Slimy Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 We know how much you love reading about the PlayStation 3 and potentially illegal things, so let's combine the two, shall we? It looks like enterprising hackers have figured out a way to dump Blu-ray movies using nothing more than a PS3 and Linux. Now, there's a whole lot of Linux jargon to comb through, but the premise is simple: boot up the appropriate flavor of Linux, then input the command "dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/blu-raymovie.iso" and that should do it. It's interesting to note that similar methods are used to dump ("back up") PS3 games themselves. The first movie dumped was Talledega Night and it comes in at an impressive 20.9GB. So if you bought a PS3 with the 60GB hard drive you should be all set; those with a 20GB will need to invest in an external hard drive. Don't tell Sony we told you or anything. Gizmodo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzla Veteran Posted November 30, 2006 Veteran Share Posted November 30, 2006 Slippery slope which will only probably lead to one thing but hey. Asume it's good for now. Is there a way to mount the images and play them yet? Would be convenient to store a load of movies (not necessarily BR movies) as ISOs on the HD for storage and ease of watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheppard Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 OUCCCCCCH, thats gotta hurt, first games now films, if its as easy as a cli command in linux sony are in trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttus Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 well, they're finally trying to make up for all the bad stuff they've done lately! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGS4-SS Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 If this is so, we will see a lot of PS3 consoles being sold. $600 for one of the most, if not the most, powerful consoles in the market, and you can get the games for free. Sure SONY won't sell games, but they will increase console sales by a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 Sure SONY won't sell games, but they will increase console sales by a lot. Dude Sony loses ~300$ per console :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGS4-SS Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Dude Sony loses ~300$ per console :no: Production costs are not the same the whole generation you know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P!P Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 I can't help but think that the first Blu-Ray rip will be BitTorrent sometime soon. I think we can thank the PS3 when it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 OUCCCCCCH, thats gotta hurt, first games now films, if its as easy as a cli command in linux sony are in trouble. since when was copying a game/film's cd/dvd hard? i could take a ps2 dvd and do the same thing, put it on a hd inside the ps2, doesnt mean i can run it at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Teej Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Can we say HDCPwned? :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan_X Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 well, they're finally trying to make up for all the bad stuff they've done lately! yes, at the cost of 3rd party game studios and movie studios... :pinch: If this is so, we will see a lot of PS3 consoles being sold. $600 for one of the most, if not the most, powerful consoles in the market, and you can get the games for free. Sure SONY won't sell games, but they will increase console sales by a lot. the more hardware they sell during during the first 2 years will only dig a bigger hole for them if piracy runs rampant this early on the console's life cycle, why? because they won't be getting any money coming in from licensing fees... :rolleyes: Production costs are not the same the whole generation you know... yes, but as you may have read over and over on this board they'll have a lot of troubles trying to make any profit out of the console during the first 2 to 3 years of the console life. :pinch: I can't help but think that the first Blu-Ray rip will be BitTorrent sometime soon. I think we can thank the PS3 when it happens. yes, and in that case Toshiba can thank the PS3 for handling them the victory over the format war as many movie studios will not hesitate to pull the plug from Blu-Ray as they'll not be getting any money out of that format because of how easy it's to pirate... :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGS4-SS Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 yes, and in that case Toshiba can thank the PS3 for handling them the victory over the format war as many movie studios will not hesitate to pull the plug from Blu-Ray as they'll not be getting any money out of that format because of how easy it's to pirate... :no: DVD is still around, and that format is super-easy to copy and distribute illegally. I still see it going strong (and stronger). