DVDFab
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| Developer(s) | Fengtao Software Inc. |
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| Initial release | September 30, 2003[1] |
| Stable release | 8.1.6.0 (February 1, 2012)[2] [±] |
| Preview release | 8.1.5.5 (January 14, 2012)[3] [±] |
| Operating system | Windows, Wine[4] |
| Type | DVD ripper |
| License | Freeware (Decrypter) Shareware (all other options) |
| Website | www.dvdfab.com |
DVDFab are Microsoft Windows and (since the release of DVDFab for Mac in December 2011) Mac OS software programs by Fengtao Software Inc. for the playback, decryption and copying of video DVD-Videos, Blu-ray Discs, and some HD DVDs. Its distribution is based in Beijing.[5]
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[edit] Features
DVDFab is a shareware[6] DVD ripper and burner, capable of extracting a full disc, a single title, etc. from a DVD or Blu-ray. Extractions can be made to a hard disk or burned onto an optical disc. It is capable of decrypting copy-protection schemes that otherwise would prevent copying of the content.
DVDFab is capable of compressing a dual-layer disc to single-layer disc size, splitting titles from a dual-layer disc to two single-layer discs, and burning images to recordable discs.
It also features the ability to make a custom copy of a disc with any selection of titles, languages, subpictures, and menus; make 1:1 bit-perfect clones of discs including data DVDs; and merge titles from different discs into one.
Support for Blu-ray format was added in version 6. DVDFab now supports NVIDIA® CUDA™, to make the conversion faster.[7]
[edit] Video conversion
The Video Converter Option is an add-on to DVDFab that enables conversion of DVD titles to formats such as MPEG-4[8] with profiles for creating files suitable for different hardware players including the Apple iPod, iPhone, iPad, Microsoft Zune and Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3, as well as several models of portable video players, mobile phones, and PDAs.
[edit] Media Player
DVDFab Media Player is an partially open source media player software for Windows, based on the XBMC Media Center source code. DVDFab Media Player can play encrypted and DRM-protected Blu-ray Discs for 60-days for free before it has to be licensed to enable that feature again. It can however playback unencrypted and Blu-ray ISO-images, folders, and other DRM-free media files without a license.[9][10]
[edit] Controversy
Because DVDFab decrypts and removes Digital rights management encryption technology on the DVD/Blu-ray media being decrypted, it prima facie violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in the USA and similar legislation in other countries.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "DVDFab [1.x] What's New". www.dvdfab.com. 2004-07-02. http://www.dvdfab.com/en/dvd-fab-new-1.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
- ^ "DVDFab [8.x (Latest)] What's New". www.dvdfab.com. 2011-02-06. http://www.dvdfab.com/download.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-27 0:08:12.
- ^ fengtao - DVDFab Architect (2010-08-19 13:36). "DVDFab 7.5.0.8 Beta is out". Latest Beta Versions - DVDFab Forum. forum.dvdfab.com. http://forum.dvdfab.com/showthread.php?t=7562. Retrieved 2010-08-21 04:31.
- ^ Wine Support Honor Roll
- ^ FFmpeg Issue Tracker
- ^ DVDFab – Download site – About the evaluation period
- ^ blog.dvdfab.com about CUDA
- ^ Convert DVD to MP4 / H.264
- ^ http://forum.dvdfab.com/showthread.php?t=16722 DVDFab Media Player 1.0.0.1 Beta is out
- ^ http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=123801 DVDFab Media Player - solution for Blu-ray playback
