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Low volume copy-protection for DVD video

4B Martinvest are pleased to be able to offer a copy-protection solution for low volume DVD video duplication. Called Patronus, it provides reliable anti-rip protection for DVDs for numbers as low as 50 copies.

Methods to protect disc content from casual copying have been available for years, however the discs needed to be pressed meaning you would need to have over 1000 discs manufactured - often hundreds more than were actually needed.


How does it work?


Patronus introduces copy control encapsulation in areas of the disc not read by DVD players during playback, and as the original content is not modified in any way, the quality of play-back is unaffected. The copy-protected discs are compliant with the DVD standard.

Patronus effectively controls access to the content by common ripping programs and provides effective, speed bump protection from unauthorised copying. The result is copy-controlled discs with playability matching that of unprotected DVDRs.

Complex content - including menus, special features, extras and even dual layers - are protected by the passive technology of Patronus, which ensures no changes are made to the original video files during analysis.

Steve Bridson of 4B Martinvest said, "One of our customers has regularly ordered 1000 copy-protected DVDs for each of their titles, but since converting to the Patronus system they are able to have the exact number of discs they need, saving them having to store the 'extras' in the shed!"

Call us on 0845 644 1869 for more information about Patronus copy protection.


See Also:
> Copy-control solutions for pressed discs

November 2009