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Application to read Disc ID?  "Burst Cutting Area" (BCA)
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I see data in the "Disc ID" field under the "Discs" profile tab, and I'd like to be able to run some app that would pick that data up for me off of my discs.

Is the data in this field read from the BCA?

Is the Disc ID the same thing as the disc serial number?

How common is it for DVD-ROM titles for publisher to laser etch a unique serial number on each disc?

I know this can be done in conjunction with some kinds of copy protection, like CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media), but I don't know if this data is used in CSS/RPC or other protection schemes I've heard more about.
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Previously it would happen occassionaly that the disc-id was used again? The disc-id as now, used by Invelos: I have not come accross double usage.
don't forget forum rules: Discussion promoting DVD or CD piracy and i'm not implying you do.
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Quoting Giga Wizard:
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The disc-id as now, used by Invelos: I have not come accross double usage.
don't forget forum rules: Discussion promoting DVD or CD piracy and i'm not implying you do.

I'm just trying to figure out how to post / upload a new profile with that information in it. There are lots of profiles out there which lack this information, so I guess I'm not the only person needing a hand at figuring this out.
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  • Pop the dvd in the dvd drive of the computer
  • Double click on the title of the profile the dvd is for
  • In the edit profile window go to the Discs section
  • Left top, a bit to the right you find a button: 'Add Disc'
  • that should be it. If DVD Profiler is not reading the disc-id:
    From DVD Profiler menu:
  • Tools
  • Options
  • In options windows select System
  • There you find DVD-Rom Drive
  • select yours
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    BCA - Burst Cutting Area, don't know if this is the same thing, sorry.
    Sources for one or more of the changes and/or additions were not submitted. Please include the sources for your changes in the contribution notes, especially for cast and crew additions.
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    Quoting Giga Wizard:
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  • Pop the dvd in the dvd drive of the computer


  • OK, so that worked!  I still have a couple of mysteries remaining.

    I have two copies of this movie, with identical UPC codes.

    The chapter insert is the same for both.

    The picture that is the disc art is the same for both, but one is a straight reverse of the other.

    The cover art is different.

    The disc IDs:

    7BA72FDEDA10D493 [WAY_OF_THE_GUN]
    A58F185A31531747 [THE_WAY_OF_THE_GUN]

    How do I tell if the content on the discs is the same (as indicated by the packaging) or different.

    Is the Disc ID number simply derived from the volume name in this case & converted into hex? (I read that somewhere. Don't know if there's any truth to it.)
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