Intro
For a while Blu-ray discs only used the protections that they were designed with: AACS (mandatory) and BD+ (optionally). Because they failed to do the job, studios started to look in other directions: some used audio watermark known as Cinavia, some used structural protection, much like the ones used for DVDs (eg. ARccOS, RipGuard, etc).
For Blu-ray, it was Sony DADC division that created the Screen Pass protection, which was adopted by Eagle Pictures (Italy), Summit Entertainment (USA/Canada) and others (see the table below).
How it works
Sony DADC Screen Pass is a Java based (BD-J) structural protection and it tries to determine if the disc that is played is original or it is a clone. In the later case, the user receives a black screen with a message (Protection card) saying that the original disc should be used, no ripping tools allowed, visit something.continuemovie.com etc. and playback is either stopped or affected (segments of the movie are swapped around, repeated or in wrong order).
Also the users that don’t use clone mode and backup Main Movie only (no Java running, no active protection) are having a problem with picking the right Title/playlist for some movies, because the disc is filled with fake playlists with the same runtime, but subtle differences.
When AACS, BD+, region code, etc. are removed, tools like DVDFab and DVDFab Passkey need to hide some files and modify others from the original disc. The protection looks exactly for such changes in structure, hence the name: structural protection. For some time, DVDFab tools had a per-movie approach, because they were few.
StealthyClone
It is time for a generic anti-protection that will make the cloned disc appear as if it was the original one, hiding the fact that it was unprotected.
DVDFab presents StealthyClone anti-protection the world’s first truly generic approach to deal with Sony DADC Screen Pass and other structural protections that may appear. This way, users that want to keep the original menus and artwork of the disc are not forced to give them up any more, because the protection is rendered useless.
When the protected disc is trying to find out if it’s original and is asking through Java means about various files and performs checks on them, StealthyClone is hooked in and answers well. This way, the protection cannot tell if it is a clone or not and will continue with the correct playback of the movie.
Correct Main Playlist
Not only the Full Disc (clone mode) users will be satisfied with that. DVDFab has now a new, better-than-ever, algorithm to select the correct playlist when in Main Movie mode from the hundreds of fake ones. All the playlists in gray are very much likely to be fake.
| Title | Country | Studio | Release | Runtime | Fake playlists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BandSlam | Italy | Eagle Pictures | 13jan2010 | 111 min | yes |
| House on Haunted Hill | Germany | Ascot Elite Home Entertainment 2 | 21oct2010 | 92 min | yes 3 |
| Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Italy | Eagle Pictures | 04dec2010 | 123 min | yes 3 |
| Sammy’s Adventures 3D | Italy | Eagle Pictures | 01apr2011 | 85 min | yes |
| King’s Speech | Italy | Eagle Pictures | 11may2011 | 118 min | – |
| The Fighter | Italy | Eagle Pictures | 15jun2011 | 115 min | – |
| Lord of the Rings trilogy (Extended version) | UK | Entertainment in Video | 27jun2011 | 726 min | – |
| Holland | A-film 2 | 28jun2011 | – | ||
| Italy | Medusa Video | 28jun2011 | – | ||
| Australia | Roadshow Entertainment 2 | 29jun2011 | – | ||
| Greece | Odeon 2 | 04jul2011 | – | ||
| Norway | Svensk Filmindustri 2 | 12jul2011 | – | ||
| Finland | 12jul2011 | – | |||
| Denmark | 12jul2011 | – | |||
| Sweden | 13jul2011 | – | |||
| Belgium | Cin̩art 2 | 13jul2011 | Р| ||
| Source Code | USA | Summit Entertainment | 26jul2011 | 94 min | yes |
| Canada | Entertainment One | yes | |||
| Sanctum | Italy | Eagle Pictures | 07sep2011 | 108 min | – |
| Sanctum 3D | Italy | – | |||
| Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind | Italy | Eagle Pictures | 07sep2011 | 108 min | – |
