Necessary Knowledge About AnyDVD

Reading Guide

1. What is AnyDVD?
2. How to Use AnyDVD?
3. The Best Alternative to AnyDVD：DVDFab Passkey

1. What is AnyDVD?

 

AnyDVD, formerly known as Slysoft AnyDVD, now known as redfox anydvd, is a Windows-based DVD and Blu-ray encryption software designed to circumvent the protection of discs. Its operation principles are easy to understand, which is to read the contents of DVD and Blu-ray upon insertion into the PC drive by removing the Region Codes or other playback from discs for you to be able to manage with other DVD and Blu-ray clone or copy as well as playback software, thus making the task of backing up the DVD or Blu-ray to another disc an easy piece. In a nutshell, AnyDVD is a must-have tool for movie enthusiasts and collectors of DVD and Blu-ray. To understand its features in short language which might be composed of three parts, covering basic features, DVD as well as Blu-ray functions, please read further.

10 Best Features of AnyDVD:

• Removed the unwanted forced subtitles, forced delays, etc.
• Remove Studio Logos and warning messages during playback.
• Encrypt DVD and Blu-ray protections automatically upon insertion
• Capable of delivering stable and fast movie playback
• Support other DVD editor and playback software
• Operation with external DVD or Blu-ray clone or ripping software.
• Adjust monitor refresh rate to match your video material.
• Control speed of your DVD drives.
• Prevent automatic startup of unwanted software
• Select the language and subtitle track without going through the menu

With AnyDVD free version, you are able to remove the less desired things like forced subtitles, studio logos, delays as well as no-skip marks, thus giving you full control over your DVD or Blu-ray playback experience

2. How to Use AnyDVD?

To learn how to use Slysoft AnyDVD free version, you can read this small step-by-step tutorial.

2.1 Step-by-step Tutorial on How to Use AnyDVD Free Version

Step 1: Slysoft AnyDVD Software Download and Installation

Download the AnyDVD latest version from the official website and then install it on your desktop. Please be minded that please follow the instructions to install it. And it you want to try it for free, it has a 21 free trial period, after the AnyDVD trial expired, you would need to make a purchase and the authorize the software with a license key.

Note about updating AnyDVD free version: If you have the old version of AnyDVD on your laptop long time ago, you need to update it to the AnyDVD latest version by downloading patch, such as AnyDVD 8.1 8.0 patch, AnyDVD 8.0 9.0 patch as well as AnyDVD 8.2 1.0 patch, which would help you with the updating very conveniently.

Step 2: Get the General Settings Correct

Upon successful AnyDVD download and installation, you should double click the icon on the desktop to get AnyDVD started. After that you would see an interface like this, in the left column menu, you may notice that it is composed of Video DVD, Video HD DVD, Video Blu-ray, Audio CD, Drives as well as some settings related to this program or external program, as well as language. So let’s take Video DVD disc as an example.

Also you would see, there are four choices in the navigation of Video DVD, including Remove annoying clips from menus; Remove annoying intro and outro clips from menus; Remove annoying titles shorter than; Show Dialog to set Video DVD settings for each individual Drive. These four choices are placed to let you choose the customized navigation settings, if you want to play the main movie directly, you can click the first one to remove shorter titles, and the selection should be based on your actual playback needs to use AnyDVD free version or Slysoft AnyDVD.

Step 3: Remove the DVD Protections in the Settings

In the Settings of Video DVD, Feature Removal is displayed for you to understand which kind of protections is AnyDVD capable of removal. You can select the Default Region as well as the following protections, then upon insertion of your DVD disc, the protection shall be automatically circumvented by AnyDVD.

Step 4: Playback DVD Video with Third Party Player

As AnyDVD supports collaboration with other DVD editing, copy or even playback software, you are now be able to playback the DVD disc after the general settings.

 

2.2 Extended Knowledge about AnyDVD Free Version

AnyDVD has two other functions for you to use, which would allow you to rip the DVD or Blu-ray to your hard drive either as a folder or as ISO file, thus making a backup for your discs.

• Rip DVD/Blu-ray to Hard Disk as Folder

Whether you want to copy DVD to another empty disc or you want to play the protected DVD movie with another DVD player software, you can just get started now with AnyDVD free version.

With AnyDVD 8.3 5.0 for example, you can rip your DVD or Blu-ray to hard drive, how to do that?

You can choose to save your DVD or Blu-ray discs to a folder with the function supported by AnyDVD Ripper, your file would be saved in a folder entitled VIDEO_TS with its full content copied.

 

• Rip DVD/Blu-ray to Image ISO File

Also, with AnyDVD Ripper function, you are able to save your DVD or Blu-ray as ISO image file. So AnyDVD free version is also a good choice if you would like to back up your DVD or Blu-ray to your laptop or hard disk after the protection is removed.

3. The Best Alternative to AnyDVD：DVDFab Passkey

There is an amazing free alternative to AnyDVD or Slysoft AnyDVD, DVDFab Passkey, which is a Windows-based driver that works on-the-fly to remove the protections from DVD or Blu-ray discs, such as Region Code, CSS, APS, UOP, etc. These DVD or Blu-ray Protections shall be automatically removed during the process of loading the discs. Refer to below form for part of the supported protections.

Remove DVD Protections	CSS, Region Code, RCE, APS, UOPs, ARccOS Rip Guard, etc.
Remove Blu-ray Protections	AACS, BD+, Region Code, Java Protection, BD-live, UOPs, CCI, PS3, etc.

 

As DVDFab Passkey has two dedicated products for DVD and Blu-ray respectively, so you can choose the single one based on your needs. The following is a simple presentation to show you how to remove protections from DVD or Blu-rays in just 3 steps!

Step 1: Run DVDFab Passskey

After successful installation of DVDFab Passkey from its official website, you can use the free trial version for 30 days. Click it the option “Start DVDFab Passkey”.

Step 2: Insert the DVD or Blu-ray source into the Drive

Then you should insert your protected DVD or Blu-ray source into this program, during the loading process DVDFab Passkey shall analyze the protections on the disc and removing it automatically, after this process it would present you a general information about what kind of protections it removed.

Step 3: Play the DVD or Blu-ray Movie or Operate with other Software

After you’ve removed the protections from DVD or Blu-ray disc inserted into the drive, then you are free to use another DVD or Blu-ray playback software to play it, or you can even copy it to another empty disc with clone and copy tools like DVDFab Copy, moreover, if you would like to back up the movie to your hard drive, it’s also possible once you have a good DVD ripper tool. The backup files can be saved as folder or ISO files, which is up to you.

Conclusion

The above has offered you a comprehensive account of how to use AnyDVD and its ten best features. With AnyDVD, you are able to back up your DVD or Blu-ray discs easily after the protections are removed, either by saving it as an ISO file or a folder to your hard disk, which is completely up to you. Besides, DVDFab Passkey, the best alternative to AnyDVD free version, is introduced to you to cover more DVD or Blu-ray protections. If you happen in need of such tools to remove the protections from your DVD or Blu-ray, come and give it a try.