Burning a password protected film

metamorphpwner · 7 Aug 2010 at 15:13

Hi,
Would i be able to burn a film if it is password protected?
the license says protected content and i have the password for it, is it possible to burn to dvd/vcd and play it on a dvd player? or maybe convert it and remove the protection?
It's not copy protected/copyright.

edit: you open the film in windows media player and the enter username and password to play it. would it actually burn and work in a dvd player?

masterluke · 7 Aug 2010 at 18:32

more detail needed - what is the file extension? where is the file from? what type of licensing system does it use?

metamorphpwner · 7 Aug 2010 at 19:44

masterluke said:
more detail needed - what is the file extension? where is the file from? what type of licensing system does it use?

It's a WMP file of a dalby forest video from a video camera, but i was sent it by a friend with the password and username.
it plays on the computer but i need to take it away from the computer on disk and play it at another friends house.
not sure on the license, just says protected content and when you play it a username and password box comes up in windows media player.

PhillyDee · 7 Aug 2010 at 20:38

I can only suggest trying to convert it and seeing what happens.

It does sound rather *cough* though.

marc2003 · 7 Aug 2010 at 20:51

edit: posted deleted. i can't read.

Ascendancy · 7 Aug 2010 at 20:57

marc2003 said:
a file is a file? i can't see why being password protected would make any difference?

He wants to play it on a DVD player though, so I assume he's asking if it'll encode correctly to the VOB files.

marc2003 · 7 Aug 2010 at 21:00

ah woops. i missed that. i just though he wanted to play on another pc.

Deleted member 77746 · 7 Aug 2010 at 21:08

metamorphpwner said:
Hi,
Would i be able to burn a film if it is password protected?
the license says protected content and i have the password for it, is it possible to burn to dvd/vcd and play it on a dvd player? or maybe convert it and remove the protection?
It's not copy protected/copyright.

edit: you open the film in windows media player and the enter username and password to play it. would it actually burn and work in a dvd player?

The liecence says protected content.... and you have a password for it??? Screenshots of the file / password screen....would be a start....

masterluke · 7 Aug 2010 at 21:40

A WMP file?? You mean WMV?
Can you ask your "friend" how he protected it in the first place?
When you say "the license says protected content" what exactly do you mean?

ultrakipper · 8 Aug 2010 at 09:59

You could always try windows movie maker if u have it, or tell him to send it you again without password.

Moredhel · 8 Aug 2010 at 10:05

Generally the whole point of DRM protected content is to prevent burning to DVD, as DVD would then be unprotected. You'll need something that can remove the DRM from WMV files. Of course, such a program would be illegal in the UK under the Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003 (The UK implementation of the European Copyright Directive) so you might not find one on here.