DVD-Ranger CinEx 5.2.2.4 released - with profiles

The developers from DVD-Ranger released a new version of their software with their Cinavia Blu-ray copy protection circumventing module, CinEx. Version 5.2.2.4  (or Pre-release 3) adds profiles or levels, which can be used to get the best possible sound quality while Cinavia is removed. CinEx offers three levels, where level 1 has the worst sound quality and level 3 the best. The new release should also bring improved CinEx quality, an updated API and an updated help with CinEx guides.

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Besides the updated software, the developers also posted a blog on their crowdfunding project. According to them the project was reported to crowdfunding service Indiegogo and closed. The developers post on their website that the project was closed,  "because users have reported this as critical in case of the liability for the support of copying software". The crowdfunding project was started in an attempt to get financial support to make CinEx open source, something the developers now don't consider an option anymore.

Cinavia is a copy protection for Blu-ray that is mandatory on Blu-ray players since 2012. The protection is based on a watermark that is embedded in the audio stream of a Blu-ray movie. Blu-ray players, both hardware and software contain a Cinavia detector that checks for a valid watermark. If not found because e.g. someone tries to playback a backup of a movie, the audio is muted after 20 minutes and a Cinavia message will appear. Recent versions of the protection might also prompt the user to purchase a legitimate version online.

The CinEx module from DVD-Ranger has proven to successfully remove the Cinavia protection but had a major drawback, the audio quality degraded heavily. The company promised that future releases, like this pre-release would improve the audio quality while the Cinavia protection was no longer present on the movie.

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The pre-release of the CinEx module can be downloaded from the DVD-Ranger website.

Discuss this release in our Movie Copy Forum, also check out our extensive article revealing all details on Cinavia.

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