14 DAY TRIAL // AnyDVD is a tool designed to decrypt HD DVD movies by circumventing the AACS (Advanced Access Content System) encryption specification which limits unauthorized copying of high definition content. AnyDVD not only removes the AACS encryption in order to enable users to watch movies playing back on non-HDCP compliant hardware, but also to remaster any commercial title using XML scripts via the tool's "magic file replacement" capabilities. AnyDVD is addressed to users that are looking for a backup solution for their HD DVD content. Peer van Heuen, SlySoft developer, revealed that the product spent just a few weeks in the making. However, SlySoft denied any relation between AnyDVD for HD DVD content and the BackupHDDVD circumvention tool developed by hackers.
"The way AnyDVD HD addresses and solves the problem doesn't have much in common with the discoveries of individual members of the Open Source community in reading AACS keys from the USB bus," said Peer van Heuen. "As one can expect from SlySoft, our solution works fully automatic with all known titles while the so-called hacker tools require laborious reading out of memory or the USB bus. This is not to say that their efforts are completely fruitless; it's just that ours need to be user-friendly. It's just that simple."
In this regard, one of the main differences between the two otherwise similar tools is the fact that AnyDVD does not deliver back-up capabilities for Blu-ray. With the present versions, only HD DVD content can be played back independent of HDCP compliant graphics card and HDCP compliant display.
AnyDVD HD 6.1.2.5 was tested by Softpedia as being 100% Clean and is available for download here.