libdvdcss
| Developer(s) | VideoLAN |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 1.4.3
/ April 20, 2021[2] |
| Repository | |
| Written in | GNU GPL v2[3] |
| Website | www |
libdvdcss (or libdvdcss2 in some repositories) is a
software library for accessing and unscrambling DVDs encrypted with the Content Scramble System (CSS). libdvdcss is part of the VideoLAN project and is used by VLC media player and other DVD player software packages, such as Ogle, xine-based players, and MPlayer.[citation needed
]
Comparison with DeCSS
libdvdcss is not to be confused with
region coding), libdvdcss brute-forces the key, ignoring the DVD's region code (if any). The legal status of libdvdcss is controversial[4] but there has been—unlike DeCSS—no known legal challenge to it as of June 2022.[citation needed
]
Distribution
Many
Fedora and openSUSE) due to fears of running afoul of DMCA-style laws, but they often provide the tools to let the user install it themselves. For example, it used to be available in Ubuntu through Medibuntu, which is no longer available.[5]
Distributions which come pre-installed with libdvdcss include
XBMC Live.[citation needed
]
It is also in Arch Linux official package repositories.[6]
Usage
Libdvdcss alone is only a
library and cannot play DVDs. DVD player applications, such as VLC media player, use this library to decode DVDs. Libdvdcss is optional in many open-source DVD players, but without it, only non-encrypted discs will play.[citation needed
]
Using HandBrake or VidCoder for DVD ripping requires that one install libdvdcss (with compilation[7] or Homebrew on macOS)
See also
References
- ^ "libdvdcss - VideoLAN". www.videolan.org.
- ^ "Index of /pub/libdvdcss/1.4.3/". download.videolan.org.
- ^ "Public license". code.videolan.org. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions - VideoLAN Wiki". wiki.videolan.org. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ Many Debian derivatives provide a script in /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
- ^ "Arch Linux - libdvdcss 1.4.3-1". archlinux.org. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ^ VideoLAN Project (2018-06-14). "libdvdcss Mac 1.4.2 - Download". Mac.softpedia.com. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
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