Microvision Protection?

Dvl-Jigen · Post by **Dvl-Jigen** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:36 pm

Is there a way to disable or get around microvision proection on DVD's, besides just using Dvd decrypter to get the vobs onto the computer?

trythil · Post by **trythil** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:50 pm

You mean "Macrovision".

And it depends on what you're referring to. If you're referring to what is commonly referred to as "Macrovision protection", then you can strip that off with a time base corrector or anything that doesn't use automatic gain control. RipGuard can be bypassed similarly, as all it does is "protect" against ripping software. (I quoted it because it's been more or less broken.) It also pisses off a lot of computers, just like everything else in copy-protection land.

I don't know why you'd ever use the analog method these days, though, unless you really can't get a DVD drive for whichever reason...

Dvl-Jigen · Post by **Dvl-Jigen** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:37 pm

Actually, I have two DVD drives, but when I rip the vob files to the computer, & attempt to encode them it makes the audio sound like a moose in heat, & the video looks like a scrambled pay channel on cable, so I use a tv capure card attached to my PS2

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:55 pm

Dvl-Jigen wrote:Actually, I have two DVD drives, but when I rip the vob files to the computer, & attempt to encode them it makes the audio sound like a moose in heat, & the video looks like a scrambled pay channel on cable, so I use a tv capure card attached to my PS2

You could get around that by using a ripper such as DVD Decrypter (which you mentioned) or SmartRipper.

And you've heard moose in heat?

Dvl-Jigen · Post by **Dvl-Jigen** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:57 pm

I tried DVD decryter & smart ripper, & when I try to encode the vob files, the end result looks & sounds like crap.

& actually, I have heard a moose in heat once, I stayed in Montana for about 3 weeks as a child & the lady next door owned one.

Keeper of Hellfire · Post by **Keeper of Hellfire** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 3:14 am

Rippers like Smartripper or DVDDecrypter don't do any harm to the footage. What can make it crappy is the encode you're talking about. A different method to get the footage from the DVD will not help you at all, probably it'll make it worse. Learn to encode right. A look at the guides section of the org will help you.

Dvl-Jigen · Post by **Dvl-Jigen** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:34 pm

yeah, I read them, none of them helped me, I have a feeling it's just my computer, it HATES me

Kariudo · Post by **Kariudo** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:25 pm

where did you get your dvds from?
if you are trying to work with bootlegs, you can't expect much (if anything)

speaking of your computer, what are the specs?

Dvl-Jigen · Post by **Dvl-Jigen** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 4:01 pm

Most of my DVD's are either bought at Best Buy or gotten mail order from Japan. & last I checked, Best Buy doesn't sell bootleg & I've only gotten one DVD mail order, but I used the capture card on it & it worked fine

Dvl-Jigen · Post by **Dvl-Jigen** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 4:11 pm

my desktop has a p4 1.8GHz processor, 1.25 GB of ram & a 60 GB primary drive with two 300GB secondary drives on RAID 1, a DVD-RAM drive, DVD+R/RW drive & Windows Xp Pro SP2

My server has a P4 3GHz processor, 3GB of ram & a 120GB primary drive with 4 500GB drives on RAID 1, a DVD-R/RW & Windows server 2003 web edition