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9.0 Guide Line for DDVID Cutting Master Specification:

CSS Specification

The Guide Line for DDVID Cutting Master Specification describes basic operation procedure for producing DVD Video Disc.

Authoring System Manufacturer:

Basic Condition:

    • Not necessary to be CSS Licensee.
Note: It is necessary for Authoring System manufacturer to be CSS licensee if an Authoring System manufacturer will not follow this guideline.

Design Concept for Digital Copy Protection:

    • Authoring System has a selecting function of three type of copy protection mode which follows to DDVID Implementation.
    • Authoring System does not have a feature to input and/or access copy protection key data.
    • Authoring System has a generating function of cutting master media which follows to DDVID Implementation.
Formatter Manufacturer:

Basic Condition:

    • To be CSS Licensee.

Design Concept for Digital Copy Protection:

    • Formatter has a capability to accept of the cutting master data which follows DDVID Implementation.
    • Formatter has a capability to input copy protection key data for data scrambling.
    • Formatter has a capability of data scrambling.
    • Formatter has a capability of two type of data scrambling mode which follows DDVID Implementation.
Contents Provider:

Basic Condition:

    • To be CSS Licensee.

Operational Condition:

    • To have management responsibility of copy protection key data.
    • To decide title key number and disc key number.
    • To ask CSS Agency to create encrypted title key and disc key by sending title key data and disc key data.
    • To inform Authoring Studio whether disc and title is protected or not when asking authoring DVD Video Disc by sending program source.
    • To send all key data to Disc Replicator with related cutting master media.
Authoring Studio:

Basic Condition:

    • Not necessary to be CSS Licensee.

    • Not necessary to access copy protection key data during authoring operation
Note: It is necessary for Authoring Studio to be CSS licensee if an Authoring Studio will not follow this guideline.

Operational Condition:

    • To get information of what disc and/or what title will be copy protected when accepting authoring job from Contents Provider.
    • To set copy protection mode for disc and/or titles during authoring.
    • To make cutting master media.

Disc Manufacturing Plant:

Basic Condition:

    • To be CSS Licensee.
    • To access copy protection key data.

Operational Condition:

    • To receive copy protection key data which related disc and/or titles from Contents Provider.
    • To receive cutting master media from Authoring Studio.
    • To set copy protection key data for disc and/or titles on Formatter for data scrambling.
CPPM Specification

The Guide Line for DDVID Cutting Master Specification describes basic operation procedure for producing DVD Audio Disc.

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