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PostPosted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:17 pm  Post subject: Alternative for AnyDVD
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Does anyone know an open source alternative for AnyDVD? All I need from it is the unlocking of regions, which it does to PowerDVD.

I know AnyDVD can do loads of other stuff, but I don't necessarily need that.

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:27 pm  Post subject: Re: Alternative for AnyDVD
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If it's just for unlocking regions for PowerDVD, then try a new firmware: http://forum.rpc1.org/portal.php 8)


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 5:20 pm  Post subject: Re: Alternative for AnyDVD
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Thanks, but it is meant for ever changing hardware. I can use one of the links for now, but I'll be continually visiting that page if there's no software alternative and although it looks like a nice site, I'm not looking forward to check for every PC which crosses my path.

It'd be more useful just to install PowerDVD and some toll which unlocks PowerDVD independent of which hardware that particular PC is using.

I hope I'm clear enough on this, if it is too vague, please ask for more details.

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:05 am  Post subject: Re: Alternative for AnyDVD
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something like dvd43?


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:45 am  Post subject: Re: Alternative for AnyDVD
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Yes, something like dvd43. But like AnyDVD, dvd43 is not open source...

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:50 pm  Post subject: Re: Alternative for AnyDVD
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So you need free software that runs in the background and decodes your VOB files when you transfer them from the DVD to your HD?

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:48 pm  Post subject: Re: Alternative for AnyDVD
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No, all I need is free software which decodes DVDs which I want to play in my computer (PC, laptop). I don't need to transfer DVDs to HDDs, I don't need to burn DVDs, I don't need to whatever you'd like with DVDs except for playing them.

But... several programs allow you to change the Region code only a set amount of times. I want software which has a workaround for that (like AnyDVD and dvd43 have, but then I have to pay 20 Euros for each PC which crosses my path).

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:00 pm  Post subject: Re: Alternative for AnyDVD
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I know exactly what you mean Slayer, been there myself although it's been a while. Was also looking for freeware/open source appz that could do that, with no luck I might add. In the end I just grabbed two copies (AnyDVD I think) somewhere with bittorent and used them on seperate machines for dvd playback.

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:21 pm  Post subject: Re: Alternative for AnyDVD
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Slayer wrote:
I'm not looking forward to check for every PC which crosses my path.

so, you go installing PowerDVD on every PC that crosses your path? I own 4 desktop PCs and 2 notebooks. I've only installed hacked firmwares on the DVD Drives I use for watching DVDs: 1 on a desktop PC and on 1 on a notebook. That's 2 firmware upgrades in 6 years.


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:01 pm  Post subject: Re: Alternative for AnyDVD
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This region bullshit is hilarious.

I use AnyDVD myself on the PC for Windows. For Linux there is libdvdcss.

A simple secret menu on the standalone did the trick.


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:13 pm  Post subject: Re: Alternative for AnyDVD
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elguaxo wrote:
so, you go installing PowerDVD on every PC that crosses your path?


No, that's already done ;) The PowerDVDs came for free with the laptops, so now I need a free solution for drones who change the region code too often :(

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:21 pm  Post subject: Re: Alternative for AnyDVD
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I personally don't use PowerDVD, but VideoLAN for everything related to playing back videos. I just noticed that libdvdcss is available for Windows too, so VideoLAN + libdvdcss might do the trick for you.


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PostPosted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:05 pm  Post subject: Re: Alternative for AnyDVD
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I've been using NEC writers for years now & this site has lots of hacked firmware etc that allows you to reset the region code counter after your 5 legit changes. If yours is NEC then this is the site you need: http://liggydee.cdfreaks.com/

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 3:53 pm  Post subject: Re: Alternative for AnyDVD
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Can't I just circumvent this all by reinstalling PowerDVD?

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:26 pm  Post subject: Re: Alternative for AnyDVD
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No.

So far your only option is: You want to use PowerDVD, but you don't want to use AnyDVD -> Hacked DVD-Drive Firmare: http://forum.rpc1.org/portal.php

I just checked VLC + libdvdcss. Most RPC2 DVD-Drives won't let a program access the RAW data of a DVD to crack the encryption key. Nowadays most dirves are RPC2, so libdvdcss will be useless in most cases.


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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:02 pm  Post subject: Re: Alternative for AnyDVD
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Freeware for almost everything, but not for decoding the region codes...

Thanks for all advices guys.

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:43 pm  Post subject: Re: Alternative for AnyDVD
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libdvdcss is an opensource program that decodes region codes, but you need more than that if your DVD drive is RPC2. There are free programs that can decode a DVD to your Hard Drive and then you can use Powerdvd or any player to play that, but you don't want that.

And since many still consider this illegal, that explains perhaps why there aren't freeware/opensource solutions like AnyDVD:

this happened in 1999:
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/ ... 21law.html

this happened a few months ago:
http://www.slyck.com/story1773_MPAA_Sue ... er_RealDVD


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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:20 pm  Post subject: Re: Alternative for AnyDVD
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elguaxo wrote:
libdvdcss is an opensource program that decodes region codes, but you need more than that if your DVD drive is RPC2.


It works pretty well on my new pc. I have region 1 and 2 DVDs and all play fine.


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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 4:42 pm  Post subject: Re: Alternative for AnyDVD
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elchupacabra wrote:
It works pretty well on my new pc. I have region 1 and 2 DVDs and all play fine.


then your DVD-Drive is not RPC2 :wink:

edit: or it's a RPC2 drive that lets libdvdcss access the raw data from the DVDs.


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PostPosted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:51 pm  Post subject: Re: Alternative for AnyDVD
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DVDecryptor, break region code (without affecting your drive), copying the regionfree files to your hdd (takes 15 minutes), then watch them in any media player using the video_ts.ifo or have dvdecrypter make an iso and mount it with d-tools. Then delete when done.

although it'd take 20 mintues til you could watch it... but its a solution.

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