Can one author a DVD with CSS included?

[Steve Schear]

At 16:18 2003-05-16 -0700, Steve Schear wrote:
>At 19:02 2003-05-16 -0400, you wrote:
>>From: "Major Variola (ret)" <mv at cdc.gov>
>> > Are there no utilities that let Joe Sixpack record his own
>> > CSS-"protected" movies?  One would have to choose
>> > a CSS key, but these are known, as is the CSS algorithm.
>>
>>The CSS keys are in an area of the disc that cannot be written to by any DVD
>>recorder.  Only the DVD-pressing machines can create CSS-protected discs.
>
>
>I think not.  Anyone can buy Authoring disks and PC-DVD recorders are 
>openly available to record such disks.  Both cost more than General 
>Purpose disks.


Pioneer DVR-S201

The DVR-S201 is the world's first DVD-R drive to support the recently 
released 4.7GB media of DVD-R Book Ver 2.0 for Authoring. The DVR-S201 
drive is designed for authoring DVD titles that utilize the full capacity 
of mass-produced DVD-ROM or DVD-Video media. A completed DVD-R disc is 
ideal to use a Press Cutting Master Disc. The DVR-S201 drive is also 
specially designed for authoring applications offering added convenience 
for creating DVD titles and content with increased efficiency.

The DVR-S201 drive is backward compatible, allowing continued use of 
conventional 3.95GB / Book Ver 1.0 DVD-R discs. This allows for maximum 
compatibility with existing players and drives.

Discs recorded using the DVR-S201 can be played on most DVD-ROM drives and 
DVD-Video players. The drive's ability to handle a 4.7GB DVD-R disc, which 
is equal in capacity to replicated DVD-ROM or DVD-Video discs, allows the 
entire content to be test prior to mass production. The drive is also 
useful for small-scale distribution of DVD content.


steve