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diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Mon/ubuntubluray.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Mon/ubuntubluray.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..efd2272 --- /dev/null +++ b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Mon/ubuntubluray.txt @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +The documentation site for the popular Linux distro, Ubuntu, has put up [instructions on how to play HD-DVD and Blu Ray discs][3] on the Linux/GNU platform. The short how-to guide walks through the software and steps necessary to get the DRM-crippled discs working with open source software. + +U.S. users should note that the process of playing HD DVD or BluRay discs with an open source player requires circumventing the DRM and is thus most likely illegal in this country as per the DMCA. + +The Ubuntu site contains the following warning: + +>Patent and copyright laws operate differently depending on which country you are in. Please obtain legal advice if you are unsure whether a particular patent or restriction applies to a media format you wish to use in your country. + +For those outside the U.S. and not bounded by draconian DRM law (yet), the process doesn't look quite as intimidating as I'd imagine. Here's the instructions from the Ubuntu site: + +* Install a UDF 2.5 filesystem driver. See [Linux UDF project][1]. + +* Acquire cryptographic keys for the disc player. [BackupHDDVD C++][2] (not the regular BackupHDDVD, which only works on Windows) can perform the decryption necessary to play HD DVD and BluRay discs (a separate player app is also needed, see below). This app uses title keys available in an XML file format distributed at various online sources. This will output .evo files containing your disc's video and audio content. Ensure these files are saved to a filesystem supporting files larger than 4.2GB (ie,. not FAT32 or older Ext2). + +* Play the decoded .EVO video and audio files. This requires a very recent SVN version of mplayer that works with the latest ffmpeg, which includes support for the VC-1 video decoder and H.264 audio. Support for E-AC3 audio format is coming soon. + +[1]: http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-udf "Linux UDF project" +[2]: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=121236 "Doom 9 Forum: BackupHDDVD C++" + +The Ubuntu help page doesn't provide for comments, so I thought I'd post it here and see what people think... have any Compiler readers attempted such a feat? Anyone got it working? Does the Linux community even *want* to play DRM-crippled films on open software? + +[3]: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/BluRayAndHDDVD "HD DVD and BluRay on Ubuntu Linux"
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