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Fairmount is a free open-source companion to the VideoLAN Client to make encrypted DVDs readable by any application.
Fairmount is a free tool which allows on-the-fly decryption of DVD content for convenient access. Fairmount does not perform the actual decryption, it simply forwards the data to VLC Media Player, which is used for the decryption. Hence, VLC Media Player must be installed for Fairmount to work.
Fairmount is a free tool which allows on-the-fly decryption of DVD content for convenient access. Fairmount does not perform the actual decryption, it simply forwards the data to VLC Media Player, which is used for the decryption. Hence, VLC Media Player must be installed for Fairmount to work.
What's New
Version 1.1:
- Features better error reporting when no adequate version of VLC Media Player is found.
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
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| Downloads:53,543 |
| Version Downloads:26,792 |
| Type:Multimedia & Design : Video |
| License:Free |
| Date:10 May 2010 |
| Platform:PPC / Intel |
| Price:Free |
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Fairmount is a free open-source companion to the VideoLAN Client to make encrypted DVDs readable by any application.
Fairmount is a free tool which allows on-the-fly decryption of DVD content for convenient access. Fairmount does not perform the actual decryption, it simply forwards the data to VLC Media Player, which is used for the decryption. Hence, VLC Media Player must be installed for Fairmount to work.
Fairmount is a free tool which allows on-the-fly decryption of DVD content for convenient access. Fairmount does not perform the actual decryption, it simply forwards the data to VLC Media Player, which is used for the decryption. Hence, VLC Media Player must be installed for Fairmount to work.
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Slavek reviewed on 08 Oct 2011
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Could it be that Fairmount didn't really need VLC to have the same architecture, and that it no longer complains about the discrepancy because its developer simply hasn't yet rewritten Fairmount and DVDRemaster in 64-bits, and he doesn't want to be hassled about it?
I did not want to mess around with VLC versions, so I decided to abandon Fairmount, however I am wondering whether the user who made the previous comment had both versions running on their Mac without realising? Or perhaps had VLC 32-bit and Fairmount 32-bit running prior to upgrading to VLC 64-bit?
I await Fairmount 64-bit.
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R33c3 reviewed on 13 May 2010
I had some issues but it was VLC's fault. I used CleanApp to get rid of VLC completely, then I reinstalled it. The update is good fixes some issues with new copy protection. The only problem with this program is, that it isn't that fast. Buts its free so.
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Anndra reviewed on 11 Dec 2009
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Vlc even had problems playing Bolt at one stage for me... And I do recall it being a beta... but I'm not sure. Anyway, MacDVDRipper Pro seams to do the same job for $10. If anyone has any troubles, go for that.
Cheers,
Reece
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Anonymous reviewed on 28 Jul 2009
Do not click on Macupdate's "download now" link. Instead of downloading, it starts reading the complete source of the .dmg, thus forcing you to quit Macupdate
Do not try neither to use the mouse's right button for a "download link target", because it will fail looking for an unexpected https linking
The only way I found to download FairMount was using a download manager after copying macupdate's "download now" link.
The name of the app (Fairmount) is also confusing, because the download link refers to "DVDRemaster" instead of "Fairmount". Actually both apps are downloaded together, as fairmount will use DVDRemaster in the background.
After all these irritating download procedures, the simpleness and efficiency of Fairmount is magic. In less than 5 seconds, Fairmount replaces the original DVD with another volume where a perfectly uncrypted copy of the film is available. Then, it can be used for anything (copying to HD, size reduction with a specific software, burning this copy if a second DVD peripheral is connected).
A remarkable gain in time and convenience.
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The reason why DVDRemaster is downloaded when downloading Fairmount is that the latter is distributed with the DVDRemaster package.
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