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corris Veteran Posted December 1, 2006 Veteran Share Posted December 1, 2006 These seems kinda useless unless you can do something with the iso, which you can apparently not at the moment. I thought you could do that with any disc drive, can you not hook up the HDDVD drive to a pc and copy the discs contents to your pc? doesn't mean you can do anything with it though besides sitting there taking up space at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing-Man Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 OUCCCCCCH, thats gotta hurt, first games now films, if its as easy as a cli command in linux sony are in trouble. How so? PS1 and PS2 game piracy is already rampant along with DVD copying. Little effect does that have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kushan Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 yeah but you can't copy a HD-DVD as easily, can you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman273 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 DVD is still around, and that format is super-easy to copy and distribute illegally. I still see it going strong (and stronger). When it originally came out and started setting records in acceptance times it was very hard to copy and distribute. It's only in the past years or so that it has become easy to copy and distribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted December 1, 2006 Veteran Share Posted December 1, 2006 I can only imagine what the MPAA will say... Blu-ray currently has a load of exclusive movie studios. Might we see many of them backing HD-DVD now instead because of Sony's brilliant idea? I mean seriously, does anyone think Sony is concerned about piracy on the PS3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magik Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Hate to say I told you so. :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huleboeren Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I can only imagine what the MPAA will say... Blu-ray currently has a load of exclusive movie studios. Might we see many of them backing HD-DVD now instead because of Sony's brilliant idea? I mean seriously, does anyone think Sony is concerned about piracy on the PS3? Without HDCP on the HD-DVD addon for x360 - I could imagine 'alot' (all of the few) studios backing away from hd-dvd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted December 1, 2006 Veteran Share Posted December 1, 2006 Now, there's a whole lot of Linux jargon to comb through, but the premise is simple: boot up the appropriate flavor of Linux, then input the command "dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/blu-raymovie.iso":huh:A "whole lot" of jargon? The dd command makes a direct data dump from an "Input File" (if=) to an "Output File" (of=). It is the basic way of making an .iso of any CD. I thought from that build-up, that it was going to require a PERL script or something a bit more obscure. :ermm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PL_ Veteran Posted December 1, 2006 Veteran Share Posted December 1, 2006 Can we say HDCPwned? :rofl: There's a point :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan_X Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Without HDCP on the HD-DVD addon for x360 - I could imagine 'alot' (all of the few) studios backing away from hd-dvd I don't know if you have read any news lately but I haven't seen one single PC/Laptop with a build-in Blu-Ray drive out in the market, but I can give you a couple of names of companies selling systems with a build-in HD-DVD drive right now. - Acer - Asus - Fujitsu - HP - Samsung - Toshiba and if IIRC HP was one of the companies responsible for the success of the DVD format on the PC industry by providing systems with build-in DVD drives and later on DVD burners... :yes: so, who do you thing have the advantage in the minds and pockets of the movies studios now days? :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheppard Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Without HDCP on the HD-DVD addon for x360 - I could imagine 'alot' (all of the few) studios backing away from hd-dvd Why would the movie studios back away from HD-DVD because an addon for a games console doesnt support HDCP? That doesnt make sense at all, if it didnt support AACS then fair enough, all they need to do is enable this Token Image Constraint jobbo and jobs a goodun. Nice try. *edit* FYI: HD DVD is promoted by Toshiba, NEC, Sanyo, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Intel, LG Electric Co. among others. In terms of major studios, HD DVD is currently exclusively backed by Universal Studios and The Weinstein Company (through Genius Products) and is non-exclusively backed by Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., New Line, HBO, DreamWorks, Image Entertainment, Magnolia Pictures, Brentwood Home Video, Warner Music Group, Ryko, Goldhil Entertainment, and Studio Canal. I wouldnt call that "a few"..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I don't know if you have read any news lately but I haven't seen one single PC/Laptop with a build-in Blu-Ray drive out in the market, but I can give you a couple of names of companies selling systems with a build-in HD-DVD drive right now. - Acer - Asus - Fujitsu - HP - Samsung - Toshiba and if IIRC HP was one of the companies responsible for the success of the DVD format on the PC industry by providing systems with build-in DVD drives and later on DVD burners... :yes: so, who do you thing have the advantage in the minds and pockets of the movies studios now days? :rolleyes: so put linux on any of those systems and make an iso of a hd-dvd, but of course that has nothing to do with the ps3 so its not news! :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnerhkjp Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 so put linux on any of those systems and make an iso of a hd-dvd, but of course that has nothing to do with the ps3 so its not news! :rolleyes: Very true. And I don't think the ripped image can be used for anything since AACS hasn't been cracked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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