tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697041069822813301.post1067028259959289160..comments2023-04-07T04:36:21.582-05:00Comments on Musing Aloud: Weekly Summary #23Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02343632915029739024noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697041069822813301.post-20113681063193656542011-03-26T19:41:06.175-05:002011-03-26T19:41:06.175-05:00Thank you. I'll check and see if I can get tho...Thank you. I'll check and see if I can get those codecs. As for my antivirus, I'm fairly confident that my AdAware or AVG will suffice; I'm just dreading doing the scans since they take so blasted long and keep me from my computer.<br /><br />I don't think it'll become a severe enough problem to warrant a new operating system. Somewhere in the short-term I plan on replacing my hunky computer monitor with a flat-screen television, so that I'll be able to both project my computer and use my DVD player.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02343632915029739024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697041069822813301.post-72390958435331402132011-03-25T18:21:52.120-05:002011-03-25T18:21:52.120-05:00Sounds like Quicktime and VLC are missing the code...Sounds like Quicktime and VLC are missing the codecs that they need to decrypt the DVD data. Manufacturers encrypt DVDs to enforce DRM, region coding, and so forth, and an unforeseen circumstance of this is that legitimate users can't access the content that they paid for.<br /><br />VLC uses <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libdvdcss" rel="nofollow">libdvdcss</a> (<a href="http://www.videolan.org/developers/libdvdcss.html" rel="nofollow">official site</a>). I don't know enough about Windows to offer a clear solution, but maybe you can <a href="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html" rel="nofollow">install</a> this, or maybe Windows will thwart your efforts. <br /><br />Concerning the antivirus, there are at least two versions of <a href="http://www.clamav.net/lang/en/about/win32/" rel="nofollow">Clam Antivirus</a> for <a href="http://www.clamwin.com/" rel="nofollow">Windows</a>; maybe you will find them useful (I run the Linux version and I love it).<br /><br />If you get desperate enough, you could try running a live Linux session (ex. Ubuntu) from a USB key or a CD/DVD if you have two drives. It's not as scary as it sounds, but still I'll spare you the details until if/when you want them. I just wanted you to know that we have ways.kelleynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03765375080995281395noreply@blogger.com