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Burn a DVD-AC3 Compatible CD-R
grant+harris writes "This interesting article shows how it is possible to burn AC-3 audio onto a normal CD-R.
Will this technology usher a new type of online piracy when DVD-Audio and surround sound systems become more commonplace?" While this is only audio, it is a good step in the right direction.
ok, so when does DVD flop and movies start coming on 2 CD's, one for video and one for audio? My CD changer becomes my movie player..
From the article:
Dolby has officially advised me that this CD-AC3 disc should not be used as a master for CD duplication or public distribution since there's no safeguards against someone playing it back in an audio CD player. But it's a great method for making one-off test mixes. I've considered added a standard audio disclaimer on track 1 that says something like "This disc contains Dolby Digital data. Do not play in a standard CD player or speaker damage can result".
Could you think of a better gift for those you don't love?
Net geeks
there's no need to feel guilt
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for the software you built
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cause you're not in the wrong
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you can burn a CD
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with your fave MP3s
you can play them
in your home or your car
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you can archive your tunes!
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Go to a friend's house who has an annoyingly loud car stereo that he keeps cranked at 11 all of the time booming some bass. Slip your "Phat bass remix" into his DVD player and show him the good stuff. Then say "you can keep the CD" next thing you know, he slides it into his (clarion/kenwood/eclipse whatever) car stereo that cost more than his car. And blows his eardrums with straight undecoded ac3. Just like he blows your eardrums with his bass while you are in his car.
Do you go out of your way to present your opinion and mildly interesting information in the most obnoxious manner possible, or is it a gift?
It's a gift. But in all seriousness, slashdot is starting to piss me off. For every person who has a clue, there are about a hundred who don't (and are far more vocal). Unfortunately, judging by little stupid remarks at the end of most stories, most of the editors belong to the group that doesn't have a clue.
This is way cool. I took my roomate's Dave Matthews DVD, popped it through this program, and out came a burned CD in either DTS-CD, DD5.1, or regular CD. Way cool, and perfectly legal as far as I'm concerned. I'm making a backup and/or transfering the media to a different format.
:)
I'm curious as to how it can be legal when you have made a backup of a dvd for your personal use, and the original was not owned by you? That doesn't sound legal to me
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It's TRUE! You do look like a total jackass!
Right now, a DVD mastering station is about as expensive as CD-R recorders were 5 years ago. That is, they cost ten's of thousands of dollars for the hardware and software.
I guess this guy hasn't heard of the iMac.