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Hypothetical DVD ripping scenario.
Posted: 2004-09-03 10:20am
by Alferd Packer
OK, let's say I rip a DVD that's region 2(or whatever Europe is). Would it be possible to burn that data onto a region 1 DVD and then play it in North American DVD players, or are there all sorts of safeguards to prevent people from doing just that?
Posted: 2004-09-03 11:03am
by Executor32
Well, the program I use for ripping, DVD Shrink, has an option to make the ripped DVD region-free, so it can play in any DVD player. I'm sure other ripping programs provide similar options.
Posted: 2004-09-03 12:56pm
by General Zod
you might be able to, though it'd likely be easier in the long run to get a regionless dvd player. they're relatively inexpensive nowadays.
Posted: 2004-09-03 01:26pm
by Vohu Manah
The program I have for DVD ripping also changes/strips out the region codes. I assume that it is a common feature.
I assume the computer you're using to rip this disc with has either a DVD drive set to Region 2, or is Region-free. That seems to be the key step here.
Getting a region-free DVD player may be easier in the long run, though it's not cheap.
Posted: 2004-09-03 02:22pm
by Sharp-kun
I don't see why not, though you still might have problems if you can't play PAL.