| The Next Three Days | Italy | Medusa Video | 07sep2011 | 135 min | – |
| Limitless | Italy | Eagle Pictures | 21sep2011 | 105 min | – |
| Gooische Vrouwen | Holland | BFD Home Entertainment | 21sep2011 | 108 min | – |
| Once Fallen | Italy | Eagle Pictures | 26oct2011 | 93 min | – |
| Final Destination 2 | Italy | Eagle Pictures | 09nov2011 | 90 min | yes |
| Final Destination 3 | Italy | Eagle Pictures | 09nov2011 | 93 min | – |
| The English Patient | Italy | Eagle Pictures/Miramax | 30nov2011 | 162 min | – |
| Equilibrium | Italy | Eagle Pictures/Miramax | 14dec2011 | 107 min | – |
| Kate & Leopold | Italy | Eagle Pictures/Miramax | 07dec2011 | 119 min | – |
| Warrior | USA | Lionsgate | 20dec2011 | 140 min | yes |
| Hypnosis | Italy | Eagle Pictures | 11jan2012 | 100 min | – |
| Scream | Italy | Eagle Pictures/Miramax | 25jan2012 | 111 min | – |
| The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | Italy | Eagle Pictures/Miramax | 25jan2012 | 95 min | – |
| Master and Commander | Italy | Eagle Pictures/Miramax | 25jan2012 | 138 min | – |
| Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn 1 | USA | Summit Entertainment | 11feb2012 | 117 min | yes 3 |
| Canada | Entertainment One | ||||
| Italy | Eagle Pictures | 01mar2012 | |||
| I Soliti Idioti | Italy | Medusa Video | 22feb2012 | 90 min | – |
| Ligabue Campovolo 2.0 3D | Italy | Medusa Video | 07mar2012 | 109 min | – |
| The Three Musketeers (2011) | USA | Summit Entertainment | 13mar2012 | 110 min | yes |
| The Three Musketeers 3D (2011) | USA | yes | |||
| Nova Zembla 3D | Holland | BFD Home Entertainment | 21mar2012 | 108 min | – |
| This Must Be The Place | Italy | Medusa Video | 21mar2012 | 118 min | – |
| Dragon Eyes | UK | G2 Pictures | 09apr2012 | 88 min | – |
| Vacanze Di Natale A Cortina | Italy | Filmauro | 11apr2012 | 113 min | – |
| The Awakening | Italy | Eagle Pictures | 18apr2012 | 107 min | – |
| Anche Se ̬ Amore Non Si Vede | Italy | Medusa Video | 18apr2012 | 99 min | Р|
| New Kids: Nitro | Holland | BFD Home Entertainment | 25apr2012 | 77 min | – |
| Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright | Italy | Eagle Pictures/Multivision | 03may2012 | 94 min | – |
| Black Gold | Italy | Eagle Pictures | 03may2012 | 130 min | – |
| Jackie Brown | Italy | Eagle Pictures/Miramax | 03may2012 | 155 min | – |
| Cop Land | Italy | Eagle Pictures/Miramax | 03may2012 | 105 min | – |
| Shaolin Soccer | Italy | Eagle Pictures/Miramax | 03may2012 | 90 min | – |
| The Faculty | Italy | Eagle Pictures/Miramax | 03may2012 | 104 min | – |
| Rounders | Italy | Eagle Pictures/Miramax | 03may2012 | 121 min | – |
| Transit | UK | G2 Pictures | 07may2012 | 84 min | – |
| Dolfje Weerwolfje | Holland | BFD Home Entertainment | 09may2012 | 95 min | – |
| Midnight in Paris | Italy | Medusa Video | 09may2012 | 94 min | – |
| The Grey | UK | Entertainment in Video | 21may2012 | 117 min | – |
| Carnage | Italy | Medusa Video | 23may2012 | 80 min | – |
| The Inbetweeners Movie | Italy | Eagle Pictures | 06jun2012 | 98 min | – |
| Immaturi – Il Viaggio | Italy | Medusa Video | 06jun2012 | 94 min | – |
| Good Deeds | USA | Lionsgate | 12jun2012 | 110 min | yes |
| Cool Kids Don’t Cry | Holland | Dutch Filmworks 2 | 03jul2012 | 100 min | – |
| Man on a Ledge | Italy | Eagle Pictures | 04jul2012 | 102 min | – |
| Benvenuti al Nord | Italy | Medusa Video | 11jul2012 | 110 min | – |
| Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Italy | Medusa Video | 25jul2012 | 128 min | – |
| The Hunger Games | USA | Lionsgate | 18aug2012 | 142 min | yes |
| UK | 03sep2012 | yes | |||
| Posti In Piedi In Paradiso | Italy | Filmauro | 29aug2012 | 119 min | – |
| Safe | USA | Lionsgate | 04sep2012 | 94 min | yes |
| Blade II | UK | Entertainment in Video | 17sep2012 | 117 min | – |
| Blade Trinity | UK | Entertainment in Video | 17sep2012 | 122 min | – |
| The Cabin in the Woods | USA | Lionsgate | 18sep2012 | 95 min | yes |
| Madea’s Witness Protection | USA | Lionsgate | 23oct2012 | 114 min | yes |
