posts: 136	Re: The ATI Radeon DVD Player and copy protection Yeah it will be patched into the capture settings for the application itself - and the app might be hardcoded into the firmware of the card - so that you cannot use alternate software... Did you try google? I'm sure there are plenty of people out there in the same situation! Found on google... after 2 second browse! I have a device that removes macrovision (and is cheap to build) http://www.esitcom.org/sxpert/decss/macrovision.zip - link is actually broken - but should be encouragement to keep searching :-) Good luck __________________ ---------------------------------------- Is it time to go home yet? -----------------------------------------

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traveler MyCE Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: South Florida Posts: 143	Thanks. Sorry it took me so long to get back. So it's only a flag somewhere. Any idea where? Registry? ini file?