Next-gen DVD formats fall to the first of many hacks

Iria · Jul 7, 2006, 10:04 PM

Source: Ars Technica
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The folks at c't magazine have discovered a simple tool for beating the content protection on Blu-ray and HD-DVD formats: the print screen button. By pressing the print screen button once per frame, you can capture an entire movie at full resolution. Of course, you'd want to automate this task, but c't has shown that it can be done. They're promising more details in the forthcoming print version of their magazine.

The few machines on which they've confirmed the hack have been running Intervideo's WinDVD, though it's likely that this hack isn't specific to WinDVD. C't also reports that Toshiba now has updates planned to disable the screen capture function while the software is running, and they may also update the AACS key in order to force users to either patch their software or be unable to decode the content.

Erroneus · Jul 7, 2006, 11:51 PM

Hah gotta love it

nForcer · Jul 8, 2006, 03:07 AM

If a human created it,
a human can destroy it.

SFOSOK · Jul 8, 2006, 03:45 AM

Humans can destroy lots of things

Jul 7, 2006, 10:04 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Next-gen DVD formats fall to the first of many hacks Source: Ars Technica __________ The folks at c't magazine have discovered a simple tool for beating the content protection on Blu-ray and HD-DVD formats: the print screen button. By pressing the print screen button once per frame, you can capture an entire movie at full resolution. Of course, you'd want to automate this task, but c't has shown that it can be done. They're promising more details in the forthcoming print version of their magazine. The few machines on which they've confirmed the hack have been running Intervideo's WinDVD, though it's likely that this hack isn't specific to WinDVD. C't also reports that Toshiba now has updates planned to disable the screen capture function while the software is running, and they may also update the AACS key in order to force users to either patch their software or be unable to decode the content.

Jul 7, 2006, 11:51 PM	#2
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nForcer Twice the fun! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,404 Rep Power: 0	If a human created it, a human can destroy it.