How to play/copy an old CC DIVX disc
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Divx dvd's used to be sold at Circuit City . They were only playable in certain players . I want to play and/or copy one of those discs .
here's a link/history lesson-
http://money.cnn.com/1998/12/11/technology/divx/
here's a link/history lesson-
http://money.cnn.com/1998/12/11/technology/divx/
[quote name='BasketCase1080']what are you asking? divx is a pc based format. All you do is go to divx.com and download their codec to play it in media player, or just use their media player to play it.[/QUOTE]
Now, that's the divx-wink codec. He's talking about Divx.
From the divx owner's association ( http://members.shaw.ca/the-doa/Pages/DoaFaq.html )
Q: What is Divx?
A: The Divx home video system is a rental-oriented variant of DVD-Video. It consists of three parts: a central billing system, similar to that used by pay-per-view satellite; specially-formatted DVD-V discs, of which there are two physical types, rental and Gold (never available to the public); and special DVD players with the ability to decode Divx discs, built-in modems for communicating with the central billing system, and menus for purchasing Divx products online. Playback of Divx rental discs requires the support of the Divx central billing system, which was shut down in the late summer of 2001. All Divx consumer accounts expired on July 7, 2001, after which players were directed to communicate with the billing system for final decommissioning.
Q: Is there some way I can play Divx discs indefinitely after the billing system shuts down?
A: Not that I am aware of.
Q: Is Divx dead?
A: Yes--all Divx accounts expired on July 7, 2001, after which registered players were directed to to dial in to the billing system for final decommissioning.
Q: What do I need to play Divx discs?
A: You need a registered Divx-compatible DVD player, and apart from a few players that were "unlocked" prior to the Divx shutdown, these no longer exist, making playback of Divx discs impossible
Edit:
And that, kids, is what happens when you buy DRM-encumbered products.
Now, that's the divx-wink codec. He's talking about Divx.
From the divx owner's association ( http://members.shaw.ca/the-doa/Pages/DoaFaq.html )
Q: What is Divx?
A: The Divx home video system is a rental-oriented variant of DVD-Video. It consists of three parts: a central billing system, similar to that used by pay-per-view satellite; specially-formatted DVD-V discs, of which there are two physical types, rental and Gold (never available to the public); and special DVD players with the ability to decode Divx discs, built-in modems for communicating with the central billing system, and menus for purchasing Divx products online. Playback of Divx rental discs requires the support of the Divx central billing system, which was shut down in the late summer of 2001. All Divx consumer accounts expired on July 7, 2001, after which players were directed to communicate with the billing system for final decommissioning.
Q: Is there some way I can play Divx discs indefinitely after the billing system shuts down?
A: Not that I am aware of.
Q: Is Divx dead?
A: Yes--all Divx accounts expired on July 7, 2001, after which registered players were directed to to dial in to the billing system for final decommissioning.
Q: What do I need to play Divx discs?
A: You need a registered Divx-compatible DVD player, and apart from a few players that were "unlocked" prior to the Divx shutdown, these no longer exist, making playback of Divx discs impossible
Edit:
And that, kids, is what happens when you buy DRM-encumbered products.
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Hahah...the Divx fiasco was so predictable, how in the world did they expect that to succeed? I remember the entire online DVD community (this was WAY before DVD got mainsream) uniting..."DOWN WITH DIVX!"
Well, I hope you didn't actually pay for these, since there doesn't seem to be a way to play them any more.
They're basically meant for rentals; having the physical disc just saves you a trip to the store to return them (and two the next time you want to rent).
Edit: I see, you paid $1.99 - well, you're out $1.99. But you own a piece of strange history; and there's always the (very slim) chance somebody will care enough aboud divx to hack the format; but with pretty much everything available on DVD now, what's the point?
They're basically meant for rentals; having the physical disc just saves you a trip to the store to return them (and two the next time you want to rent).
Edit: I see, you paid $1.99 - well, you're out $1.99. But you own a piece of strange history; and there's always the (very slim) chance somebody will care enough aboud divx to hack the format; but with pretty much everything available on DVD now, what's the point?
[quote name='eldad9']Edit: I see, you paid $1.99 - well, you're out $1.99. But you own a piece of strange history; and there's always the (very slim) chance somebody will care enough aboud divx to hack the format; but with pretty much everything available on DVD now, what's the point?[/QUOTE]
The movies I bought for $1.99 were available on DVD at the time . The point is I'm trying to justify my purchase .
I guarantee this is possible to do .
The movies I bought for $1.99 were available on DVD at the time . The point is I'm trying to justify my purchase .
I guarantee this is possible to do .
It's possible if you see a value in owning obsolete media. One or two are fine; if you like a certain movie a lot, you could buy it on divx just to "complete the set", but to be able to play the movie you'd have to reverse engineer the client-server protocol, which is way too much work, and crack the triple-DES (192 bit) encryption, which just isn't feasible.
Want to bet $10 you won't find a way to play the movie in the next 5 years?
Want to bet $10 you won't find a way to play the movie in the next 5 years?
[quote name='eldad9']Well, I hope you didn't actually pay for these[/QUOTE]
He got them for $0.49 each. He doesn't care if he can never truly play them again. I know he'd love to be able to though. Then he doesn't have to double-dip for the plain DVD versions.
He got them for $0.49 each. He doesn't care if he can never truly play them again. I know he'd love to be able to though. Then he doesn't have to double-dip for the plain DVD versions.
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