At 03:37 AM 6/16/2001 -0400, George@Orwellian.Org wrote: Can anyone figure this out? It's a link from the ebay splash page, so it's "high profile". Is it DeCSS? http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1439250171 # # [ pictured are DVD movies ] # # All the software needed to burn your own DVD's is included with # this auction. Now you can make copies/Backups of ALL of your # favorite DVD's and never have to worry about replacing them. # There are only 2 options. You could either spend thousands of There is no practical way to "just" burn DVDs onto CDs for subsequent viewing. Without compressing, and lowering the resolution, the data volume is prohibitive (6GB or more). That's not to say this compression will yield poor results if done properly. Most consumer DVD players support the Video CD format (VCD) and many an enhanced format SVCD. SVCD, a standard from Philips, has a peak data rate of about 2.6Mbps, compared to DVD's 8Mbps. Feature length movies generally fit on three 80/800MB minute SVCDs. Audio quality is excellent (Dolby surround is supported). Subjectively, I think SVCD video quality (if mastered correctly from a DVD) is better than SVHS. These SVCDs can also be viewed on PCs. See http://www.vcdhelp.com for a complete explanation of the ripping, editing, compressing, cutting, merging and burning tools (most free) and techniques. Free, encrypted, secure Web-based email at www.hushmail.com