| The Expendables 2 | USA | Lionsgate | 20nov2012 | 102 min | yes |
| Canada | yes | ||||
| UK | yes | ||||
| To Rome With Love | Italy | Medusa Video | 04dec2012 | 112 min | – |
| The Possession | UK | Lionsgate | 21jan2013 | 93 min | – |
| The Words | Italy | Eagle Pictures | 23jan2013 | 103 min | – |
| Alex Cross | USA | Summit Entertainment/Lionsgate | 05feb2013 | 101 min | yes |
| Canada | Entertainment One | – | |||
| Madea Gets A Job | USA | Lionsgate | 05feb2013 | 143 min | yes |
| Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn 2 | USA | Lionsgate | 02mar2013 | 115 min | yes |
| Canada | Entertainment One | yes | |||
| Italy | Eagle Pictures | 06mar2013 | – | ||
| The Tall Man | UK | Koch Media | 11mar2013 | 106 min | – |
| The Master | UK | Entertainment in Video | 11mar2013 | 137 min | – |
| Killing Them Softly | UK | Entertainment in Video | 25feb2013 | 97 min | – |
| Italy | Eagle Pictures | 27mar2013 | – | ||
| Silver Linings Playbook | UK | Entertainment in Video | 01apr2013 | 122 min | – |
| The Blue Lagoon | eu+jp | Sony Pictures | 22apr2013 | 105 min | yes |
| The Last Stand | USA | Lionsgate | 21may2013 | 107 min | yes |
| Canada | |||||
| UK | 27may2013 | ||||
| Italy | Filmauro | 18jun2013 | – | ||
| Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor | USA | Lionsgate | 09jul2013 | 111 min | yes |
| Now You See Me | USA | Summit Entertainment/Lionsgate | 03sep2013 | 115 min 125 min |
yes |
| Canada | Entertainment One | ||||
| Peeples | USA | Lionsgate | 10sep2013 | 95 min | yes |
| The Artist and the Model | Spain | Cameo | 20nov2013 | 104 min | yes |
| Red 2 | USA | Summit Entertainment/Lionsgate | 26nov2013 | 116 min | yes |
| Canada | Entertainment One | ||||
| The Bridge: Season 2 | Holland | Lumière | 04dec2013 | 10×57 min | 810,700,802,780 |
| 693,813,820,780 | |||||
| 805,740 | |||||
| You’re Next | USA | Lionsgate | 14jan2014 | 94 min | yes |
| Canada | Entertainment One | ||||
| Riddick | France | Metropolitan | 18jan2014 | 119 min | yes |
| Instructions Not Included | USA | Lionsgate | 21jan2014 | 122 min | yes |
| Escape Plan | US | Summit Entertainment/Lionsgate | 04feb2014 | 115 min | yes |
| Canada | Entertainment One | ||||
| Ender’s Game | US | Summit Entertainment/Lionsgate | 11feb2014 | 114 min | yes |
| Canada | Entertainment One | ||||
| The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | US | Lionsgate | 07mar2014 | 146 min | yes |
| Canada | Entertainment One | ||||
| nordic | Nordisk Film Distribution | ||||
| Mexico | Quality Films | 14mar2014 | |||
| UK | Lionsgate | 17mar2014 | |||
| France | Metropolitan | 27mar2014 | |||
| American Hustle | UK | Entertainment in Video | 28apr2014 | 138 min | yes |
| The Legend of Hercules 3D | USA | Lionsgate | 29apr2014 | 98 min | yes |
| Canada | Entertainment One | ||||
| Swelter | France | Seven7 | 18jun2014 | 96 min | yes |
| Reasonable Doubt | France | Seven7 | 18jun2014 | 88 min | yes |
| Necronomicon | France | Metropolitan | 18jun2014 | 96 min | yes |
| Her | UK | Entertainment in Video | 23jun2014 | 126 min | yes |
| Vampire Academy | France | Metropolitan | 07jul2014 | 104 min | yes |
| The Single Moms Club | USA | Lionsgate | 22jul2014 | 111 min | yes |
| Divergent | USA | Summit Entertainment/Lionsgate | 05aug2014 | 139 min | yes |
| Canada | Entertainment One | ||||
| Italy | Eagle Pictures | 27aug2014 | yes 3 | ||
| The Quiet Ones | UK | Lionsgate | 18aug2014 | 98 min | yes |
| USA | 19aug2014 | ||||
| Canada | Entertainment One | ||||
| Draft Day | USA | Lionsgate | 02sep2014 | 109 min | yes |
| Canada | Entertainment One | ||||
| Brick Mansions | Italy | Eagle Pictures | 08oct2014 | 90 min | yes |
| 3 Days To Kill | Italy | Eagle Pictures | 05nov2014 | 117 min | yes |
| Sabotage | France | Metropolitan | 08sep2014 | 109 min | yes |
| The Rover | France | Metropolitan | 13oct2014 | 102 min | yes |
| The Expendables 3 | USA | Lionsgate | 25nov2014 | 126 min 131 min |
yes |
| Canada | Entertainment One |
Note 1: the information in above table is by no means complete, they’re just examples.
