What is the purpose of having the CSS logged with AnyDVD. The 6th tab over has a list of my movies, Why is it there? Do I need to keep it for any reason, does it serve a purpose(I don't think so, but just asking)? Besides in that window, where is this information taking up space? is it in my Reg.?

My Computor\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SlySoft\AnyDVD\Archive

i thought it would remeber the css code so it didn't need to calculate again.

also you can use that code in other programs if you want too. Think dvddecrypter allows you type in a code also

There are many reasons to archive the CSS keys.

Depending on the situation (region mismatch, brute force attack required, amount of vulnerable blocks) calculating the CSS key can take quite long.
Keeping this key in an archive will speed up the process in the future.

Some drives (RICOH, Philips) can reveal the correct title keys due to a firmware bug even on region mismatch, but it is required to open and close the drive tray after key exchange.
I believe AnyDVD is the only Software, that does use the "open/close tray trick" to get correct title keys from these drives, even if there are not enough vulnerable blocks available for a brute force attack.
Opening / closing the tray is very annoying, but because of the CSS Key archive this has to be done only once. The next time you insert the same DVD, the keys will be taken from the archive.
Sometimes AnyDVD is not able to get the key with a brute force attack, and it will "guess" the correct key (usually correctly). You can change/verify the guessed keys in the archive. If you change the "Substitute" flag from yes to no, AnyDVD will take the "guessed" key for granted and will no longer display a warning message.
If you messed up the archive, AnyDVD can delete single keys, all keys for a title or the whole archive if you wish.
You can even import/export/edit keys. e.g., you have a second computer with a drive, which can reveal the keys without brute force attack. You can transfer the keys from one computer to another.
Last but not least, you can compare / exchange keys with other software, e.g. DVDDecrypter.
The key archive is kept in the registry, together with a MD5 checksum to identify the title the keys belong to.

I hope this answers your questions.

@Hamp:

James has answered your questions, but you can always use the excellent online help of AnyDVD. Clicking the RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON in the CSS Key Window should have answered most of your questions.

(Yeah, all "elby based programs" have this RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON syndrome ... )

Thank you James!!!!
How much time are we talking? Seconds or a few minutes?

As I have read James reply and right clicked, I see AnyDVD is doing much more then I thought it was doing. It is a very nice program(I have made jokes in the past, but very good work).

hummmmmmm!

Are you saying you had something to do with the creation of AnyDVD?

Of course. I have co-developed the original AnyDVD for Elaborate Bytes AG. SlySoft bought it last year - quite a while before they bought CloneCD.

This welcome prompt has always been there :