Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:07:49 +0100 From: Scott Mitchell <scott+freebsd@fishballoon.org> To: "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> Cc: Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org> Subject: Re: region code in cdrecord Message-ID: <20050424100749.GB528@tuatara.fishballoon.org> In-Reply-To: <200504241148.48912.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> References: <426AC21B.2080205@chuckr.org> <426AE866.7050008@chuckr.org> <200504241148.48912.doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
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On Sun, Apr 24, 2005 at 11:48:42AM +0930, Daniel O'Connor wrote: > On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 09:59, Chuck Robey wrote: > > > Now, I want to go for broke, and try for the one I've been after for > > > years, which is converting a region==2 dvd to a region==1 dvd (Britain > > > to US). I have a dvd taht you can't buy in the US, I've tried, and the > > > British won't sell it in region code 1, so I want to convert the one I > > > went ahead and purchased anyhow. Once I get it converted, I figure I > > > can toss out the old region==2 version and remain lily-white and pure > > > as far as honesty goes. > > The region code is part of the VOB/IFO files that contain the DVD, not as a > part of the ISO metadata. > > You will need another tool to change region, I know DVD Decrypter > [http://www.dvddecrypter.com/] does it for Win32. Maybe transcode? I may be completely off base here (no experience with making DVDs other than as enormous CDR's for backup), but does it need to be region coded at all? Even region-locked players should be able to play a dvd with no region code. I think 'no region code' might actually be region 0, but it amounts to the same thing. IMHO there's nothing dishonest in taking whatever steps you need to play a piece of legitimately purchased media. Scott -- =========================================================================== Scott Mitchell | PGP Key ID | "Eagles may soar, but weasels Cambridge, England | 0x54B171B9 | don't get sucked into jet engines" scott at fishballoon.org | 0xAA775B8B | -- Anon
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