Movie Studios to Use Digital Watermarking

Iria · Jul 30, 2005, 05:16 AM

Digimarc Corp has announced that their digital watermarking system has been used as part of the Digital Cinema System Specification that Hollywood has adapted. The initiatives are meant to crack down on piracy of movies shown on the emerging digital theaters around the world.

The watermarking process is applied to both the video and audio stream of a movie. Once in place, leaks can be identified in the distribution chain. The tool helps identify the theater, location, production version, and date and time that a film is supposed to be shown.

The digital watermarks have been designed to survive digital-to-analog conversion such as copying onto VHS tape. The MPAA hopes to cut down on copies made by illegal recordings of movies via hand-held video cameras, which it estimates costs the industry $3 billion a year.
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Source: Design Technica

nForcer · Jul 30, 2005, 08:31 AM

Crack Completition.... T-minus 5 minutes from its announcement.

When will these idiots ever learn if it was created by a human, it can be disassembled by one.

Mr cairo · Jul 30, 2005, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Iria

Once in place, leaks can be identified in the distribution chain. The tool helps identify the theater, location, production version, and date and time that a film is supposed to be shown.

this will help to identify where the film was leaked after it has happened , so the film will actually still have been leaked then ??

mike2h · Jul 30, 2005, 04:16 PM

yes, but they will be able to prosecute the source. which is a deterent. for at least 5 minutes.

Jul 30, 2005, 05:16 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Movie Studios to Use Digital Watermarking Digimarc Corp has announced that their digital watermarking system has been used as part of the Digital Cinema System Specification that Hollywood has adapted. The initiatives are meant to crack down on piracy of movies shown on the emerging digital theaters around the world. The watermarking process is applied to both the video and audio stream of a movie. Once in place, leaks can be identified in the distribution chain. The tool helps identify the theater, location, production version, and date and time that a film is supposed to be shown. The digital watermarks have been designed to survive digital-to-analog conversion such as copying onto VHS tape. The MPAA hopes to cut down on copies made by illegal recordings of movies via hand-held video cameras, which it estimates costs the industry $3 billion a year. __________ Source: Design Technica

Jul 30, 2005, 04:16 PM	#4
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	yes, but they will be able to prosecute the source. which is a deterent. for at least 5 minutes. __________________

Jul 30, 2005, 08:31 AM	#2
nForcer Twice the fun! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,404 Rep Power: 0	Crack Completition.... T-minus 5 minutes from its announcement. When will these idiots ever learn if it was created by a human, it can be disassembled by one.