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10th January 2014, 19:29 | #1 | Link |
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Windows Media Center protected WTV captures
I have a "Silicon Dust HD HomeRun Prime" box with a CableCard that I use in place of a Time Warner Cable set top box. It works great with Windows Media Center for TV captures and DVR.
However, it saves into a .WTV container with "copy-once" DRM write protection. I think the DRM is called "PlayReady"? It locks every show recording so that it can only play in the Windows Media Center player on the machine that recorded it. I have dozens of TV shows that I would like to watch on my laptop instead, but I can't! I've tried various WTV demuxers and converters on the original recording computer, but they all fail with "content is protected" messages. I also tried avisynth with a directshowsource on the computer that made the recording, hoping the filter chain would load, but all it returns is grey frames. Does anyone have an ideas on how to play my protected WTV files on another computer, or transcode them on the original computer? Thanks! |
11th January 2014, 17:52 | #2 | Link | |
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Looking around on the net it seems you are out of luck. I guess you need to buy HDFury, but i have no experience with it. Last edited by Wilbert; 11th January 2014 at 18:02. |
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13th January 2014, 17:52 | #3 | Link |
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Thanks Wilbert. That's what I figured.
I guess I'd have to play each video out, and re-record into a capture card. What a hassle. I bet someone out there has cracked the WTV DRM, but is afraid to say so or release it, for fear that the cable companies would then revoke all the CableCards. |
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