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Author Topic: Can't trick the DTS player anymore Greg Mueller Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1687 From: Port Gamble, WA Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-14-2005 05:58 PM                        I guess it must be new antipiracy software on the newer DTS disks, but I can't use my keyboard to play individual DTS files off the disks anymore. There doesn't seem to be an option for playing individual reels without time code like there used to be. Is that an option that is gone with the wind?  |  IP: Logged Bruce Hansen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 847 From: Stone Mountain, GA, USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-14-2005 08:07 PM                     Yes, option #2, play without time code has been gone for a while now. The list goes from 1 to 3. You can't even enter 2, it will not work. I liked to use this function to spot check discs. Thank you DTS, for letting some silly antipiracy nonsence make your coustomers' lives harder. What a way to keep them comeing back.  |  IP: Logged Dustin Mitchell Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1865 From: Mondovi, WI, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 12-15-2005 12:51 AM                     I have a suspicion these anti-piracy measures were mandated by the studios. If DTS had failed to comply then said studios would probably stop using DTS on their films until they did. And with good reason. Not every anti-piracy measure is an idiotic ineffective over-reaction (just most of them). When I was at Showest this year part of the film piracy seminar discussed how pirates were using stolen DTS discs to quickly 'translate' camcordered movies into multiple langauges. Heck, even a pirate didn't want to 'release' their movie in multiple langauges using stolen discs to provide a soundtrack to your camcordered movie would solve the problem of crappy/polluted sound.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 12-15-2005 08:25 AM                     I want to say Return of the King was the first movie to switch over to the new anti-piracy format. If you search the archives, there is some discussion on it as it affected older units and the XD10 from being able to play the new discs without an upgrade.  |  IP: Logged Erick Akers Arse Kicker Posts: 201 From: Dallas, TX, USA Registered: May 2001 posted 12-15-2005 12:16 PM                     I could tell you how to do it, but that would probibaly be dishonest! Who said that??? Merry Christmas!!!  |  IP: Logged Bruce Hansen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 847 From: Stone Mountain, GA, USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-15-2005 04:57 PM                     You can change the jumper inside the DTS player to SMPTE time code, feed in a time code generator, and play anything you want. What DTS did will not stop pirates, it just makes it harder on the legal users. The big question still remains, how would you keep the DTS audio in sync with video? We all know that the real problem is with the screener discs, but the studios do not want to admit it.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-15-2005 05:09 PM                     quote: Erick Akers I could tell you how to do it, but that would probibaly be dishonest! Who said that??? Bwahahahahaha.... wasn't that ***Phil of Philm-Tech*** that said that??? Actually Bruce you need a DTS time code generator do be able to do that... low and behold... they don't sell those anymore.....  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-15-2005 10:54 PM                     Bruce said "You can change the jumper inside the DTS player to SMPTE time code, feed in a time code generator, and play anything you want. What DTS did will not stop pirates, it just makes it harder on the legal users." The disks will not play if you move the jumper and try to drive it of a SMPTE generator  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-16-2005 08:39 AM                     To make the explanation clearer DTS and SMPTE time codes are different and one will not you to play the others files and vise versa. Mark  |  IP: Logged Greg Mueller Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1687 From: Port Gamble, WA Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-16-2005 09:09 AM                        I didn't want to go to all the trouble anyway. It just used to be a easy way to see if the disks were screwed up, or the print. And to test repairs or improvements to the system Ah, progress.....  |  IP: Logged Erick Akers Arse Kicker Posts: 201 From: Dallas, TX, USA Registered: May 2001 posted 12-16-2005 10:02 AM                     There's an even easier way than that Mark! quote: Mark Gulbrandson Bwahahahahaha.... wasn't that ***Phil of Philm-Tech*** that said that??? MMmmmmm, Could Be. But he wasn't alone! That's why I have elected not to share this nice bit of software. BTW: I've known about this for a few weeks now and it works great! (but what do I know I've been acused of being dishonest!) Maybe Daryl could post it instead, if he can find it. quote: Greg Mueller I didn't want to go to all the trouble anyway. It just used to be a easy way to see if the disks were screwed up, or the print. And to test repairs or improvements to the system Ah, progress..... This only exsist due to progress! too!  |  IP: Logged Greg Mueller Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1687 From: Port Gamble, WA Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-16-2005 10:04 AM                        It wasn't funny the first time  |  IP: Logged Erick Akers Arse Kicker Posts: 201 From: Dallas, TX, USA Registered: May 2001 posted 12-16-2005 10:07 AM                     I agree totally! but there was no reason to get personal. Want to to give in and publically apologize to me?  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 12-16-2005 05:13 PM                  Oh Boy, here we go again... Crybaby Erick and Mark should get a room. (Let's see if Erick (or Mark) can get this thread closed as well...)  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 12-16-2005 08:25 PM                     Erick, knock it off. No one owes you an apology.  |  IP: Logged

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