Note 2: some studios had just one-movie test release with this protection.
Note 3: of all the discs released for same movie in a country, not all of them may have fake playlists.
Note 4: in teritories where the movie is not released by the above mentioned company, usually it’s safe to say that the Blu-ray does not have this protection.
i have tryed other soft ware.BUT IT NEVER NEVER WORKED LIKE FAB DVD!you always stand by your costomers.Always are there to help an improve the products.i will always say with you.u have a GREAT PRODUCT AN SUPPORT.THANK YOU Barb S
Thank you very much for your support, we will continue to work hard….
ur software has crashed my o.s three times… any suggestions for getting around that?
Would you please describe the problems clearly? As you know, in some occasions, the software may crashes. In that case, you need to send the logfile to our support team, we sill try to look into the logifiles and find out what is the problem. contact support via service@dvdfab.com
sure. I insert the disc, use dvd fab to copy the file, add a blank disc when prompted. and just as the disc is ready to finish at 100%, my windows 7 64 bit os goes black and crashes, and gives me the black screen of death with the message ‘your computer has encountered a crash and so forth, and we have backed ur drive to protect it’ please review any recently installed programs etc etc etc.
What about trying out the latest beta version, DVDFab 8.2.0.3 Qt Beta can now support the latest movie Hunger Games and The dictator.
i’m sorry, i forgot to mention that it was the blu ray copy software that was crashing my system. the last time i attempted to burn was when i first bought my new laptop in may of 2012. has the software for that been updated since?
Yes, the software has experience several updates, currently the latest version is DVDFab 8.2.1.0, you may try it out.
Hi, can i assume 8.1.6.8 should successfully copy (via Full Disc (DVD Copy)) Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn 1? I’ve been unsuccessful on a number of attempts? I can rip it but not successfully copy it. The copy process indicates no errors however when attempting to play dvd is does not work. Thanks…
Please specify the a)full title, b)region code, c) country, d) release date and e)the type (HD/Blu-Ray or regular DVD)of the disc that you’re experiencing issues with.
if your disc belongs to region 2, it shall not work. We are working on this movie and will add support for region 2 in future.
i’ve used the trial version of this for Blu-ray copy and its complete crap shuts my pc down
around 10% its completely useless software,even with the newer versions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hi i am unable to get passed the scanning screen. another box pops up and tells me the disk needs to connect to the internet, and if i press ok it sits there doing nothing.
Please turn off your Antivirus/security software/Firewall which you may have running temporarily, then run DVDFab again to see the result.
hello I am trying to get rid of cinavia on my bluray disks, but when I make a copy with DVDfab, it makes some files in my copy so that it won’t play on my bluray player,what am I doing wrong
Cant get Hunger to copy, comes up with an error during the initial scan of the movie. It then askes me to abort cancel or ignore.
Hunger Games, sorry.
Now, the latest version DVDFab 8.2.0.3 QT Beta can copy this movie well, for more info at: http://forum.dvdfab.com/showthread.php?t=18499
I have version 8.2.0.0 installed.
I’m trying to copy Hunger Games – main movie. It analyzes up to 95%, the essentially stops – it’s been at 95% for over 24 hours. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
What about try out the latest version, for more info at: http://forum.dvdfab.com/showthread.php?t=18499
hey guys anyone tried to rip jack reacher? all i see are the titles 8 sec grabs the mauin movie does not appear, any hints or ideas
Hi, May i know which version of DVDFab did you use? you may provide more info to us and we will find a solution for you.
The Coriolanus Blu Ray has the same problem. Not a screen with an advice but a black screen stop the view of the movie.
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