Key exchange for DVD copy protection failed
#1
Posted 18 March 2005 - 01:31 AM
I can't play a particular DVD ("Titus") in ZP; I get this error. I watched the first half of this rental movie yesterday without a problem. Now today I can't continue. I've made absolutely no changes to my PC since yesterday.
I'm doubly certain there have been no PC changes for this reason: I regularly make drive images as backups. Just now I restored last week's C: image, which should take me back to last Tuesday, when all was fine and this problem was blissfully unknown to me. Upon booting with last week's image, I run ZP -- no good, same error! This DVD plays fine in PowerDVD. What gives?
John
#2
Posted 18 March 2005 - 01:44 AM
Also, try erasing the DVD Bookmark directory under the ZP directory, see if that makes a difference.
#3
Posted 18 March 2005 - 02:20 AM
I don't think there can be a problem with my bookmark directory, because remember I restored last week's image. Any problem in that directory (or anywhere else for that matter) would have been wiped away by the restore. But, I tried your suggestion anyway and deleted the whole directory (didn't need those other bookmarks anyway!). And...
This is very strange... It fixed the problem; I can now play the DVD. But the video playback is very choppy, with lots of audio decoding errors (bursts of noise) too. Now, I just closed ZP and restarted. Playback is now OK. Well, what's going on? Perhaps this DVD is just defective in some way. (Yet it plays fine in PowerDVD.)
#4
Posted 12 July 2005 - 11:36 AM
Whenever I've tried it, the problem DVD will, right then while I'm getting the error message in ZP, play fine in PowerDVD XP 4.0.
This problem is an annoyance. I'd like to if possible engage you again Blight to try to find the cause of this issue. Thanks.
(Troubeshooting info: I have XP SP2 and Direct X 9.0c; As far as I know I have no packet writing software installed. I use Nero and I specificaly chose to omit the packet writing component from when I installed it; I use the Nvidia 1.02.145 DVD decoder. I used to use v1.00.67 with the same problem; PowerDVD XP 4.0 never has this difficulty; Deleting Bookmarks and rebooting fixes it every time, that is, until it happens on another DVD at some random future date.)
#5
Posted 12 July 2005 - 12:16 PM
#6
Posted 12 July 2005 - 03:24 PM
Back in March when I first encountered this problem I tried the similar DVD43Free program, thinking it would fix the problem since it handles the DVD decrypting itself. To my surprise it did not fix the problem. In any case, I'm not using it now.
#7
Posted 12 July 2005 - 09:47 PM
#8
Posted 11 August 2007 - 02:04 AM
I just upgraded my XP system to an abit p35 motherboard and a MSI 8600gts graphics card and I updated windows including DirectX to 9.0. Now I am unable to watch a dvd on my system using ZP4.51 or ZP5.00Pro. WinDvd does play the movie however. ZP also plays the advertisements, just not the film.
When the film tries to start, all I get is "Key exchange for DVD copy protection failed." There is nothing listed when rightclicking on the DVD drive other than ZoomPlayer, Search, Open, Explore, AutoPlay, System Information.
I hope this is not the ugly head of the DRM ready graphics card permanently exiling ZP which has served me well for many, many years.
michael
#9
Posted 12 August 2007 - 05:33 PM
Try using the DScaler DVD video decoder and close any running background applications and see if this issue disappears.
#10
Posted 13 August 2007 - 12:08 AM
I have tried every decoder listed (WinDVD, Cinemaster, DScaler (no CSS)), not sure how to try others such as Haali, and even tried Windows Media Player:
"Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because there is a problem with digital copy protection between your DVD drive, decoder, and video card. Tried installing an updated driver for your video card."
Updated to most recent nVidia drivers (WHQL certified), no luck.
Tried uninstalling Sonic 2.5 decoders and reinstalling (no luck, the decoders install but I never get a request for "unlock code," now I don't have Cinemaster decoders available ... will try Sonic support for that tomorrow. Trying to find old install disk for nDvd, but haven't found it yet.
Frustrating! I spent so much time many years ago getting a good working player. It shouldn't be the case that you pay these people so much to use their "improved" products and they destroy the old working systems! End of rant.
michael
#11
Posted 13 August 2007 - 03:22 AM
I think I read somewhere that if you use a digital monitor with a very high resolution it may cause this glitch.
ZP uses an interface that is similar to what WMPlayer uses, so the problem seems global to your system. Try downgrading the nvidia drivers to 84.xx and see if it helps.
#12
Posted 13 August 2007 - 06:05 AM
I did download a trial copy of Pdvd 7 which runs fine and the decoder registers in ZP. However, regardless of the accompanying filters the message "Key exchange for DVD copy protection failed" remains the end result!!
Windows Media Player also refuses to run a dvd as before with the copy protection message, but I do not know how to force a filter choice on WMP so this is probably not meaningful.
??!!?
michael
#13
Posted 14 August 2007 - 02:44 PM
Another option is to try the clean-start procedure as it is outlayed in the media setup guide (link below).
#14
Posted 14 August 2007 - 03:48 PM
I have a second hard disk onto which I had thought I would try a fresh install if I cannot resolve this any other way.
Would not the presence of WinDvd 4 decoders and the PowerDvd 7 decoders (trial copy) mean that ZP should be able to run on my system? I fouled up the Sonic decoders after the copy protection problem surfaced when I uninstalled them because Windows Media Player suggested that I do so.
Sonic does not automatically renew activation of the Sonic decoders if they are uninstalled. Unfortunately, Roxio requires you know your log in information to contact them other than by phone, and they require $35 per contact for Sonic questions on the phone. Cheaper to buy new decoders but I have no need for more decoders if ZP won't run on my system for some other reason.
michael
#15
Posted 14 August 2007 - 06:11 PM
WinDVD/PowerDVD provide external decoders, but in most cases, they wont use them themselves and instead use some internal non-directshow code. So WinDVD/PowerDVD working is not a good global indication that something should work.
The fact that WMPlayer doesn't work means that the problem is system-wide and not specific to ZP.
#16
Posted 14 August 2007 - 09:28 PM
"Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because there is a problem with digital copy protection between your DVD drive, decoder, and video card. Tried installing an updated driver for your video card."
michael
#17
Posted 16 August 2007 - 12:46 AM
The problems all originated with a new disk identification setup in the operating system of this ip35 chipset for the new Abit board. Simply put, my toshiba dvd drive was so old it was not recognized by the system as operating in accordance with current standards.
I replaced the drive and WMP and ZP returned to functioning without error messages, although I have not been able to recover a trouble free system yet. I have strange colors under ffdshow using overlay, although vmr9 seems to work relatively well once I set the refresh rate to 72hz. I've not taken on trying to optimize for my new projector just yet.
Right now the sound is awful (down a well sound) however I choose among the available options. Might be the Realtek HD Audio onboard sound system but neither WMP or pDvd seem to have problems with it. I have tried all the available filter and renderers but it will take more experimentation I guess.
Thanks again for trying to help.
michael
#18
Posted 02 September 2007 - 10:37 AM
If you're outputting to SP/DIF (digital out) you need to enable that in the audio decoders or possibly even in your audio drivers (for non AC3/DTS audio).
VMR9 or Haali is better than Overlay (quality wise).