Applying|Adding CSS Encryption to your DVD Project
March 10, 2010 by Brian G Fisher
If your working with the wrong DVD Manufacturer, applying CSS encryption to your DVD project can be a very complicated, time consuming and confusing process. Many replicators(particularly overseas) do not offer CSS as they do not pay the royalty for this service. You can pretty much assume that they do not have a legitimate CSS process when they say things like, “if you provide us with an already encrypted disc, we can replicate that for you”, or when they do not discuss CSS royalty fees when you order. These are red flags.
If you are having trouble getting a straight answer about CSS Encryption, please see my first post which explains some of the misconceptions of CSS Encryption.
This current article is more about how to provide a CSS encrypted master for replication.
If you want a DVD manufactured with CSS Encryption, there are two ways you can accomplish this.
1. If you have a DLT Deck and can provide a DLT(Digital Linear Tape) master. When doing your DVD authoring, you will have an option to output your project to DLT. If you have a DLT deck, you will need to check the CSS encryption flag during authoring. Once you output your project to DLT we will check your DLT Master against our Eclipse tester, which will show whether or not the CSS Encryption has been added. If we show the CSS present, that is all we need to output the master.
2. If you do not have a DLT Deck – we can take your DVD-R master and convert it to a DDP master with the CSS Encryption flag set. The cost to do this is typically $300. This is an easy way to get CSS Encryption without having to invest in a DLT deck. This method is also verified by Eclipse Testing to make sure the CSS is present.
3. If you can output your own DDP master – If you authoring platform allows for creating your own DDP master, you can use this method to provide us with a DDP master with the Encryption flag set. This method is also verified by Eclipse Testing to make sure the CSS is present.
Once we get your correct master and verify the CSS content is present, we apply the scrambling algorithm during the cutting of your glass master. There is a one time CSS royalty fee that we charge, typically $150 for DVD-5 and $200 for DVD-9.
These are the three avenues to getting CSS copy protection on your DVD.
If you have more questions about CSS Encryption as it may apply to an upcoming project, please give me a call at (888) 889-2926 or email me, Brian, at briangfisher@dvdduplication.net.
