dvd rom w/ macrovision?

[Bigshow1030]

I got a new dvd rom and the dvd will not play because it tells me it needs macrovision? Anybody had this problem or know what this is used for....I have loaded all of the nero and so on that it came with but I still am unable to watch dvd's

 

[Praetor]

1. Nero doesnt let you watch DVDs
2. Macrovision is just a protection scheme; curious, what region dvdrom do you have and what region is the movie? (and what movie is it)

American company that develops various copy-protection schemes for audio and video purposes. Is best known to have their copy-protection mechanism for VHS tapes bundled with virtually every sold pre-recorded VHS tape in the world. Also, every DVD player sold in the U.S. has Macrovision copy-protection mechanism built-in which prevents DVDs to be recorded to VHS cassettes without hacking either the DVD player or the VCR. They have recently also developed various audio CD protection mechanisms and record labels have already introduced few commercial audio CDs that have Macrovision's CDDA copy-protection mechanism.

 

[Bigshow1030]

movie

movie is pitch black....however, region is not in my vocabulary.....It is from the us both of them if that is what you are asking?

 

[Praetor]

What player are you using (pls dont say Windows Media Player)?

Region codes in this instance mean flags implemented in DVD-Video discs that determine the geographic area where the DVD-Video disc is being sold and where it can be watched.

Region codes are controlled normally by the DVD players. According to DVD Forum (the association that controls DVD patents) rules, all DVD-Video capable stand-alone players need to have region control measurements built-in. This means that a DVD player bought from the manufacturer, which is set to use Europe's region code (region code 2, same as in Japan and in South Africa), can only play DVD-Video discs that are either region free (region code 0) or have same region as the player (==only discs sold in Japan/Europe/South Africa work). So, with such player, it is impossible to watch DVDs sold in the U.S. (region code 1, same as in Canada) -- and obviously vice versa, American DVD players can't be used to watch DVD-Video discs sold in Europe.

The region controls are also implemented in PC's DVD-ROM drives, normally in three levels. First of all, if the DVD-ROM drive is manufactured after 1st of January, 2000, the drive itself has physical locks implemented in it to permit playback of only specific region code (for more information about this, read also RPC-1 and RPC-2). Secondly, all newer operating systems, including Windows 2000 and Windows XP, have region control measurements built-in. And finally, the DVD player software, such as WinDVD or PowerDVD, have region control measurements built-in.

 

[Bigshow1030]

How did you guess

No I am using nero media showcase or something like that .....a program that had came with the cd burner/dvd rom........I hope that helps

 

[Praetor]

Showcase should work as it does have an integrated MPEG2 decoder but perhaps you could try another app (like PowerDVD?)

 

[Bigshow1030]

thnx

I appreciate that and I will go get powerdvd......Plus I didn't say wmp