DVD-Ranger has released version 3 of its SoundTouch software that claims to provide to remove the Blu-ray copy protection Cinavia while retaining excellent sound quality without requiring a database to download. A first test by our member ILLP confirms that the sound quality is "outstanding".
In an announcement, DVD-Ranger writes about the new version of SoundTouch that it, "uses our experience completely decoding Cinavia. SoundTouch 3 will just break the Cinavia markers so that the original Cinavia detector will not be able to lock into the Cinavia signal anymore. It is a successful combination of SoundTouch 2, CinDe and CinFect."
There are currently two ways of ending up with a working Cinavia movie backup. One method works by applying an algorithm to the movie, the other one by replacing the audio track.
The technology powering SoundTouch 3 appears to be an improvement of the algorithm method, which is able to fool Cinavia detectors but comes with degraded audio quality. It is thought that the current algorithms degrade the soundtrack so much that the Cinavia copy protection isn't actually removed, but because the audio is so much distorted, also not triggered.
Method two to end up with a Cinavia free movie backup is by replacing a soundtrack with the same audio from other source. This has the drawback that it requires downloading large files but the advantage that the sound quality is good.
It appears DVD-Ranger is now able to target Cinavia more precise than before. This has the benefit of good audio quality while not requiring the large downloads. Another advantage is that, in theory, this should work on all movies that are Cinavia protected until Verance updates the protection.
An initial report of our member ILLP states the sound quality is good and Cinavia is indeed removed. He writes about the sound quality,"just ran the new edition with sound touch 3 incorporated within sound touch 2 I can't believe the sound quality is as good as the databases on the title I just ran which was resident Evil Afterlife outstanding".
Users who want to try the new SoundTouch 3 can download CinEx HD Utility 2.4.1.1 that features, "Improved SoundTouch 2 (With SoundTouch 3 development experience)". We love to hear your reports on the audio quality!
This new CinEx HD version also comes with an improved burn engine and faster Cinavia removal from DVDs.
Users that like to learn more about Cinavia should read our background article: Ultimate Cinavia Guide - The copy protection that doesn't want to be silenced.
