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Posted by Bill's News on 12/18/07 17:54
"janet" <janl_d@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:TqK9j.30754$lD6.28425@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net...
> On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:44:13 -0800, Bill's News wrote:
>> 1) DVDFab Platinum (or HD Decrypter) should not need FixVTS,
>> or
>> its like, ever.
>
> Hi Bill's News,
> I really loved your critque, albeit I didn't undertand much of
> it so I'll
> ask, separately for each issue, for a clarification, if I may.
>
> I never understood when I needed to run FixVTS or VOBBlanker.
> I just run it
> and whatever magic occurs, the results can be run through DVD
> Shrink.
>
> Are you saying what you clearly are saying which is FixVTS
> isn't needed
> anymore with the latest freeware version of DVDFab HD
> Decrypter 4?
>
> If so, do others concur we no longer need FixVTS freeware or
> VOBBlanker
> freeware in our repetoirre?
>
> janet
Janet,
There were two programs most popular a few years ago for
decrypting DVDs, both were free of charge: DVDShrink and DVD
Decrypter.
The programmer of Shrink was apparently offered a job with Ahead
(Nero) and ceased working on Shrink. The programmer of
Decrypter was threatened by the MPAA's minions, and ceased
updating the program. Later he removed the decryption portion
and it became ImgBurn, which has been updated as needed and is
legal.
FixVTS' claim to fame is that it bridges the gap between the
time those programs ceased to be updated and the newer schemes
employed to defeat them. It still is very much vital to those
who choose to use the older programs.
DVDFab Decrypter continues to be updated almost as fast as new
schemes are employed - including decryption for the new Blue
laser formats. This may cease someday too, when the nation that
protects the authors decides to join with the nations which
honor intellectual property rights.
When DVD Decrypter was closed down, DVDFab extracted their
decryption programming and made it available free of charge. A
nice marketing gesture and certainly a taunt to the MPAA from
behind their curtain.
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