Andre Yoskowitz
14 Jul 2008 1:38
The German manufacturer X-PROTECT has announced a new layer of copy protection for use on Blu-ray Discs, meant to add extra security to the existing AACS.
X-PROTECT, known for its creation of anti-piracy-protection systems for DVDs and DVD-Rs, say the new X-PROTECT blue solution will work with both HDMV and BD-J Blu-ray Discs and will be updated regularly to stop new piracy attacks.
Blue "fulfills all Blu-ray requirements and specifications" and also works "flawlessly" with current AACS protection.
The company says the main advantages of the X-PROTECT blue "is that it can be implemented seamlessly into the current workflow and does not impact the authoring and replication process. The material stays within the normal secure environment and does not need to be sent out to any offsite facility."
This fact is very important for replicators as currently media key blocks from the AACS LA must be ordered in the pre-mastering stage. Those tools then encrypt the content using the MKBs and send a content certificate to the AACS LA which must sign and approve it. The procedure is almost more hassle than its worth.
The new system supports all Blu-ray profiles and will work on all Blu-ray players including BD-ROM drives and the PlayStation 3.