How to Copy-Protect Your VCDs/SVCDs v2.0, comments

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A long time ago, I wrote a gui for Freelock, which was then used to copy protect the psx backups

The program is called PFUI (for PSX Freelock User Interface), and you can find it here: http://www.gamefreax.de/cgi-bin/gamefreax/tools.pl?function=showfiles&system=Playstation%201 under PFUI

or here http://www.megagames.com/psx/psx_utils_misc.shtml under FreeLock GUI v0.3.

Masticore

How to Copy-Protect Your VCDs/SVCDs v2.0, comments

> Is it necessary to create a .cue file in CDRWin, then record it using
> CDRWin, or can I use VCDEasy to creat the .cue and to record?

Since VCDEasy creates CDRWin compatible images, you can use it.

> Can i use same method for (DVD video , Software & Game CD)

I only know about PSX for sure. Didn't know (until now ) that it works with vcds, too. AFAIK you can't use it for software or audio cds

> Can i reopen loack if I want to copy my protactd DVD/VCD/CD

Yes. Actually it is pretty easy. You can extract the non-dummy track with CDRWin. You could also use (but I've never tried) IsoBuster to extract the .mpg-file only.

> [Error-message:] start dao recording comand file on device 1:0:0 Cueshet
> was rejected by the CD-ROM recorder

did you move/rename the .cue or .bin file?
did you use spaces/special chars in the filenames?
have you checked the .cue file (with a texteditor), if the name and path of the .bin file matches exactly?
do you have a HP or Sony writer? If yes, check the freelock homepage for info

Masticore

How to Copy-Protect Your VCDs/SVCDs v2.0, comments

here is a note from the Freelock documentation:

Quote: Can I use Freelock to protect audio/PC/VCD discs?

No. These formats, unlike PSX discs, can be copied on a file-by-file or track-by-track basis. Freelock can only be used to protect discs which can normally ONLY be copied in disc-at-once mode. PC and audio CDs can be copied by selecting only the tracks you want, or by copying the files on the CD instead.