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DRM protected WMV files
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 11:49 am
by Psychophanta
Does anyone know how to kill the DRM protection in a WMV file?
NOTE: It is a password protection for windows media files, and it doesn't allow to play (unless you are connected to internet and you know password) neither to copy those files.
Thanks
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 2:24 pm
by einander
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 2:32 pm
by Psychophanta
Hi Einander.
Thanx, lets see.
Happy feliz 2005 for you too
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 2:57 pm
by Psychophanta
Re: DRM protected WMV files
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 7:46 pm
by PB
> Does anyone know how to kill the DRM protection in a WMV file?
Get a better media player? The protection is only as powerful as the player
that decides to obey it.
Similar to region coding on DVD players.
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:42 pm
by Psychophanta
I use Classic Media Player with K-Lite codec pack.
Are there a player which be able to play those files?
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 1:10 am
by Beach
I think the free BSPlayer (
http://www.bsplayer.org/ ) is a great video player. I'm not sure it will bypass the DRM password but its worth a try.
I wonder how this file would do in Linux? My Mplayer handles WMV files fine but I do not think I have seen one with DRM protection.
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:28 am
by blueznl
i think discussing bypassing media protection schemes is not entirely good for this board, not even in this forum...
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 11:58 am
by traumatic
blueznl wrote:i think discussing bypassing media protection schemes is not entirely good for this board, not even in this forum...
That's exactly what I was thinking, too...
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 3:22 pm
by Psychophanta
blueznl wrote:i think discussing bypassing media protection schemes is not entirely good for this board, not even in this forum...
But this is off-topic. And it is a technical question.
Grrr, Market vs Tech again
I've read somewhere that zoomplayer can do it, but i've tested it and no
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:29 pm
by Psychophanta
Hey blueznl, if you know the trick, please tell me by private message
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 12:25 am
by PB
> Can't access to
http://hymn-project.org/
Want me to send the exe to you? PM me with the version you require, that
is, Windows or Linux.
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 10:00 pm
by Psychophanta
Hey, PB, you have a PM !
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 12:40 am
by PB
> Hey, PB, you have a PM !
File and manual sent.
Always a pleasure.
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 10:43 pm
by Psychophanta
Thank you very much to both, Einander and PB.
But as i can see it has nothing to do with the matter of this topic. Your suggest is for audio files, not video files. (WMA <> WMV)
Thanx again anyway
