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gazelem · 01-04-2008

I have been able to make exact copies that work with ClearPlay by using a combination of Nero Burning ROM and AnyDVD regardless of the distributor. I am not sure what difference this combination makes, but it appears that ClearPlay looks at more than just the DVD title and this process somehow preserves it. Even though ClearPlay may have a filter for a particular movie, you also need to have the same catalog number. I do not know if this number is somehow encoded in the IFOs or if there is some other unique number associated with it. The bad thing is I cannot use Nero Recode to shrink the DVD to a single-layer disk first, so I have to use the expensive dual-layer disks. Interestingly, I have AnyDVD remove encryption, Macromedia, and PUOs (prohibited user options) and have it modify the IFO to jump straight to the title menu and it still plays correctly in ClearPlay.

On the legality of this, I have personally met with Orrin Hatch, one of the principal authors of the DMCA and he assured me that the DMCA was not intended to prevent people from making fair-use copies of their own DVDs. Besides protecting the originals from wear and tear, I really tire of movies that start with a set of commercials (previews).

01-04-2008	#23 (permalink)
gazelem New on Forum Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1	Re: How to make a backup copy that works with Clearplay? I have been able to make exact copies that work with ClearPlay by using a combination of Nero Burning ROM and AnyDVD regardless of the distributor. I am not sure what difference this combination makes, but it appears that ClearPlay looks at more than just the DVD title and this process somehow preserves it. Even though ClearPlay may have a filter for a particular movie, you also need to have the same catalog number. I do not know if this number is somehow encoded in the IFOs or if there is some other unique number associated with it. The bad thing is I cannot use Nero Recode to shrink the DVD to a single-layer disk first, so I have to use the expensive dual-layer disks. Interestingly, I have AnyDVD remove encryption, Macromedia, and PUOs (prohibited user options) and have it modify the IFO to jump straight to the title menu and it still plays correctly in ClearPlay. On the legality of this, I have personally met with Orrin Hatch, one of the principal authors of the DMCA and he assured me that the DMCA was not intended to prevent people from making fair-use copies of their own DVDs. Besides protecting the originals from wear and tear, I really tire of movies that start with a set of commercials (previews).