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Morgan · 09-05-2002, 03:06 PM

Is there or could there be a way to make your mpegs etc.. in your member areas locked to where the surfers cannot download them to their harddrive?

Vendot · 09-05-2002, 03:08 PM

dream much?

salsbury · 09-05-2002, 03:09 PM

no, not with mpegs anyways.

you'd have to write your own custom player (probably ActiveX based or something) and encrypt the mpeg on the server, using the player to decrypt it. or something like that.

however, you won't ever be able to stop them from using a program that records the output of the custom player. or spitting it out to a VCR. or whathaveyou.

Mutt · 09-05-2002, 04:08 PM

fraid not. slap your URL on your movies so at least when they make it to the P2P networks you get some clicks from it.

There are some digital rights management solutions for Windows Media content that will tie the video file down to one computer and will expire on the buyers machine when you tell it to........BUT.......i haven't tried such a file with ASFRecorder or any of the other software to record Real Video and Windows Media streams.

forget it........it's a fact of life, if somebody wants your video they will get it.

Mutt · 09-05-2002, 04:11 PM

hehehe..........again with the sig rules.

well i guess technically there were more than three lines of text, so i'll go back and edit the profile again.

09-05-2002, 03:06 PM	#1
Morgan Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Corona Del Mar, CA Posts: 10,520	locking your video content on the web... Is there or could there be a way to make your mpegs etc.. in your member areas locked to where the surfers cannot download them to their harddrive?

09-05-2002, 03:08 PM	#2
Vendot Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Malaysia Posts: 3,376	dream much? __________________ "In a Time of Universal Deceit, Telling the Truth is a Revolutionary Act." - George Orwell

09-05-2002, 03:09 PM	#3
salsbury Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,070	no, not with mpegs anyways. you'd have to write your own custom player (probably ActiveX based or something) and encrypt the mpeg on the server, using the player to decrypt it. or something like that. however, you won't ever be able to stop them from using a program that records the output of the custom player. or spitting it out to a VCR. or whathaveyou. __________________

09-05-2002, 04:08 PM	#4
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	fraid not. slap your URL on your movies so at least when they make it to the P2P networks you get some clicks from it. There are some digital rights management solutions for Windows Media content that will tie the video file down to one computer and will expire on the buyers machine when you tell it to........BUT.......i haven't tried such a file with ASFRecorder or any of the other software to record Real Video and Windows Media streams. forget it........it's a fact of life, if somebody wants your video they will get it. __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!

09-05-2002, 04:11 PM	#5
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	hehehe..........again with the sig rules. well i guess technically there were more than three lines of text, so i'll go back and edit the profile again. __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!